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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Farm, Field and Dairy

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 3

A good milking cow should be broad across the hips, with fine shoulders, fine horns, a long head, full abdomen, a strong constitution, good…

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Farm Gossip

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 3

Save Unnecessary Expense--Waste--Breed for Good Udders--Sore Necks Breed for Good Udders--Sore Necks and Shoulders--Keeping Accounts…

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The Butter Market

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 6

THE price of butter in England (104s to 106s per cwt.) justifies a higher price in Sydney than the 9½d ruling for best. Commenting on the…

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Butter and Fish

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 1

A "FISH story" has reached the Department of Agriculture from Minnesota, U.S.A. It appears that a butter-maker in Minnesota, who had…

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The Dairying Industry in New Zealand. Investigation of the Grading System. Iv. How Farmers View Grading. "Unanimously in favor" but feebly

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 6

expresses the attitude of dairy farmers in "Now Zealand towards grading and instruction. The greatest difficulty experienced in seeking for information from, men on…

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Dairy Co

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 5

THE half-yearly general mooting of the Nambucca Dairy Co. was held in Macksville School of Aria on Saturday last. Mr. M. Wallace (chairman of directors) presided. Some GO or 70…

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The Immovable Price of Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 3

The price of butter in Sydney is again exhibiting its wonderful holding powers. The make is short throughout Austrulin, the Imports to Emrland have fallen off…

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The London Butter Market. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 3

The London butter market is very firm. Prices have advanced from 1s to 3s…

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Ulmarra Butter in London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 5

The following letter is highly compliment[?]ary to the exporters of butter from Ulmarra,and shows that the Clnrence River Pioneer Dairy Co. can turn out a quality…

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Horses and Cattle for Japan

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 2

A report received by the Minister, for Mines and Agriculture from Mr.J. B. Suttor, N.S. Wales Commercial Agent in the East, states that the horses and…

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The Rise in Butter. (By Telegram)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mondny.— N.S.W, butter was sold in London on Friday at 104s to 108s per ewt. Mr. O'Callaghan reports that this is a rise of 2s on last week, and…

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Special Commercial. Brisbane and Local Markets. Yesterday's Prices and Reports. (From the "Examiner'a" Sydney Representative and Local Staff). the Sydney Markets. the Butter Market

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 4

Our Sydney Commercial correspondent wrote on Saturday:—Those buttor factories and individual dairymen in N.S.W. who consider that butter has of late been…

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The Sydney Butter Market

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 4

Commenting on the butter market, the S. M. "Herald" says: If the competition in Sydney were not strangled in the interest of the agents and…

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Farm, Field and Dairy. Potato Disease

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 2

A disease has for some time past been attacking the potato crops in New Zealand. At first as there were only isolated instances not much…

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Ulmarra Butter

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 6

THE Pioneer Coy., Ulmarra, have received a very highly complimentary letter from their agent in London concerning iv shipment of butter from their factory. The fact of…

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Butter Factory at Woolgoolga

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 2

A public meeting was held on 25th March, at Trainor's Sea View hotel, for the purpose of considering the advisability of forming a co-operative butter factory at…

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Colonial Butter and Cheese

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 3

The United Kingdom is drawing on the colonies for its butter, cheese, and eggs to an increasingly large extent. Last year's total imports of butter amounted to…

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Dairying.—inspecting and Grading

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 3

A New Zealand correspondent writes to "The Station, Farm and Dairy": New Zealand is moving along, endeavouring to make greater strides every year in the…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1905 · page 2

James Carter M'Dougall, in custody, was charged with stealing one yellow heifer, branded VW., Hie property of Vivian Wall, at South Grafton, on or…

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Farm, Field and Dairy. Should Farmers Keep Books?

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 7

Of course they should. Those who have never made a start should begin right now. In the early history of agriculture before education had…

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