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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Land for Farmers' Sons

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 11

Sir William Lyne, Minister for Customs, spent Saturday afternoon at the Henty Show, in his electorate. Sir William found the farmers he met…

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Dairy Produce

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 October 1905 · page 4

Bacon—Pineapple 6[?]d. Bodalla 6d, Fresh Food 6½d. Hams—Colonial 9d to 10d, Pineapple 10[?]d, Bodalla 10d, Fresh Food 9½d to 10d. Cheese—Bodalla 7½d,…

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Milk Vendors and Dairymen

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 October 1905 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The latest returns available show that there are over 14,000 registered dairymen in the State, also 3065 milk vendors, and 388,076 cattle…

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Farm, Field and Dairy. The Action of Superphosphate

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1905 · page 3

When superphosphate is spread over the soil or applied by drill, the phosphoric acid in it, being in a water-soluble condition, is solved when…

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Upper Bellinger Butter Co

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of the shareholders in the above Company wins held in the School of Arta, Bellingen, on Wednesday, October 11, at 2 p.m., to select a site for the proposed…

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Butter Shippers' Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Butter Shippers' Association has passed a resolution, "That in the opinion of this Association, the Bill relative to trade with other countries,…

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How Farmers Are Treated

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 11

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, the Minister for Lands, in reply to Mr. Collins, said that it was not a fact that a number of settlers were being compelled…

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Siberian Butter

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1905 · page 4

The report of the British Consul at St. Petersburg on Russian trade for 1904 contains the following on Siberian butter, which is particularly…

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Megass for Cattle

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1905 · page 4

Thus the London "Dairy":—Sugarcane cells have this remarkable property—that they are not only extremely absorbent, but are composed…

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Farms at 2s 6d an Acre

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1905 · page 2

The following appears in the London "Daily Mail":— The New South Wales Government is conducting an interesting experiment with…

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The Dairy Cow That Is Wanted

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1905 · page 3

"Hoard's Dairyman" writes:—In this age of progress it is surprising how few breeders of pure bred cattle are keeping records of each animal so they will know…

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Dairy Produce

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1905 · page 4

Bacon—Pineapple 6¾d. Bodalla 6d, Fresh Food 6½d. Hams—Colonial 9d to 10d, Pineapple 10¾d, Bodalla 10d, Fresh Food 9½d to 10d. Cheese—Bodalla 7½d,…

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Messrs. Lever Bros., Ltd. Sunlight Soap Works at Balmain. an Elaborate and Extensive Concern. Oil Cake As Fodder on the Farm. ("Examiner" SPECIAL.—No. VIII.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1905 · page 4

In Sydney you don't know your next door neighbour. That is, if you don't wish to. Frequently it's an advantage. In congested cities the bulk of the people are too…

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Cattle Exports from the United States

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1905 · page 6

An interesting address was recently delivered before the Texas Cattle Ranchers' Association, U.S.A., by Mr. T. W. Tomlinson, on "Exports of Meat…

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Farm, Field and Dairy. Consumption of Phosphate of Lime

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1905 · page 6

An estimate was recently prepared by the "Mark Lane Express" showing the quantity of phosphate of lime extracted annually from the soils of…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Farming Operations

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1905 · page 4

As a result of the splendid rainfall of last week, farmers on the Clarence have been enabled to resume operations with vigor. For nearly three months,…

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An Absent-minded Farmer

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1905 · page 3

A Canadian farmer, noted for his absent-mindedness, went to town one day and transacted his business with the utmost precision. He started back…

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Hoven in Cattle

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 2

Mr. Peacock, Manager of the Bathurst Experimental Farm, has had the misfortune to have two cows affected during the month of June with hoven, one of which died. In…

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Nambucca Dairy Co

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of shareholders was held on Saturday last in the School of Arts at Macksville. The principal question dealt with was the collecting of cream from…

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Southampton Butter Factory

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 2

It is satisfactory to note that this establishment, which has been idle for some months, is again in full working order. Mr. Blanch has taken the premises, and by…

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