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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Farmers' Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 3

The Tyndale and Shark Creek branch met at Tyndale on Monday, when there was a good attendance, Mr. W. Benson presiding. The Secretary, Mr. F. W. Eglington,…

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Farm Produce

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 9

In farm produce there were exceptionally fine displays, the exhibits coming from all portions of the State, and showed exceptional growth. The district collections,…

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Farmers and Their Fowls. the Laying Competitions. Value of Competitions. No. 9

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 11

The two great laying competitions just ended have shown the best results of any ever held anywhere, and alford a grand object lesson on the hen, and show more…

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Export Butter Committee

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 4

The second sitting of the Export Butter Committee was held on Thursday at the Equitable Building. Mr. T. J. Rogers (Bega district) presided, and there were…

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Farmer's Union

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 3

A meeting of the members of the Palmer's Island Branch of the Farmers' and Producer's Union was held on Monday night last, there being a good attendance…

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Can the Dairying Industry ba Overdone ?

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 4

That it could be possible for an industry which has developed so slowly as that of dairying to be quickly overdone would be to us a great surprise,…

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The Black Sheep

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 3

"Hi! George Swayne, there! Wake up, you lazy dog! There's a message come down from the Carrington to say there are two people who want to…

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Butter Adulteration

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 7

The Butter Export Committee has unanimously decided that legislation is necessary in order to deal with the practice of adulterating butter. It was a matter of…

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Cattle Sales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 11

Messrs. William Inglis and Son made a start on (Saturday with their sale of pedigree cattle, The ring was crowded with buyers from all parts of the State. Good…

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Cattle Ship Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 2

[?] was discovered in the forehold of the [?]mer Duke of Leinster some time after the vessel left Dublin for Manchester. There were 294 head of cattle penned in the hold,…

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Copmanhurst Dairy Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 12

A meeting of the directors of the Copmanhurst Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., was held on the 2nd inst: There were present, Messrs. W. Davison, junr. (chair), D. J…

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Experimental Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. John M'Farlane, M.P., Mr. E. G. Elworthy, President Grafton Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. G. S. Stening, President of the C.P. and A…

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Agricultural. Farmers and Their Fowls. at the Royal Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 11

While the average farmer is not very deeply interested in show fowls, and indeed, is apt to look askance at the thoroughbreds altogether, an examination of the birds…

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The Dairy Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 11

The first annual conference of the Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association of New South Wales was opened at the rooms of the…

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The Dairying Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 4

The conference of Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries was continued in Sydney on Wednesday. The first business was the consideration…

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Rotation of Crops

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 6

The most economic system of farming is one based upon a system of rotation of those crops found most suitable to the conditions of a district. It is fortunate…

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Agricultural. Farmers and Their Fowls. No. 10

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 6

The farmer should take up thoroughbreds; but his first aim should always be to breed for eggs, combined, if possible, with table properties. He can then, if a lover of the…

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Glazed Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 2

A German papers states that butter can be glazed by the use of sugar; that is, it can be coated with a glass-like sugar covering. This method, the paper states, seems to…

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Farm Versus College

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 3

A city man who intends to place his son on the land writes to ask whether it is advisable to send the boy to the Hawkesbury College or to put him to work on a…

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Dairy Produce

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 4

Bacon, Pineapple 7½d Ib., Bodalla 7d; Hams, Pineapple 11d Ib.; cheese, Bodalla 6½d Ib.; honey, 2d to 3d Ib.; beeswax, 1/1 to 1/2 Ib…

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