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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Farm, Field and Dairy. Cows and Quality of Milk

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 6

Deductions from experiments recently carried on by English authorities:--I. That when a cow is in full milk and full flesh she will give her normal…

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Butter Export Committee

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 4

At the meeting of the committee on Friday, Mr. Meares said the committee was established with a view of bringing united action to bear in the removal of disabilities in the trade. Some of the…

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The Dairyman

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 2

Suppose a farmer has a herd of fairly good cows, say ten in number, that are each returning him some profit, but not much, says Farm, and Live Stock…

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Money in Raising Trout. Handsome Returns made by Vermont Farmer on His Labors

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 2

That a farmer can derive more profit from raising brook trout for the market than from most any other source of like requirements of money and time…

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A Point for Farmers

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 8

A point which is but little regarded by farmers is the necessity of keeping a detailed account of their receipts and expenses from one year's end to another, without which, on mixed farms, they…

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Sale of Dairy Stock

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 5

Upon reference to our advertising columns it will be observed that Mr. C. W. Rayner, of Tynedale, is disposing of his celebrated dairying herd of choice Durhams. Over 40 years ago Mr…

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Butter Conference. Adulteration in London. Butter Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Butter Export Committee continued its deliberations to-day, Mr. T. J. Rogers in the chair. In reference to the question of the direct…

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The Price of Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 4

"Consumer" writes to the "Daily Telegraph": In a paragraph appearing in your issue of to-day it is stated that a co-operative butter expert committee (presumably…

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The Potato Crop

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 11

The intimation in last Saturday's issue that 21,000 bags potatoes had been exported from the Clarence up to the end of the year came as a surprise. Still greater…

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A Model Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 6

Once upon a time—to wit, in 1881, for this is a true story—a minister of the Gospel came into possession by inheritance, of a 15-acre farm a short way from…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. Scene of Weird Desolation. Farmers in Great Distress

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 10

What is probably the most disastrous fire ever experienced in the history of Forbes raged in the district last week. It commenced at different points. The fire of the…

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Grafton Dairy Company

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 2

Mr. Albert Eggins, Chairman of Directors, presided at the monthly meeting of the Grafton Dairy, Company, which was held at the company's office,…

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The Potato Crop

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 2

Reports from all round the district are unanimous concerning the success of this year's maize and potato crops. An Ulmarra farmer informed us on…

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Parks As "Dairy Premises."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 8

It was scarcely contemplated, says, a metropolitan paper, by the various Governments when setting apart certain areas for public recreation that in the course of time…

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Copmanhurst Dairy Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 4

A general annual meeting of the directors and shareholders of the Copmanhurst Cooperative Dairy Company, Limited, was held in the School of Arts on the 18th…

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Farm, Field and Dairy. Pure Butter

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 3

The question of pure butter is being widely discussed in agricultural circles in Great Britain. At a recent meeting of the Bucks Chamber of Agriculture,…

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Remarkable Butter Yield

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 3

A most remarkable account of butter production from a Jersey cow is being published in the American papers, to which a few references may be…

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Butter "Fakers" in England

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 3

According to the pamphlet forwarded to Mr. Bent, the Premier of Victoria, by Mr. Taverner, the Victorian Agent-General in London, a most…

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday greasy reached 12¾d and scoured 21¼d. The market was animated and full values were maintained…

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Dairy Salt

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 3

A good sample of dairy salt contains 97.5 to 99.5 per cent. of sodium chloride; the balance consists of such impurities as lime, calcium chloride,…

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