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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Dairying at Grafton

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 5

The special reporter of the "S.M. Herald" writes:— The dairying industry about Grafton is somewhat disappointing. The majority of farmers…

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Butter Factory for Coff's Harbour

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

A meeting was held at the Pier Hotel, Coff's Harbour, on Monday, to consider the proposals, of Mr. Kempnish, regarding the erection of a buter factory…

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The Butter Industry. New Method of Purifying Water

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 10

It is generally recognised by the butter manufacturers of New South Wales, writes a correspondent, that if the classes relating to grading which are embodied in the…

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The Near North! and Wandering Farm-seekers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 3

"Distant hills are green," says the proverb. Thus it is that there is a rush of people to the land of the far north of this State, while some quite suitable for their…

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Breeding of Dairy Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 7

Mr. F. B. Quirk deliverd a lecture in the School of Arts, Berry, on the above subject. Mr. Quirk said:—The question of…

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A Pastoral Letter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Archbishop Carr addressed a pastoral letter to the clergy of the arch-diocese of Victoria commending to their sympathetic consideration an…

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Molasses As Cattle Feed

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

The winter has found Queensland this yeni wit'h a short supply of fodder for dairy stock, but with long, dry grass fairly abundant. The grass, however, has lost its…

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Butter Factory for Coff's Harbor

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 2

A meeting was held at Coff's Harbor, on Monday last, to consider the proposals of Mr. Kempnich regarding the erection of a butter factory at Coff's Harbor. There was a large attendance,…

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Dairy Produce

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

Bacon—Pineapple, sides 6d flitches 6½d; Bodalla, sides 6d, flitches 5½d, middles 7d. Hams—Pineapple 11d. Cheese—Bodalla 6½d. Honey—Choice 3½d to 4d, prime 3d…

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Down to Grafton. the Dairying Industry

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

The "Herald's" representative writes:— Tho dairying industry about Grafton is somewhat disappointing. The majority of farmers aro engaged in it to a less or…

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Farmers' Telephones

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 7

The telephone has done a good deal in this State to make rural life a little more attractive, and nothing has contributed more to the development of this system of…

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"Faked" Butter

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 6

A very interesting exhibit at the recent dairy show at Manawath, New Zealand, consisted of samples of two grades of "faked" butter, which were…

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Saltless Butter

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 6

Thu saltless butter question was discussed at a recent conference of New Zealand dairymen at Manawath. Mr. Ellison, secretary of the…

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Farm, Field and Dairy. Breeding New Plants

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 6

We hear occasionally of the wonderful experiments of Mr. Luther Burbank, the American plant "wizard," but we hardly realise the exte[?] of…

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World's Largest Farm

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 6

The farmer who owns and works the largest wheat field in the world is Mr. Clovis Cole, of California. His giant wheat field covers over 25,000…

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Farmers' Conference. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 5

Addressing the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association delegates, the Minister for Agriculture said it was intended to re- organise his…

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Farmers' Union

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 4

A special meeting of the Council of the C.R.F., P. and and C. Union is convened for Saturday, 4th August, to further consider the agreement submitted by the…

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Sunflower as a Fodder Crop

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 1

The cultivation of the sunflower plant does not receive so much attention from the farmer as its value deserves. It is a rapid grower, its flowers reach a large size, while the seeds make…

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A Big Farm

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 2

The farmer who owns and works the largest wheat fields in the world is Mr. Clovis Cole, of California. His giant wheat field covers over 25.000 acres—…

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