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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

763 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 32 of 39

Latest Telegrams. Record Butter Season. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 5

At a meeting of the Export Butter Committee yesterday it was reported that the prospects of a phenomenal butter season were excellent. It is…

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Value of Cleanliness in Farming

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 2

The conditions With which farming is now carried on in N.S.W. differ considerably from the system of farming that prevailed a few years…

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From all Parts. Damage at the Grafton Experimental Farm

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 3

Mr. T. W. Hanmer, manager of the Gratton Experimental Farm, on Saturday reported to the Minister for Agriculture that on the afternoon of the…

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C.R.P.C and Farmers' Union

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the council of the above was held at Brushgrove on Saturday. Mr. D. Shearer presided. It was decided:--…

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S. A. Wheat Crops

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 3

SOUTH Australia's wheat prospects are unprecedented, "Never," writes the 'Adelaide Register,' "since the magic influence of super-phosphates…

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Raleigh Butter Co

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 5

ON Monday the directors of the above company held a meeting, when it was state that during Sept. 23, 880 lbs. of cream had been treated, from which…

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Local Butter Factories

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 4

AN example of the manner in which the development of important local enterprises is occasionally impeded by 'red-tape' obstruction has recently been afforded in…

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Upper Bellingen Butter Co

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 5

WE have received the following information respecting the output of butter from the Upper Bellingen Co-operative Butter Co. since our last issue. For…

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Farm Competitions

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 3

THE appointment of judges for Coast division of the farm competitions has been completed (says the "Herald") Some difficulty was experienced in…

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The Butter Business

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 12

At the first meeting of the season of the Export Butter Committee, held in Sydney on Tuesday, a discussion arose as to whethe[?] the consumption of butter would…

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Feeding Cows for Butter Fat

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 7

The controversy that once raged round the proposition that fat could be fed into milk has to a large extent subsided. The published reports…

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Casino to Killarney. New Railway Proposal. Strong Local and National Claims. Opening Up of Dairying and Timber Lands

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 2

The bitterest opponents of the North Coast railway admit there is need for so[?] system of development in the districts sought to be served by that, great national…

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Improving the Dairy Hero. (From a paper read by Primrose M'Connell, at the Dairy Conference, at Whitchurch, England.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 7

It is not very difficult to point out various matter in which cows could be improved, for our showyard faddists have gone out of their way, in many cases, to…

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Fall in Butter. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1906 · page 2

The price of butter of all grades is to be reduced by ¼d per lb. in Sussex-street on Monday morning…

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Discussions by Farmers. Varieties of Canes

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 2

Some time ago tho Lower Clarence Agricultural Society decided to initiate discussions upon topics of practical interest to farmers. It is recognised by all progressive farmers…

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Dairy Produce

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 4

No alteration in dairy produce lines…

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Warwick Farm RACES.—Saturday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 8

The Liverpool Mile, 1 mile—Sweetness, 7st. (Johns), 1; Gowrie, 7-5, 2: Lady Esme, 7-12, 3. Won by six lengths. Th[?], 1.42½…

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Farms Competition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The "S.M. Herald" in its agricultural section this morning has a column article headed "Spring at Grafton. A tip-top season." The writer…

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Farm, Field and Dairy Bacon Production in Denmark

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1906 · page 7

"During the past summer it was my privilege to visit the little country of Denmark," writes Professor G. E. Day, Ontario Agricultural College, in…

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Dairy Produce

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 4

Bacon—Pineapple, sides 8½d, flitches 7½d, middles 9d; Bodalla, sides 8d, flitches 7d, middles 8d. Hams—Pineapple 1/1. Cheese —Bodalla 6½d. Honey—Clarence River 2d…

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