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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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Inter-state Butter Conference. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 5

At the inter-State Butter Conference yesterday the chairman said that, for the first time in their history, they had broken away from the domination…

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Farm, Field & Dairy. Cake of Farm Machinery

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 2

Considering the money a farmer has to invest in agricultural machinery, one would think there would be no need to draw attention to…

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Local and General Grafton Dairy Company

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 4

During last month the abovenamed Company's factory treated 24,11.3 gallons milk for 10,015lbs. butter, suppliers receiving 3⅞d per gallon on the…

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Self-education in Dairying

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 2

It is not possible to refer in one brief article to the many important subjects which must receive the attention of the dairyman if he is to make…

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Preserving Farm-yard Manure

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 2

Overheating of farmyard manure is avoided by keeping the mass well compressed. This is secured, according to a leaflet issued by the Board…

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Dairy Jottings

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 6

Be clean and santary in milking. Keep the separator clean by washing after each separating. Have the pails, crocks, cans, and…

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Butter Breeds Compared

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 7

The English board of agriculture, in a recent report, gives the following comparison of the butter-making qualifications of various breeds of…

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Butter Export Freights

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 5

A conference of interstate representatives of the butter exporting trade was held in Sydney on Monday. Consideration was given to the offer made by the shipping companies…

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Butter Freights and Boxes

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 5

At a conference of representatives of South Coast butter factories, opinions regarding the new butter contract were divided. It was pointed out that there…

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The Farm and Dairy. Maize Planting

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 7

Preparations are well advanced for the planting of the maize crop, but owing to the long dry spell very little, if any, seed has been placed…

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Butter Exports

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 3

A conference in connection with the question of butter export was opened at the Hotel Metropolo, Sydney, on Tuesday Representatives were present from Victoria, Queensland, and this…

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Our Wool Product

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 5

When we find at the close of 1906 the total number of sheep in the German Empire to be much less than half the number which were depastured in Prussia alone in 1873,…

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Farmers' Union Meetings. Harwood

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 4

The Harwood branch of the Farmer' Union held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, the attendance being good. Mr. J.P. Maher, president, in the chair…

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The Butter Export Trade. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 3

In Melbourne the opinion has been expressed by a gentleman prominently identified with the dairying industry that the arrangements made recently…

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Latest Telegrams. the Duty on Butter Boxes. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 3

The Federal Customs Department announces the allowance of drawback on New Zealand pine which is used for the manufacture of butter boxes…

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The Tariff and the Dairy Farmer

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 4

The following letter appeared in the last issue of the "Manning River Times":-- Dear Sir,--Your issue of the 4th…

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Sugar Products for Cattle and Horses

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 3

On the Continent sugar products are largely used in feeding animals, not only for cattle and cart horses, but also for horses doing quick work. It is…

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Trouble in Ireland. Cattle Raids and Boycotts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 7

Cattle raiding in Roscommon has thrown that part of Ireland into a condition of excitement and apprehension. The peasants (says the "Express"), incited by the…

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Farm, Field & Dairy. Building Up the Soil

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1907 · page 6

Properly handled, stable manure is by all means the best remedy for poverty of the soil. Very few farmers handle manure so as to get…

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Continued Action of Farm Yard Manure

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1907 · page 6

The reason for the continued action of farm-yard manure on crops long after its application should be made apparent by a study of its…

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