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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Driving Cattle Through the Streets

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

People who travel cattle about the country will most likely object to the action of the Grafton Council in their regulations for driving cattle through the borough. Under the new law…

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Farmers' Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 3

The Tyndale and Shark Creek Branch of the F. U. and P.A. met at Tyndale on Monday, Mr. F. W. Eglington in the chair. Mr. C. W. Rayner, acting secretary, read…

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Dairy Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Potts, Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, speaking at the annual conference of dairy and factory managers predicted a…

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Government Experimental Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

The Department of Agriculture has some exceptionally fine exhibits in their pavilion near the main entrance gates. These displays are made by the principal…

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Harwood Farmers' Union

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held in the Water Brigade Hall on Tuesday night last. The President, Mr. J. P. Maher, occupied the…

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Agricultural Notes. Guy Fawkes Butter Factory

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 3

An event of considerable importance took place at Guy Fawkes last week, says the "Armidale Express," which should have the happy effect of very materially increasing…

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Progress of Dairy Farming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. Perry has prepared a statement which ably illustrates the development in the dairy farming industry, showing a remarkable increase…

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Dairy Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 2

At the conference of co-operative dairy factory managers and secretaries in Sydney. Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, Government Dairy Expert, then reviewed the…

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Farmors' Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 2

At a meeting of the Chatsworth branch of the Farmers Union there was a large attendance. Amongst the correspondence was one from the Tullymorgan Progress…

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Lade on the Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 8

The Immigration League of Australasia has issued a circular in which it states:—The Pitt Town Training Farm. Instituted by Dr. Arthur to train city leds to farm life, is going ahead…

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The Dairy Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 5

The curt[?]ilment of the milk supply on Thursday brought home to the public in a very convincing way the fact that there is a strike in the dairying industry. On…

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Science in the Dairy Factory

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 5

Mr. W. H. Potts. of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, speaking at the third annual conference of the Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries Association, expressed the…

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New Butter-making Process

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 7

Something new in the way of making butter that will keep is advocated by a French chemist named Ehrmann. The process consists of…

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Farm, Field & Dairy. Potato Blight in New Zealand

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 7

Potatoes in New Zealand have this season been seriously affected by blight. A large proportion of the crops in the west have been saved…

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Dairy Jottings

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 2

A lazy dairyman always has profitless cows. The most economical food that which gives the best results…

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Farmers' Union. Quarterly Council Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 8

The quarterly meeting of the Council of the C.R. Farmers, Producers and Commercial Union was held at Brushgrove on Saturday morning. Mr. L…

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Farm and Dairy. the Value of Lime

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 7

There are certain elements which plants must have in such proportions as they require of else suffer. They must also have them in available forms…

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Share Farming

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 4

A contributor to the Tamworth "News" writes as follows:—"Talking of share-farming, it boy aged 16 has put up a little record, which he has every reason to be…

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Cattle Slaughtering

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

Shire and Municipal Councils are dunged with the administration of the Cattle Slaughtering and Diseased Animals and Meat Act, 1902. As is indicated in the…

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Shorthorn Cattle Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Milking Shorthorn Cattle Association of N.S.W., there was a large attendance. The executive committee's report pointed out that…

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