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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Experimental Farm Works Farms Wanted on the Bellinger

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 3

The following is the full text of the communication read at last week's meeting of the Bellinger River Agricultural Society regarding the…

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Identity of Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 8

A New Zealander in the butter business. who has lately returned from the Old Country, gives shippers a useful hint. He Says that it is useless considering the…

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Cheese Production v. BUTTER

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 8

At the last monthly meeting of the North Dorrigo School of Arts Debating Society, the question "Which is the most payable to North Dorrigo, cheese or butter…

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Prospects of the Dairying Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 5

The distributing companies are paying, on their own initiative, ninepence per gallon for milk, and butter is selling up to 128s per cwt. in the Sydney market. These be…

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The Experimental Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 10

Some fifteen formers and others accepted the invitation of Mr. Haywood, Manager of the Experimental Farm, to pay it a visit on Monday last. Tho dampness of the…

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Butter Falling. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 2

Another drop of 6s per cwt. has taken place in the price of butter, making the present prices: Superfine 116s,,per cwt. choice 108s to 112s:…

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Co-operative Butter Factories. (and their system of finance). (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 3

Sir,--The steady growth of the dairying industry on the North Coast, and the number of co-operative companies that have been brought into existence…

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Coramba Butter Factory

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 3

Mr. Editor.—I shall be glad if you would afford me space to draw, attention to the extraordinarily low price paid to the suppliers of the Coramba Butter Factory…

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Irish Tenant Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 5

The Dudley, Commission appointed to inqiuire into the congestion in Ireland is nominally unanimous, buy numerous reservations are made, especially on the part…

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Farm, Field & Dairy. for Feeding Calves

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 6

To prevent a young calf overturning his milk bucket a large sized crock may be placed in a box in such a way as to make it solid. A…

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Dairy Jottings

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 2

Medical men speaking generally are opposed to heating milk. Jersey cattle are by no means the delicate animals some people…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 6

The following instructive summary of results obtained in the course of experiments on the feeding of dairy cattle is given at the conclusion of…

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Debate at Dorrigo. Cheese Production v. BUTTER

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 6

At the last meeting of the North Dorrigo School of Arts Debating Society, the question, "Which is the most payable to North Dorrigo cheese or…

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Farm and Dairy. Remarkable Case of Pleuro

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 7

A remarkable case, that is perhaps unique, at all events in this district, was brought under the notice of the Casino "Courier" last week: and a…

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Victoria's Butter Record

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 8

Mr. R. Crowe, Victorian Superintendent of Exports, in giving a review of dairying to the conference of Australian butter and cheese factory managers, said the season…

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The Position of the Butter Market

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 8

Mr. N. Hubert Throsby, manager of the Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company, Ltd., writes:- We respectfully beg to submit our views…

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Farm Training for City Lads

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Director of Labour, Mr. Schey, in his annual report devotes considerable space to the inrm training of city lads as conducted under the…

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Harwood Farmers' Union

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 June 1908 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on last Tuesday evening, Mr. J. P. Maher (president) being in the chair…

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Farmers' Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Harwood branch was held onTuesday, and was well attendede. Mr. J. P. Maher (President) occupied the chair. An amount of correspondencee was…

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Farm, Field & Dairy. Salt for Stock

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 2

Why salt should be regularly supplied to stock is thus put by Professor A. P. Aitken : "Because in the blood of animals there are six or…

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