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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Australian Butter in London

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 7

The London correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph " sees a good time ahead for the industry :—" As usual at this time of the year, buyers give the…

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The Farm and Dairy. New Kinds of Maize

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 7

The United States Plant Bureau has, through its agents, just concluded a thorough search for now kinds of maize, in the Central American region whence…

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Agricultural Notes. Dairy Cattle Standards

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 6

Tho following description of various dairy breeds are the standard of perfection issued (for the guidance of judges and breeders) by the National Agricultural and…

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Dairying in New Zealand

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 6

A New Zealander, writing to "Daigety's Review," states:—Owing to the well maintained growth of grass right through the autumn there has been so far very little…

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Butter Market. Sydney, Monday, 6.30 p.m

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 4

The winter decrease in the output of butter and the Inter-State buyig orders have brought a further rise of 4/. Superfine is quoted at 146/, choice 136/ to 142/,…

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Copmanhurst Co-op. Dairy Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 2

The half-yearly report of this company shows that for the six months the quantity manufactured was 106, 927lbs., which realised an average price of 11 1-16d per…

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Keeping Butter

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 3

A Connecticut station bulletin contains this information:--'Butter does not keep indefinitely, but undergoes deterioration due to several distinct…

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Coramba Butter Factory

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 4

A wire received from Coramba yesterday stated that the ballot taken among the shareholders of the Upper Orara Dairy Co., Ltd., to decide…

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Butter Marking Methods

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 3

Something entirely new in the way of making butter which will keep is promised by Mr. M. B. Ehrmaan, a French chemist. Various forms of…

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Farm, Field & Dairy. Agriculture in America

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 3

The annual report for 1907 of the United States Secretary for Agriculture contains some interesting information as to the yields of the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 5

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has been opened. The report referred to the continued growth and influence of the…

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Water in Butter

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 7

The American standard (writes the " Washington Star") allowing 15 per coat, water in butter seems to have a dangerous tendency in its practical…

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Cattle Spraying in the Town

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 5

Sir,—The above matter is one that I think should receive attention at the hands of our Shire Councillors. For many years it has been the practice of persons keeping cows and…

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Orara Butter Factory, Meeting of Shareholders. Site for New Factory Chosen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 2

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Orara Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., was held on Tuesday afernoon, in the…

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The Farm and Dairy. Stripping Cows

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 7

A dairy former states that he has always been accustomed to see that his cows are striped out by a responsible person after the reg[?] gang of milker…

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Testing Dairy Cows

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 7

A United States agricultural "Bulletin " suggests that the fat test may be made at frequent intervals, say, once a week. Another bulletin advises that a…

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Butter Market. Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

Specially flavoured butter 1.58/ cwt. A further rise of 12/ brought the price yesterday to 158/ a price possibly never reached before. The price is…

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Farmers and Settlers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Farmers and Settlers' Conference was continued yesterday, when resoultions were carried favouring the construction of light railways into…

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Farmers and Settlers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

The annual session of the Farmers and Settler's Conference was opened in Sydney during the week. It is noticeable that the Association has been in existence for fifteen…

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Farm for Unemployed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 7

Mr. G. Barber, M.P. for Bundaberg, and Mr. J. White, M.P. for Musgrave, on behalf of the Bundaberg Town Council, waited on the Queensland Home Secretary last week, and submitted a…

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