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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Farmers' Unions. Chatsworth Branch

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 12

A meeting was held in the Temperance Hall on Wednesday night, the President, Mr. A. Anderson, in the chair. Correspondence was received from Mr…

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Scientific Dairymaids

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 5

The perfect dairymaid is, no doubt, born not made. But she takes a good deal of making after she is born. The oldfashioned farmer's notion that…

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Butter Civen Away

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 December 1909 · page 4

A special meeting of the shareholders of the Manning River Co-operative Dairy Co. was held at Croki to consider a matter in connection with the recent…

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Wyandottes as a Farmer's Fowl

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 December 1909 · page 8

"Old Hand" writes:—Perhaps no other breed of poultry in Australia has proved more satisfactory to farmers and poultry breeders, than the different varieties…

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Making Microbes Do Farm Work

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 December 1909 · page 3

Results of experiments in inoculating soil with nitrogen-fixing bacteria have been published. These, it is found, are retarded in development by the nitrates…

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Butter Report

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 2

Prescott, Ltd., report: The local demand this week has been very much heavier than usual on account of Christmas requirements, and selling agents have had…

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A Farmer's Terrible Experience

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 3

Mr. John Gerrand, farmer, about [?] years of age, who resides at Cobwell, near Barham (N.S.W.), was yarding cattle and horses on foot, when one of…

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Dairyville

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Dec. 21; the V.P., Mr. Kerr, in the chair. A large amount of…

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Wagga Growing Crop Competition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 4

The prizes offered by the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association for growing crops have been awarded. The Prize money totalled £26, of which £20…

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Hawkesbury in Flood. Crops Swept Away

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Stroud the rainfall last week totalled seven inches. Damage was done to a section of the railway line between Dungog and…

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Grafton Dairy Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 4

Mr. Editor.—In view of the approaching election of directors of the above company I should like to place one or two facts before those who, like myself, hold…

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Queensland's Butter Exports SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 5

From August 8, 1907, to November 30, 1908, the quantity of butter exported from Queensland was 24,741 boxes, while from August, 1908, to…

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Tweed Sugar Crop. [?] SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 5

The total amount of sugar cans crushed in the Murwillumbah sugar district during the season just closed was 39.536 tons, valued at £27,189,…

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