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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1877

26 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 2

Cheese or Butter — Which is the most Profitable?

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1877 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT writes in the Australasian reply to "M. O. E." as follows:—'"On the comparative advantages of cheese and butter making, I beg to hand you the…

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Discase in Cattle

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1877 · page 2

We have received from Mr. G. Tate the subjoined communication relating to a subject one of great importance to the district —which was broached at the last sitting of…

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Cattle in America

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1877 · page 3

IN a letter received by a gentleman in Brisbane from a tourist to Europe, via California, the following remarks are made respecting the meat produce of some of the…

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Slaughtering Cattle with Dynamite

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1877 · page 3

An interesting experiment has been made at the horse-slaughtering establishment at Dudley, with the view of testing a new system of slaughtering cattle by dynamite, and thus…

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Loose or Solid Land for Wheat

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 27 November 1877 · page 3

MR. MECHI, writing at some length on. this subject says :—Whenever we have rolled and solidified the wheat land, either before or after drilling, the crop has yielded well,…

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The Wheat Supply. London, November 30

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1877 · page 3

At a meeting of the bank of South Australian it was pointed out that the decrease in the supply of wheat, and the continuance of the war, was increasing the price of South…

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