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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1890

203 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 11

Farm Fragments

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 3

ROPY MILK.—When a cow gives thick milk, with long strings in it, give 11b. of epsom salts, followed by loz. of hyposulphite of soda, for a week or ten days…

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Dairying on the Macleay

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 3

We (Macleay Aryus) note with pleasure the active progress being made in the establishment of this industry here. Dairying is the topic everywhere now—farmers, graziers,…

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Further Shipments of Frozen Butter

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1890 · page 4

Another large shipment of frozen butter to London was made on Saturday, December 28, by the South Coast and West Cemden Co-operative…

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Butter and Bounty. the Shipments of Butter to London. a Bogus Cable

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1890 · page 4

A THOUROUGH exposure has come out during the last few days with respect to the shipment of frozen butter from Melbourne and Sydney, which will greatly…

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Our Export Trade Booming. New South Wales Farmers to the Front. 132,000Lbs of Frozen Butter

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1890 · page 2

IT is satisfactory to know that our farmers are going straight ahead of all the other farmers of the group in the exportation of the most valuable descriptions of produce…

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"Dairy Factory at Wagga

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1890 · page 3

Daily factories are now becoming the order of the day. Even in the stow-pot climate of the Wagga country they are established. A Mr. James Stewart, of Orange Tree Point, in that…

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Australian Butter in London

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1890 · page 4

London, Monday Night,—The shipment of Australian butter, ex Orient company's R.M.S. Ormuz, was sold to-day, Best quality sold at 110s per ewt.,…

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Facts for the Farmers. the Baited Hook of Protection

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1890 · page 4

IT is intensely amusing to see the manœuvrings resorted to by the protectionist monopolists and their agents to gull the farmers to their cause. Some…

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Dairy Factory at Wagga

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1890 · page 4

DAIRY factories are now becoming the order of the day. Even in the stew-pot climate of the Wagga country they are established. A Mr. James Stewart, of…

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New Butter Process

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 3

This is the age of revolution, and it is not at all surprising that the tendency should assert itself in attacks on ancient and time-honoured institutions, even among those…

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Dairyman's Protective Society the Dairies Supervision Act

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1890 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Dairyman's protective Society was held on Wednesday evening at the Elswick Hotel, Leichhardt, under the prosidoncy of Mr. P. Freeman…

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Farm Fragments

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 4

WEANING CALVES.—The general opinion amongst dairymen is that it is much the best to take the calves from their mother on the day of their birth. The calves are at once…

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New Butter Process

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 4

THIS is an age of revolution, and it is not at all surprising that the tendency, should assert itself in attacks on ancient and time-honoured institutions, even…

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The Dakota Farmer. an American Ricture of Protection

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 4

WHEN a man deliberately steps into a vat of boiling water, it is impossible to help pitying the wretch, although he is a fool, and so it is impossible to restrain…

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Lecture by Mr. Angus Mac. Kay. Dairy Farming : How Milk Is Made

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 4

MR. ANGUS MACKAY, F.G.S., Instructor in Agricultural of the Technical Education Branch of the Public Instruction Department, visited Nowra, about a…

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Unanderra Dairy Company

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 2

The fourth half-yearly meeting of the Unanderra Dairy Company was held in the Council Chambers yesterday, shortly afternoon. The attendance of shareholders all told numbered 14…

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Lecture by Mr. Angus Mackay. Dairy Farming: How Milk Is Made

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 3

Mr. Angus Mackay, F.G.S., Instructor in Agricultural of the Technical Education Branch of the Public Instruction Department, visited Nowra a week or so ago (as we learn…

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Sparrows and Farmers

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 4

The agricultural authorities of the United States are "dead" on sparrow. Years ago there were hundreds of sparrow clubs in the United Kingdom which offered pay or prizes…

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Beginners in Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 4

A beginner need not worry about not being able to fit up with all the improved implements and machinery to start with. While he is a beginner it will be all the better to work on a…

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What Is Sweet Dream Butter?

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 3

At dairy conventions confusion is often created whilst discussing sweet and sour cream butter by the parties not being in agreement on the meaning of those terms. The term…

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