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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1890

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Dairy Farmers' Association of New South Wales. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1890 · page 3

SIR,—It may interest many of your readers to know that the movement initiated at Kiama on the 27th ultimo by a large number of representatives of the…

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Butter Making Tests

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1890 · page 4

An experiment has been tried at the Dookio Agricultural Farm in making the butter by burying the cream and by churning, setting the one method against…

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Lecture on Poultry Farming

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1890 · page 3

ON Monday evening last Mr. Walter Hope delivered his popular lecture on "Poultry Farming" and "Poultry Keeping" in the Temperance Hall, Shellharbour; but…

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Illawarra Dairy Farmers' Union

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1890 · page 4

Following are the rules of the newly-established Dairy Farmers' Union:—Name of Union. [?] That this Union shall be called the…

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Butter Making Tests

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1890 · page 4

AN experiment has been tried at the Dookie Agricultural Farm in making the butter by burying the cream and by churning, setting the one method against…

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Farmers' and Dairymen's Union

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1890 · page 2

A meeting in connection with the above was held in the Carrington Hall, Albion Park, on Saturday afternoon last. The attendance was by no means large,…

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Dairymen's Conference

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1890 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon a conference of dairymen was opened in the rooms of the South Coast and West Camden Co-operative Association (reports the Herald). Mr…

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Farmers' and Dairymen's Union

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1890 · page 4

A MEETING in connection with the above was held in the Carrington Hall, Albion Pasklast Saturday afternoon last. The attendance was by no means large, and…

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Conference of Dairymen

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1890 · page 2

A CONFERENCE of dairymen and representatives of dairy factories was held on Tuesday afternoon last at the offices of the South Coast and west Camden Co-operative…

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Butter Making in Denmark

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1890 · page 4

The progress of Denmark as a dairying country has been remarkable. The annual exports of butter for the period from 1872 to 1882 average 19,000,000…

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Conference of Dairymen. Second Day

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

THE conference of dairymen and representatives of the various dairy factories in the colony resumed their sittings on Wednesday in the offices of the South Coast and…

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American Farmers. Formidable Political Movement

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

SAYS the Herald's American correspondent:—" Far graver in its menace to accumulated property, however, than any mere question of currency is the…

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A Farmers' Conference

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 14 October 1890 · page 4

WAGGA, Wednesday.—A conference of delegates from the Wagga, Albury, Corowa, Doodle, Cooma, Germanton, Hume, Murrumburrah, Temora and…

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Export of Butter

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 16 October 1890 · page 4

As it was expected (says the Mark Lane Express), Australian exporters of butter have learned that the plan of freezing it for the voyage to this country…

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Inoculation of Cattle

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1890 · page 3

THE Brisbane Courier remarks:—The value of the Germont process of providing virus at pleasure for the inoculation of cattle was well exomplified at the Indooroopilly…

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Tuberculosis in Cattle

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1890 · page 4

Dr. Mackellar, in an interview with a D. T. reporter, said, regarding the Board of Health reports concerning the milk supply of the South Coast and the…

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The World's Production Op Wool

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1890 · page 4

The world's yearly production of wool is, according to a French commercial statistician, about 800 million kilos (1 kilo is equal to 2 1-5lb). Australia…

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Rust in Wheat. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1890 · page 3

SIR,—In your journal of 20th September, Mr. Arthur Fitzgerald claims that he can grow wheat perfectly free rust on any good coast land by using selected seed,…

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The Tuberculosis Question. Indignation Meeting of Dairymen

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 2

ONE of the most important meetings which have ever been held in this district was that held in the Council Chambers last Tuesday evening. It was convened by the recently…

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The Dairying Industry in Victoria

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

In the official bulletin issued from the Victorian Agricultural Department some interesting figures are (states the Age) given with regard to the present…

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