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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

169 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 9

Worms in Sheep

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 4

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture has approved of a series of thorough investigations into this very important subject being made at Moss…

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The Butter Value of Milk

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 3

One of the most astonishing things in the world is the looseness frith which business connected with agricultural pursuits has been conducted. We have asked…

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Champion Prize Competition for Mixed Farms

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 4

We are enabled to announce the Awards that have been made in this important competition by the Minister for Agriculture on the recommendation…

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Natural Dairy Cows

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 2

"There is no such thing as a natural dairy cow. A good dairy cow is an artificial creation." So says a writer. If every cow is not a natural dairy cow we do not…

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Uniform Prices for Butter Factory Suppliers

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1892 · page 2

A meeting of representatives of butter factories was hold in the Council Chamber, Kiama, on Tuesday afternoon last, to adopt a uniform scale of prices for the payment…

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Payment of Uniform Prices by Result to Butter Factory Suppliers

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 July 1892 · page 2

A meeting of representative butter factories in the district was held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday (says the Kiama Reporter), the business being to…

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Natural Dairy Cows

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1892 · page 4

"There is no such thing as a natural dairy cow. A good dairy cow is an artificial creation," So says a writer. If every cow is not a natural cow we…

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For the People. Important Facts for Country Readers. the Farmers' Parliament at Wagga

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 2

I had the pleasure of being present at the Selectors' Conference at Wagga, recently, attending in my capacity as a journalist, and as a Member of Parliament…

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Sanitary Condition of the Dairy

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1892 · page 4

Oftentimes milk is spoilt on account of the bad sanitary condition of the cow bails. This building should be properly ventilated, and constructed in…

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Lilian's Inheritance. Chapter Xxxiv. the Farm-house at Cuyoacan

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 4

The inner life of Maurice Trevanion for many years had been one of eager, passionate longing for freedom— for escape from the hateful thraldom of his…

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Lilian's Inheritance. Chapter. Xxxiv. the Farm-house at Cuyoacan

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1892 · page 4

This I year, so fraught with political changes, was passed in the greatest seclusion by the inhabitants of the White House in Tacubaya…

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Lilian's Inheritance. Chapter Xxxiv. the Farm-house at Cuyoacan

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 21 July 1892 · page 4

As he stood there in an agony of expectation, with the bright rays of the setting sun streaming fuN upon the ghastly pallor of his face, the door…

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Model Farms, Stock Depots, and National Shows

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 21 July 1892 · page 3

At a meeting of the executive, committee of the Shoalhaven Agricultural and Horticultural Association on Saturday last (says the Shoalhaven News)…

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Another Butter Extractor

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1892 · page 4

The Johansson extractor, a machine designed to extract butter directly from milk by means of centrifugal force, is one of the most remarkable invention…

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Berrima District Cold Climate Farm and Dairy Co., Ltd. Half-yearly Meeting

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1892 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon last the half-yearly meeting of the above company was held at Brown's Grand Sanatorium Hotel, Robertson, Mr. Thomas Seery,…

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Evenden's Butter Extractor

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1892 · page 4

The Kiama Reporter gives the following particulars of an improved apparatus known as Evenden's Butter Extractor, which was exhibited in Kiama on…

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Butter for Export. Season 1892-'93

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1892 · page 3

The following circular has been issued by Messers Hawken & Vance it having been stated at a meeting held in Kiama last month that certain Agents being…

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Unandeera Dairy Company, Limited

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1892 · page 2

The ninth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company, was held in the Council Chambers Unauderra, on Saturday, when there was a fair attendance…

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Successful Farmers' Cooperative Association

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1892 · page 2

The eleventh annual meeting of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association was held recently, and the chairman, Mr. Charles Ensor, had a very flattering…

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Small Farms in Japan

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1892 · page 3

Japan is cut up by mountain ranges, so that only about one-tenth of the whole area is suitable for cultivation. The land under cultivation in Japan is about…

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