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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1893

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The Butter Export Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 2

Mr. D. Wilson., dairy expert attached to Victorian Department of Agriculture, has furnished to the Minister for Agriculture an exhaustion report on the results of his…

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Dairy Tests

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 4

As the reports of the dairy tests at the Chicago Exhibition continue to reach they become increasingly interesting. Latest reports show that…

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The Late Dairy Conference

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1893 · page 2

At the late Dairy Conference held at Berry on the 13th instant, Mr. L. A. M'Intyre, in advocating the sending of mean to Sydney as an advancement in the…

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The Dairying Industry

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1893 · page 4

In a recent issue of the Cooperative News it is stated that in 1891, out of 101,575,000lb of butter exported from Denmark, 98,365,000lb went to Great…

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The Butter Export Trade

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 2

Mr. D. Wilson, dairy export attached to the Victorian Department of Agriculture. has furnished to the Minister for Agriculture an exhaustive report on the results of…

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Testing Milk for Butter Contents

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 4

"South Coast" in the Rural Australian (Sydney) for this month, writes:—There has been much talk but very little result of really practical value in…

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Dairy Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1893 · page 2

Do not change milkers any more than is positively necessary. Strict cleanliness is one of the requisites for successful dairying…

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The Point System of Judging Cattle

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1893 · page 4

At a committee meeting of the Kiama Agricultural Society, held on Tuesday evening, the point system of judging was considered. Mr. Craig…

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The Export of Butter

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 2

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture has received a report from Inspector Dunnicliffe with reference to the shipment of butter to France. Mr. Dunnicliffe states…

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Farmers' Unions

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 3

Now that the general election is rapidly approaching, the question of the formation of farmers unions is one which demands attention. Labour both in the cities and…

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The Export of Butter

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1893 · page 4

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture has received a report from Inspector Dunnieliffe with reference to the shipment of butter to France. Mr…

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The Butter Secret

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 4

Several schemes have been proposed at different times to dispense with the process of churning in the operation of butter making, Some of the schemes…

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The Dairying Industry. Some New Figures

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1893 · page 2

The total dairy stock now in the colony is 800,000. Milking cows in 1892. numbered 843,477, and the present year the number is 865,110. Fat beasts number…

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Lime for Illawarra Farmers. Mr. Lahiff Speaks at Brownsville

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 2

Mr. P. Lahiff, of Mount Pleasant, delivered an address on Wednesday night at the quarterly meeting of members of the Dapto A. and H. Society, his subject…

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Dapto A. and H. Society. Illawarra Dairy Stock. "Indiscriminate Crossing."

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 2

At the quarterly meeting of the members of the above society, held at the Literary Hall, Brownsville, on Wednesday night, Mr. W. S. THOMPSON moved…

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Tuberculosis in Cattle. a Statement by Inspector Symons

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1893 · page 4

The following remarks, appliable here as elsewhere, were embodied in a report on dairies within the Numba (Shoalhaven) Municipal District submitted by…

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Co-operative Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1893 · page 4

Says a writer in the Otago Witness:—"To my way of thinking the certain assurance of the future of the great dairy industry lies in making it a…

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Albion Park Dairy Company, Limited. Half-yearly Meeting of Shareholders

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1893 · page 2

The 16th half-yearly meeting of share-holders of the above company was held in the Carrington Hall, Albion Park, on Saturday afternoon. Mr. T. Armstrong…

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Butter Contrasts

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 2 November 1893 · page 4

A considerable diversity of opinion prevails regarding the relative keeping qualities of butter made from whole milk cooled and ripened and that made from…

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Albion Park Dairy Company, Limited. Half-yearly Meeting of Shareholders

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1893 · page 2

The 16th half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the above company was held in the Carrington Hall, Albion Park, on Saturday afternoon. Mr. T. Armstrong, chairman…

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