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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1895

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Farm and Dairy Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 2

England spends over £5,000,000 annually on imported eggs and poultry. Mr. Edward Pearson's dairy herd at Brogar's Creek was sold on Friday at…

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A Profitable Industry. a Kiama Bee Farm

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 2

At last meeting of tile Berry School of Arts Mr. E. Larcombo read a paper on bees, and discussion followed. Mr. A. J. Colley said the paper was a…

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The New-zealand Farmers Dairy Union, Lim., Wellington

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 4

The town clock was chiming the quarter nine o'clock when [?]knocked at the office of the factory of the N.Z. Farmers' Da[?]Union. In answer to…

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The Year's Operations in Dairy Produce

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 2

The season has not been favourable to dairying, the dry weather during the spring and early summer causing a scarcity of pasture and a consequent diminution in…

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London Butter Market

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 2

W. Wedded and Co., in their weekly market report of the London butter market, dated London, 23rd Nov., write as follows:—"The weather remains open but is…

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The Butter Industry. the Exports From Australia

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 4

Mr. E. B. Young, special agent for the Australian Government in London, writes to "The Times" with reference to the speeches of the Marquis of…

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Australian Butter

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 4

A Melbourne newspaper in November last published an article upon "The Butter Export Trade," in which is said "There is reason to believe that a…

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Farm and Dairy

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 4

Planter's friend seed (one of the best winter foods) is this season a glut on the market. How many dairymen are there who…

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Farming and Dairying in New Zealand

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce has just been held, and the President's address has been anything but an…

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Butter Tests

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 4

There is at the present time great interest being taken the world over in regard to tooting cows or making what is termed "butter teats." It is…

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The Butter Export Trade

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 2

Messrs. Lidstone and Co., of London, report that the ton of Victorian winter butter packed in September according to the Sewell patent, and shipped as ordinary…

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Australian Butter in England. an Unlimited Market for First Quality

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 2

A letter was received at Coolangatta on Tuesday last from London from the agent for the sale of Victorian produce, and by an extract which we publish below concerning…

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Farm and Dairy. Rain As a Fertilizer

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 4

In addition to supplying crops with necessary moisture, rain has [?]distinct manurial value. At Rothsmstead (Eng.), the well-known farm of Sir…

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The First Farmer

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 4

James Ruse, a young Cornwall farmer, was the first farmer of New South Wales, being given a grant of 30 acres by Governor Philip on the Parramatta…

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Section 3—Cattle

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 2

Judges:—Dairy Cattle: Messrs. W, M'Lelland and T. Somerville; Ayrshires and Jerseys: Messrs. R. Gordon, E. M'Lelland, and W. R. Hindmarsh…

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Section 4.—Dairy Produce. Judges: Messrs. J. Sharpe and W. Kennedy

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 2

Keg of factory and separator-made butter—Pioneor Dairy Co. 1 and 2. W. Vandenburgh, 3. Five pounds butter sufficiently salt for table use—Pioneer…

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The Five Islands Farm

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 4

I roam in the shades of the Five Islands farm, Through the wild tangled woods that are there, For gladly my heart is enticed with a charm…

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The London Butter Market

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 4

A communication received from England by Mr. Alex Hay, of Coolangatta, states that colonial butter of all grades is down about 6s to 8s off the week, and…

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Dairy Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 4

Butter that tastes old may be put into fresh buttermilk and churned a few minutes, Then add some salt to it, and it will be found to taste as sweet as ever…

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Dairy Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 2

The Ayrshire of a hundred years ago was very different from the best specimens of, the present day. They were small, inferior, irregularly shaped, but hardy…

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