Mr. Gibson's Champion Farm
Before their return to Sydney, from the Burns Centenary calibration, Mr. Kethel, M.L.C. and Mr. H. C. L. Anderson, the Librarian of the…
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Farming & the land, 1896
160 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 8
Our Dairy Herds. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—I notice in Saturday's issue of the Mercury that the Albion Park A. and H. Society has passed a resolution to the effect that kindred societies be asked to join…
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THE leading Victorian butter merchants very seriously question the qualifications of Mr. S. Dougall, the Government Analyst of Western Australia, for testing butter,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illawarra Cattle at the Forbes Show
Mr. Evan R. Evans wired us yesterday from Forbs:—"Mr. Charles [?] her gained prize for best a bull, and [?] firsts for cows. all these animals [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Education in Dairying
A representative of the "Rural Australian" had opportunity lately for spending a Monday with Instructor and students who are studying the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Factories Bill and the Dairying Industry
In the course of the debate in the Assembly on Thursday last on the Factories and Shops Bill the question of its bearing on the dairying industry was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The So-called Book Farmer
THERE is much less said of late years in derision of the "book farmer" than was formerly the custom, The reading, thinking, farmer nowadays is ahead, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers on Top
THESE times of low prices are some' what discouraging to the farmer's boy, who is [?]lculating to prepare himself for a scientific farmer; but the outlook…
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A man among man, and his. Maker made him, Responsive in mood to grief or joy; Upright, stal wart, sunny, and noble,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Butter Market
MESSRS. WEDDEL & Co., writing from London 10th July, report as follows:— Butter.—The weather in the United Kingdom since our last report has been on…
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The correspondence which has recently appeared in Melbourne on the butter trade is attracting attention. Butter is sold on its quality, and very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manchester As a Butter Market
Our neighbors of Victoria are acting wisely in cultivating Manchester as an outlet for their butter. It is said that the Wholesale Co-operative Company of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manchester As a Butter Market
Our neighbours of Victoria are acting wisely in cultivating Manchester as an outlet for their butter. It is said that the Wholesale Co-operative Company of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Science in Dairy Operations
Skill in the treatment of milk for butter and cheese-making offers the man or woman, who has acquired it, very fair prospects for putting such skill into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Berry Dairy Show
THE Berry Agricultural Association has wisely determined not to allow cows and bulls over eight years of age to compote at the show in November. People attending…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australasian Dairy Produce Report, 1895-6
WE have received from Messrs. W. Weddell and Company, Colonial Commission Agents, London, under date of July 10th, a copy of the annual report for the season…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Butter Trade. Proposed Abolition of Middlemen
At the banquet to the Co-operative Delegates at Kiama on Wednesday Mr. Meares asked Mr. Jones the following question:—They all got their living…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Dairy Herds
At a meeting of the Shoalhaven Agricultural Society hold at Nowra on Saturday it was agreed to co-operate with the Albion Turk Society in urging the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Butter Trade
Some Victorian butter figures:—Export for '87, 21 tons; '88, 136 tons; '89, 66 tons; '90, 435 tons; '91, 1001 tons; '92, 2380 tons; '93, 5300 tons;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prizes for Cattle
THE Shoalhaven Agricultural Society has reduced the total scheduled prizes for cattle, from £70 13s 6d to £62 18s 5d. The classes affected by the reduction are those for dairy…
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