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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Among the Farmers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 4

Manning Butter Equal to Danish.— A cable received from London on Saturday last stated that the M. R. Dairy Co.'s "Wingham" brand of…

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Dairying in Victoria

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 3

Long before New South Wales dreamt of taking up the industry, the farmers of Victoria were receiving as the product of the cow over a million…

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Butter Export

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 4

The butter trade of Victoria is still showing remarkable dimensions in respect to the export branch of it, the quantities that are going away to…

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Compulsory Butter Grading and Owners' Protest

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 4

A meeting of directors representing the following co-operative butter factories was held on Wednesday, at Berry:—Barrengarry, Woodhill,…

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The Commerce Act. Proposed Grading of Butter

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 2

Sir,—I notice in your issue of the 18th inst a letter from Mr. Meares dealing with butter grading. The writer says: "New Zealand mutton,…

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Coastal Farmers' Co

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 4

The twelfth half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Co. will be held at Lismore on May 29th. The balance-sheet for the year…

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Important Concession to Butter Makers

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 2

THE Railway Commissioners have been pressed for some time past to make a reduction in the rates for the carriage of butter. Several deputations waited upon…

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Farm and Field. To Test Seeds

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 4

To detect adulterations in seeds use the sieve, water, ana microscope. Hot water dissolves powder and dirt and washes off the coloring matter. The…

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Grading Up the Dairy Herd

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 4

The question of grading up the dairy herd is the most vital question in dairying to-day. How are we to set about it? The first step in my…

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Butter Grading

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 3

Sir,—The "Sydney Morning Herald" has persistently advorated compulsory grading and branding of butter by Government officials, and throughout…

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Among the Farmers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 4

Ensilage.—A striking object lesson to dairy farmers is at present to be learned at Wollongbar Experimental Farm (says the "Northern Star")…

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Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company. Weekly Market Report

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1906 · page 3

Butter—The market at the advanced price of l0½d, which we now quote for [?] is very firm in consequence of a temporary scarcity through a quantity of…

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Butter Grading

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 2

Dear Sir,—Now that so much is being argued in favor of Government grading of butter, it would be well to take notice of the cabled reports…

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Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society. Half-yearly Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 4

The twelfth half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Formers' Co-operative Society was held in Victoria Hall. Lismore, on Tuesday week. There were…

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Farm and Field French Method of Feeding Horses

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 4

The French method of feeding working horses is described in a British agricultural Journal as follows:—Three meals are necessary and sufficient, with…

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Butter Grading

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 4

Mr. C. E. D. Meares has issued a circular in which he sums up his objections to compulsory grading and branding of butter. His paper is much…

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The Sydney Butter Market

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 2

Speaking at Grafton on Tuesday, Mr. M'Fadyn, manager of the Fresh Food and lee Co., paid a high tribute—though perhaps unintentionally—to…

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Queensland Pine for Butter Boxes

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 12

Before the Tariff Commission at Brisbane, Mr J. C. Brunnich, analytical chemist, Queensland Department of Agriculture, gave evidence of experiments…

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Farm and Field. Farming 100 Years Hence

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 12

What will farming be like 100 years hence, when the world belongs to our great grandchildren? The question is a curious one, as it…

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A New Butter Floor in Sydney

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 4

At the half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the North Coast Co-operative Butter and Bacon Factory on Friday last, it was decided to…

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