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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1886

26 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 2

The Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 5

HOW TO KEEP BUTTER SWEET.—Much of the butter purchased in rolls in our grocers' shops during the hot summer months turns rancid and disagreeable to the taste in a few days,…

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A Hint to Farmers &c

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 5

A SUBJECT of much importance to the horse breeders of Australia has been lately brought forward in the House of Commons. Every year the task of the…

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Latest Market Quotations. (From the Manager Clarence River and North-Coast Farmers' Association, Limited.) Sydney, Thursday 6 p.m

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1886 · page 4

Maize, 3s 8d to 3s 9d; Eggs, 1s 2d per dozen; Pigs, 5d per pound; Fowls, 4s per pair…

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Cattle Trade with Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 December 1886 · page 4

Very few of our readers have an idea of the amount of money sat in circulation within the last few months in the central District by Messrs. J. W. Christian and Co., the…

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How to Salt Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1886 · page 4

THE American Live Stock Journal says:—The proper way to salt butter is to stop the churns when the granules are of the size of mustard seed, or at most not…

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The Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1886 · page 2

HOW TO GET A GOOD YIELD OF POTATOES.—These points as to his method are given by a farmer who knows how to raise 400 bushels of potatoes to the acre: Rich,…

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