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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1889

142 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 8

Successful Butter-making

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1889 · page 4

THE Mudgee correspondent of the Sydney Mail writes:—With regard to the discussion going on in your columns about the new system of butter-making—viz.,…

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Hereford Cattle in America

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1889 · page 4

THE Herefords, after a long struggle for recognition, have attained a place among the foremost breeds of beef cattle in the United. States. The first importation…

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Good Butter Making. [John Gould]

Northern Star · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 4

It may be A. D. 1915 before the co-operative creamery, in some of its forms, will have susperseded farm butter-making, however desirous we may be of its earlier adoption by…

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The Great Crop of the Season

Northern Star · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 4

WEEDS are the great crop of the season. Every farmer should know all the weeds on his farm, and their manner of growth, whether they are annual, or last more than…

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Importations of Farm Produce

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 August 1889 · page 4

THE tables of imports and exports which appear each week in our commercial columns give our readers a fair idea of the extent to which we are indebted to other colonies for…

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Agricultural & Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 4

UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributions having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made be published whenever furnished…

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The Care of Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 4

FARMERS are often unjustly blamed for the poor quality of butter which was quite good when bought, but quickly, deteriorates after it has been kept one…

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Dairying Farming on the Macleay River

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 4

ON the last trip of the Queen of the South a Mr. Rosenfeldt and family came from Sydney, bringing with them several prize dairy cows, and an Ayrshire bull…

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New Farming Implement

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 4

A Lower Macleay resident (Mr. C.E.Hyde) has patented an implement calculated to expenditure the operation of maizehilling and cleaning. It tills the land to…

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Pig Farming

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 4

MR. J. C. HUTTON's ham and bacon curing establishment, near Warrnambool, reminds the Australasian that pig keeping is a staple branch of industry in the…

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Agricultural & Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1889 · page 4

UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributions having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made be published whenever furnished…

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Springhill Dairy Factory. Starting Work

Northern Star · Saturday 31 August 1889 · page 2

WEDMESDAY last, the day appointed for commencing operations at the newly-erected Springhill Dairy Factory, attracted a large assemblage of between 200 and 300 people from nearly all…

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Farm Life and Health

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 September 1889 · page 5

FARMERS are the longest-lived of all the labering classes, and if they lived up to their privileges, their longevity would be greatly increasedd There is no place like a farm for…

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Agricultural & Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1889 · page 4

UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributions having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made be published whenever furnished…

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Butter Without Churning

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1889 · page 4

A NOVELTY in dairying appliances was exhibited at the show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England just held at Windsor. This was a butter…

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Dairying

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1889 · page 4

DAIRYING can be carried on with, more or less success in all parts of the Australasian colonies. New Zealand is probably not equalled by any country in…

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Victorian Butter Factories

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 September 1889 · page 5

THE Minister for Agricultura has received the report of Mr. D. Wilson on the butter factories now established and in course of erection in different parts of the colony. The…

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The Capacity of Dairy Breeds

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 September 1889 · page 5

PROFESSOR LONG writes an English paper says:—The most important test of British dairy cattle is that made annually at the exhibition of the British [?]Dairy Farmer's…

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Agricultural & Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1889 · page 4

UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributions having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…

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Agricultural & Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1889 · page 6

UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributions having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…

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