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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1890

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Over-Salting of Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1890 · page 6

IF the butter is thoroughly worked to remove oil the white dakes of caseino, it Will need much less salt. It is the impurities of butter, and especially its…

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Warning to Farmers and Graziers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1890 · page 4

MR. F. H. Edwards writes as follows to the Adelaido Observer as a warning to farmers and graziers :-Will you kindly allow me space to warn my fellow-farmers…

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A Crop from Seed 4000 Years

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1890 · page 6

DURING the season of 1889, a most remarkable crop was grown by David Drew, at Plymouth, N.H. in 1888, Mr. Drew came into possession of some grain, found…

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Facts for Farmers

Northern Star · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 6

TWENTY years ago Denmark exported annually 900,000 eggs. Now it is estimated at over 111.000,000 per annum. In 1883, the California output of dried…

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The Independent farmer

Northern Star · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 6

How pleasant it [?] to live on a farm, Where nature's so gaudily dressed, And [?] the [?] As the sun is just sinking to rest:…

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Millet for Late Fodder Crop

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 October 1890 · page 5

PERHAPS no crop is more convenient and useful, us a late fodder crop, than millet, or Hungarian grass, as sometimes called. As a milk producing food it lins but few superiors,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1890 · 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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Baby Farming

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 4

THE recent exposure with regard to baby farming in Warsaw, shows that a regular system of child murder has been carried on there. One person alone, of…

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The Right Cow for the Dairy

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 6

A SELECT cow for a dairy herd should be of medium size, fine in bone, broad in the loin, with wide quarters and full deep barrel, showing large storage capacity. She…

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Salting Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 4

MANY teachers of salting butter recommend the brine salting process, which on repeated trials, has usually failed to make the butter salt enough. Butter does not absorb salt;…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1890 · 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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Dairy Industry in Victoria

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 4

IN the official bulletin issued from the Victorian Agricultural Department some interesting figures are (states the AGE) given with regard to the present condition…

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Improving Crops

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 4

A CANADIAN paper says :—What may be done in making our grains productive in a measure never yet practically known is indicated by the results of some…

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Farmer's Conference

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 6

THE subjects discussed at the conference of delegates of the southern farmers at Wagga were somewhat discursive in their range, though all, no doubt, were…

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The Dairy. Dairy Schools

Northern Star · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 5

TRAVELLING dairies are now being established all over the world. They exist in Great Britain and on the Contiuent. Victoria has one, so has Queensland. The following…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1890 · 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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What our Farmers Want

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 4

A LARGE consignment of young yam tubers and coffee berries has been received by the Director of Agriculture from Mr Edgar, the director of the Botanic Gardens…

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Protection for Farmers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 6

THE sale by Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, of a parcel of 600 bags of New South Wales wheat, at 4s Id per bushel, reported yesterday, serves to…

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Tricks for a Farmer

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 6

To try to farm without manure. To plant more acres than can be taken care of. To work with poor tools, and to sow…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 6

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

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