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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1890

255 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 12 of 13

Dishorning Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 8

THE case instituted to test the legality or otherwise, of dishorning adult cattle in Ireland has been dismissed. The case lasted three days, and in dismissing the…

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Farming in the Future

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

SOME curious and interesting speculations as to the food requirements of the United States in the future have been made in the columns of the NEW YORK FORUM…

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The Points of a Dairy Cow

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

THE practical dairyman has small concern for fancy markings, The points of a dairy cow in which he is interested are these characteristics which usually accompany…

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Freezing Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 5

As was to be expected, Australasian exporters of better have learned that the plan of freezing it for the voyage to this country is nota successful one, as butter once frozen,…

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The Open Column. Thin column being open for the expression of opinion on public matters we do not hold ourselves responsible for the statements made therein.] To the Editor of the "Northern Star." the Woodburn Dairy Factory Co. Mr M'maugh v. "Antiquated Fossil."

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 November 1890 · page 4

SIR,—In your issue of November 1st appears a letter signed E. M'Maugh, one of the Directors and Secretary (registered it may be presumed) of the Woodburn Dairy Factory Co., Limited,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 6

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

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The Woodburn Butter Factory

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 4

SIR,-Anyone reading Mr. M'Maugh's contribution in a late issue of the Star on the above subject would imagine that the writer to whom he applies the term…

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Marketing Farm Products

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 6

EVERY one who has paid any attention to this matter understands that the condition of the product when placed upon the market has very much to do with the prices…

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The Steam Farmer

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 6

A NOVEL agricultural implement is to be seen at the Canadian Court of the Glasgow International Exhibition which is termed "Mr. Romaine's Steam Farmer," and…

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A New Wrinkle in Dairying

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 4

IN Queensland, and generally in warm climates (writes Mr. E. M. Shelton, instructor in Agriculture, to the QUEENSLANDER the separator is looked upon as an…

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A Wrinkle in Dairyiug

Northern Star · Saturday 22 November 1890 · page 6

PROFESSOR E. M. SHELTON, Instructor in Agriculture, Queensland, writes:—"In Queensland, and generally in warm climates, the separator is looked upon as an…

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farmer. Hoeing and Praying

Northern Star · Saturday 22 November 1890 · page 2

Said Farmer Jones, in a whining tone, To his good old neighbor Gray, " I've worn my knees through to the bone. But it ain't no use to pray…

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Export of Butter

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 4

A SHIPMENT of chilled and frozen butter from Melbourne was made by the R.M.S. Orient, on November 15. The shipment consists of 102 tons, and includes 3080 packages of…

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Growth of Danish Dairying

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 8

FROM the last annual report of the Danish Agricultural Department, as quoted in the report of the British consul at Copenhngen recently issued, by the Foreign Office, it…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 6

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

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To Farmers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 6

A warning is issued by the Department of Agriculture for farmers to exercise every care in keeping their paddocks free from the weed Cerastium vulgatum, commonly…

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Carriage of Butter by Rail

Northern Star · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 4

IT would appear that dairymen have great cause of complaint against the manner their butter is carried by railway. The subject was thrus eferted to in Parliament last week by…

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Opening of the Alstonville Butter Factory

Northern Star · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 2

THE Alstonville Butter Factory was opened on Thursday, where there was an attendance of several hundred people. A considerable number went from Lismore, many from Ballina,…

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The Farmer's Wife

Northern Star · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 6

FIRAT of all, a farmer's wife should be a mutual partner in financial affairs, instead of "an upper servant without wages," the husband having management of the outside…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1890 · page 3

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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