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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1890

255 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 13

Hints to Dairymen

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 6

I SUPPOSE at some portion of every dairy farmer's life he has had on a cold rainy morning at about 3 a.m. to milk few or many cold and miserable cows. The cowyard is…

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Natural Dairy Cows

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 6

"THERE is no such a thing as a natural dairy cow. A good dairy cow is an artificial creation." So says a writer. If every cow is not a natural dairy cow we do not understand what nature…

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Travelling Dairy

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 6

WE are pleased to hear that the subject of the advisability of introducing a travelling dairy in this district has been mooted, and that an application is about to be made to the Minister…

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"How I Became a Dairyman."

Northern Star · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 5

AN American dairyman, says,—"After I invested five thousand dollars trying to start a fruit farm, and sinking five hundred dollars a year for four suceessive years, we happened…

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Agricultural & Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 24

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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Cheesy Taste in Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 24

THE cheesy taste in butter is due to the imperfect cleansing of the butter-milk. This cannot be done completely by the common method of churning, in which the butter is gathering…

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Woodburn Dairy Factory Company

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 25

SIR,—Would you kindly allow me a small space in your journal for the purpose of addressing a few words to the shareholders of the Woodburn Dairy Factory Co. My brother…

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Protection to N. S. W. Farmers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 24

MR. JOHN SEE, M.P., protectionist, shipowner, is suing Messrs. Wallace and Welsby, of Brisbane, to recover damages for breach of contract to deliver 2702…

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Clarence Farmers' Association

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 24

THE usual monthly meeting of the Board of the Clarence River and North-Coast Farmers' Association, limited, was held in the office of the company on Tuesday last. Mr. Lee occupied…

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The Butter Trade and Co. Operation

Northern Star · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 6

SIR, —As this is a fast-growing and likely to be a profitable business in this district, I would invite your dairy farmers' attention to a communication from Mr. G. A. Porter (Manager of the…

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Agricultural & Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 August 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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Importation of American Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1890 · page 6

MR. CHAPLIN recently received in his room at the House of Commons a deputation from the local authorities of Forfar, Perth, and Fife, who desired the…

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Caution to Farmers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1890 · page 5

SIR,—I se by paragraph and advertisement that a Sydney firm of agricultural implement makers want to exhibit sulky plows at work for the purpose of inducing…

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How to Make a Dairyman, Out of an Average Farmer

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 August 1890 · page 6

A PAPER read at the Wisconsin Farmers' Institute by T. J. Fleming:— The average farmer with his average herd of cows in number and quality, with the…

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Agricultural & Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1890 · page 6

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

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" Caution to Farmers!"

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1890 · page 7

SIR,-Having only just arrived on the Richmond, my attention has been called to a letter headed " Caution to Farmers," and signed C. T. Bagot. Being quite a…

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Farmers, Help Yourselves

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1890 · page 6

How to help tho small farmers is a difficult problem. From the time of Solomon it has been true that " the rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender."…

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Nothing like Dairying

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

THE attempts recently made at Coraki to form a Dairy Company haying failed, we should advise our farmers to study the following, sent to the SYDNEY MAIL by its…

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Dairy Cows and Dairying

Northern Star · Saturday 9 August 1890 · page 5

THE following discussion took place in America on the paper published by us in last issue. Governor Hoard, Orange Judd, T. J. Fleming and others taking part therein…

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Agricultural& Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 August 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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