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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

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Dairying in Victoria

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 6

SOME interesting particulars are supplied by the dairy expert of the Victorian Department of Agriculture on the work done in connection with the industry in that…

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Profitable Farming

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 6

A POPULAR topic at the present day is agricultural depression. Many farmers are discouraged, prices are low, and competition is sharp. The style of living adopted by…

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Farmers Mean Producers

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 6

FOR every farmer that is at work t[?]n men are required to supply him with clothing, houses, tools, transportation for, his produce, and other necessaries and comforts; and the…

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Good Farmers are Good Citizens

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 6

NINETY-NINE times out of a hundred the farmer who grows uniformly good crops; who in abreast of the times with live stock; whose farm, fences and buildings are kept in…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1891 · 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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Butter Factories

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 6

THE Victorian Minister of Agriculture has received a report from Mr. D. Wilson, the dairy expert, in which he details the work which has recently been done in…

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Maize Farmers Co-operation

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 4

SIR,—The very great importance of a system of co-operation among the maize-growing farmers of the colony and the Richmond River particularly, must be…

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Mr. P. P. Campbell's View of Co-operation among Farmers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 7

SIR,—When a writer of Mr. Campbell's well-known capability and intellectual capacity takes on himself the task of correcting my shortcomings in anything I have written on the…

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Alstonville and R. R. Farmers' Club A. and H. Society's Show

Northern Star · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 2

THE second annual show of this society, appointed for Wednesday and Thursday last, was duty held on the society's grounds. Alstonville. The weather was rather against the attendance…

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The Appointment of Judges for Model Farms

Northern Star · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 5

SIR,—Allow me through your columns to say a few words in reply to Mr. John J. H[?]ugh and "Justice," re Mr. C. T. Bagot's letter anent the appointment of judges for…

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The Dairy

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 6

The best temperature to separate milk by centrifugal force in summerr is 72 degs. Farhenheit. If the milk is too warm the butter will be salvey; 75 to 80 degs, will do in…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 6

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

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The Dairy

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 February 1891 · page 6

AT the first annual, meeting of the Cam[?]warra had Meroo Dairy Company, the balance-sheet and report for the past 12 months were.read and adopted. The directors…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 6

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

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Good Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 8

PEOPLE in general have learned more about dairying by going to market with poor butter and being plainly told by the dealer that it was poor, than they have or ever…

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Section 2—CATTLE

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 3

JUDGES—Messrs. S Dudgeon, R. Johnston, G. A Kondall, Stewards—Messrs. S. R. Cooke, J. Elliott, M. King, and J. Gibson. DAIRY CATTLE…

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Section 9—MANUFACTURES. (Farm and Dairy)

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 3

JUDGES—Messrs J. Dorrough, and C. G. Schneider. Stewards—Messrs D. Buckley and S. Trimble Iron plough J. Hewitson prize…

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Good Butter

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 2

PEOPLE in general have learned more about dairying by going to market with poor butter and being plainly told by the dealer that it was poor, than they have or ever…

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The Northern Star. Wednesday, 25Th Febrdary, 1891. a Dairymen's Association

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 2

At the meeting of dairymen and others interested in the dairying industry held on Saturday we personally ventured to make a suggestion, which we are glad to be able to state…

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Transport of Dairy Produce. Meeting of Dairymen

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 2

IN response to the advertisement calling a meeting of dairymen to consider what course should be adopted to secure better means of having produce conveyed by steamer to market, a number met at…

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