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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

326 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 17

Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 May 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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Household Hints. Wheat Puffs

Northern Star · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 1

ROll a sheet of good paste into circular shapes by pressing a saucer upon it and passing a sharp knite around the saucer; lay upon the half of each circle of paste a table…

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"A Typical Shorthorn Dairy Cow

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 May 1891 · page 6

ADVOCATING. the establishment of a milking herd book, Mr. Evans, in the Journal of the Brtish Dairy, Farmers' Association, gives a very good idea of…

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Woodburn Dairy Factory

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 May 1891 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Woodburn Dairy Cumpany, was held in the Woodburn Hall on Saturday May 2nd, 1891, to receive the directors' report and balance sheet…

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Dairying in Victoria

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 May 1891 · page 6

BUTTER factories are still being established in many dairying contres in Victoria, and it is very evident that the, movement in this direction has…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 6

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

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The Dishorning of Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 4

At Edinburgh, on March 13, it was decided by five judges on an appeal that the operation of dishorning cattle was necessary in the interests of the animals…

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Kale for Dairy Purposes

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 6

THE thousand—headed kale, and the Jersey tree kale have been tried in several parts of New South Wales, and have been found to thrive well in all localities where the soil is…

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Profitable uses of the Mango Crop

Northern Star · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 6

MR. E. M. SHELTON, Instructor to the Department of Agriculture in Queensland, under recent date, writes:— "The Mango (Mangifera Indica). so far as it…

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The Travelling Dairy

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 May 1891 · page 4

THE travelling dairy formed in this colony by the, Department of Agriculture for instructive purposes is now ready for work, and probably will be used at Bath[?]st next week.The plant…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 May 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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An Unsuitable Crop

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 4

MUCH has been written recently in the Australian press regarding the large profits that accrue from olive cultivation ; and while we do not doubt for a moment the…

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The Travelling Dairy

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 6

MR. NELL HARPER, who has been appointed by the Government to take charge of the new travelling dairy, will give the first exhibition of the dairy at work at…

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Wanted, Teachers of ButterMaking

Northern Star · Saturday 23 May 1891 · page 7

ONE of the Honorary Secretaries of the Irish Industrial League gives a very intersting account of the good results that have followed the efforts made in the west of Ireland to educate…

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Sites for Experimental Farms and Agricultural Schools

Northern Star · Saturday 23 May 1891 · page 5

MR. SYDNEY SMITH, the Secretary for Mine and Agriculture, under date the 15th instant, has issued a minute regarding the sites for experimental farms and agricultural schools…

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Dairying

Northern Star · Saturday 23 May 1891 · page 4

SIR.—Now that butter has advanced in price, and the Prophets, who, a while back, would have us believe that it would never pay again like the past, have all proved false, speculators…

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The Surplus Maize Crop

Northern Star · Saturday 23 May 1891 · page 8

ENQUIRIES have been addressed to the Department of Agriculture from the northern rievrs as to the amount of raw spirit obtainable from a standard bushel of maize, with a…

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Victorian Aid Farming Industries

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 May 1891 · page 5

THE total bonuses offered in Victoria for butter factories, fruit canning, fruit drying, raisin and currant making, the manufacture of vegetable oil, the preparation of flax, h[?]mp,…

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Farmers' Union

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 May 1891 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting to consider the draft rules for the union was hold at the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. Mr. T. Osborn was appointed chairman and the attendance…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 May 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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