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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

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Dairy Farmers' Association of New South Wales

Northern Star · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 2

A CIRCULAR received from Mr. T. Armstrong, the Secretary, states that at a full meeting of the Executive held on the 2nd instant the following scheme for exportation of surplus butter during the…

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Dairy and Farm. The Forty-acre Farm

Northern Star · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 6

I'm thinking, wife, of Neighbour Jones, that man with stalwart arm— He lives in peace and plenty on a forty-acre farm;…

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Amateur Farming

Northern Star · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 1

A person on an amateur farm is, to a certain extent, isolated, and is at the mercy of various marauders that infest civilisation— or, as I am speaking of amateur farming,…

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Magnitude of the American Dairy Products

Northern Star · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 6

IT is never amiss to keep before the eyes of the people the following succinet statement of the money value of the dairy interest in the United States:—Two thousand million dollars are…

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Brain Farming

Northern Star · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 6

THE difficulty to-day with all of our work in the dairy field, is a lack of intellectuality. The difficulty with agriculture is that it is not followed as an intellectual pursuit. Consequently…

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Unconsidered Trifles in Dairy Practice

Northern Star · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 6

Advantages of the Butter Extractor over the Cream Separator. THE following are a few of the advantages the Butter Extractor has over the Dream Separator:…

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South Coast Dairy Factories

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 August 1892 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the directors of the Woodstock Butter Factory (Jamberoo), it was announced that 423,104 gallons of milk had been received during the mouth of July, for which 7¾d…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 6

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

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Farming Notes

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 4

ON a recent visit to Mr. M. Doran's farm, South Arm, a great improvement was noticed in the appearance of the place. The home paddock has been ploughed…

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Items of Interest to Dairymen

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 6

PROFESSOR JOHN A. MEYER, after long trial of salting butter made from sweet and sour cream has become convinced that it is better to put more salt in…

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A Farming Experiment

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 6

MR. JOHN BALE, of Maclean, has (says the Grafton Argus) written a letter to the Minister for Lands making an application for a 10 years' lease, with the…

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The Draught Horse for the Farmer

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 6

THE draught horse is the best horse for the fanner for several reasons. 1. He does the work on the farm most satisfactorily and with less expense and worry…

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Dairy and Farm. Squashes and Pumpkins

Northern Star · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 6

No better feed for stock, in autumn and winter, can be found, especially for [?]ilch cows and calves, than the large varieties of squashes and pumpkins. We put several tons of them into a…

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Fowls on the Farm

Northern Star · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 6

SPEAKING at a recent farmers[?] conference in Canada, one farmer who had discovered how much money there was in fowls, said, "it is one of the few products of the farm from which…

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The Victorian Duties and Bonuses on Butter

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 August 1892 · page 4

IN the circular letter which has been issued by the Dairymen's Association to members of the Legislative Assembly, an application is made for an increase in the import duties on butter…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1892 · 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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Meeting at Wyrallah to Establish a Dairy Factory

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1892 · page 7

THE above meeting, as called by advertisement, was held in the School of Arts, Wyrallah, on Saturday evening last, and was attended by an audience of about fifty people. Mr. F. B…

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Canon Bagot on Dairying

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1892 · page 6

AT the opening of the Bangor Dairy School Canon Bagot had a good opportunity of addressing a meeting of Welsh farmers, and he gave some very…

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New Money for Every Farm Home

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1892 · page 4

THERE is, no doubt, that people become prosperous less by the money they make, than by the money they save, and this is particularly true of the work carried on in…

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Butter Inspectors

Northern Star · Saturday 27 August 1892 · page 4

Why should not boards "of health inspect bad butter and cheese as well as bad meat? [?]n many instances, however, the groceryman is as much to blame or…

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