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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

360 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 18

Kindness to Cattle

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

THIS is one of the standard subjects for the dairy writer and the dairy lecturer. It is a good subject, but its treatment usually lacks directions for being kind…

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Diseased and Cancerous Cattle

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

THE Board of Health are taking the following action for the proper administration of the Diseased Animals and Meat Act, which was passed last session…

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Wheat Harvesting by Steam

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

THE last two years have witnessed, another development of machinery in California wheat culture. Steam power has been successfully applied, and a very…

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Dairy and Farm. a New Butter-Making Machine

Northern Star · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 5

THE Sydney correpondent of the Cha[?] and Richmond Examiner wrote, recently:—"The other day I was shown the plana of a butter. making machine, which promises to cause as…

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The Exportation of Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 5

THE Dairy Farmers' Association of New South Wales have issued a circular to t the different dairy factories and dairy farmers in the colony, bringing under their notice the mattor of the…

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The Storage of Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 5

AN Albury correspondent telegraph's:—Mr. T. Pearsall has just completed a refrigerating chamber which is intended for competition for the prize of £200 offered by the Victorian…

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Keeping Quality of Extractor or Other Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 5

WHATEVER other criticisms may be justly or unjustly made regarding Extractor butter the stale falsity that it has not, when well made and taken care of good keeping qualities, as,…

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The Northern Star. Wednesday Morning, 11th MAY. 1892. Poultry a Valuable Aid to the Farmer

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 2

HAVING had an opportunity, recently, of seeing the class of poultry sent to the Sydney market, we formed the opinion that, perhaps, no stock on the farm ure more in need of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 May 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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Dairy and Farm. Pure Water for Stock

Northern Star · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 6

MANY dairyman recoguise the purity of water, and act accordingly. The following article shows the losses from foul water in the dairy. It "does not touch, however, on another very…

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Unconsidered Trifies in Factory Dairy Practice

Northern Star · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 6

FOLLOWING up your remarks from Hoard's Dairyman, relative to the difference in regard in yield in quantity of butter from similar quantities of cream from, different cows in the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1892 · page 6

UNDER this heading we shall 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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The Ulmarra Dairy Factory

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1892 · page 6

THIS factory bids fair to be a great success. At the first annual meeting held last week the report submitted was very satisfactory, especially when it is…

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A Great Butter Cow

Northern Star · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 5

Mr. CHARLES F. WALTON, of Iron Hill, Md., has a cow that has made in one day 3.97 pounds of butter, from ' 55 pounds of milk, which is at the rate of 27 79 pounds of butter…

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Dairy and Farm. [?]pening Centrlfugal Cream

Northern Star · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 5

THE following inquiries were made by a dairyman, and answered in an American paper:—" Is it better to ripen the centrifugal cream within 24 hours, than within 48? In the first case…

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Small Farming In the United States

Northern Star · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 5

ILLUSTRATIVE of the extent of the truck farming industry in the states, as discovered by the last census, Mortimer Whitehead, superintendent in charge, says: The figures are large and…

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Rust on Farm Implements

Northern Star · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 5

THE following recipe for the prevention of rust on firm implements when not in use will be found invaluable:—Melt together 1 lb. of lard and a lamp of resin the size of an English…

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South Coast Dairy Factories

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 May 1892 · page 2

THE Albion Park Dairy Company paid suppliers for the month of April 5[?]d on 25,243. gallons of milk treated at the factory, and 6d on 32,834 gillons sent to the F. F. and I. Company…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 6

UNDER this hearting 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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An American Butter Tub Factory

Northern Star · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 6

THE following from the Elgin Courier is an interesting statement of the growth and success of the Elgin Butter Tub Company, of Elgin, Ill, Since its establishment five years ago, the…

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