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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1893

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1893 · page 6

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

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The Cow that makes the Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1893 · page 6

THE man who believes that in any one of the many dairy breeds lies all the superiority in butter production, or that it lies necessarily in any pure breed, must be not a little…

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The American Free Wool Bill

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1893 · page 5

REFERRING to the political situation in the United States, the PALL MALL GAZETTE of Nov. 17 says: It is not altogether impossible that the Republicans may pass…

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Some Notes on Corn and Potato Farming

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1893 · page 6

I AM emboldened through the thoughtful advice of the Rural editor to send a few notes of my experience in corn crops during a long series of years in the Bega district. Of course…

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Dairying in New Zealand

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1893 · page 5

THE evidence given by Mr. John Sawers, Chief Dairy Instructor of New Zealand, before the Agricultural Industries Committee of that colony, contains some useful…

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The Dairy the Creamery Dairymen. How to Take Care of Mills for Butter Making

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 6

The cows should be properly fed the best and most wholesome food on the farm. They should not be allowed, to drink out of any slough or stagnant pool…

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Farming in England

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 4

To judge by what one reads in the English agricultural journals the outlook for the farmer and the landowner in the old country was never so black as at present. Fastships…

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Farm and Carden a Plea for the Skunk. By Right of Its Good Works This Animal Claims the Farmers' Protection

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 6

The skunk is in bad odor with the world nt large, and yet every fanner's hoy knows the commercial value of its soft fur: a value of sufficient…

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Wanted Good Dairymen as well as Good Cows

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 4

MR. A. L. CROSBY, writing to the NATIONAL STOCKMAN, Says:— "We now have good mil testers, but we also require man testers…

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Dairy and Creamery

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 6

The individual who has a hillside with a spring upon the hill above it has just the place which nature had in mind for a first class creamery when she built…

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Manuring the Turnip Crop

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 5

The results of experiments with different manures applied to the turnip crop of 1801 at an English agricultural school farm justified these conclusions;…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 6

UNDER its [?] we she be glad to publish contribution [?] to agricultural and pastoral meeting The results of experiments made will be [?] hen[?]…

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Use Plenty of Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 6

DR. HUTCHINSON makes the following carnest plea for the free use of butter:—No dietetle form would, I believe, be more conductive to improved health…

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The Profits of Dairying

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 6

A CORRESPONDENT of a journal published in the northeastern district of Victoria writes:—"The following returns are now being obtained from the creameries…

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Practical Dairy Hints. [By Hawkeye.]

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 6

ALLUDING to the dairy factory industry, particularly in this district, can anyone find out how the paying for the butter return to be estimated in that…

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The Sugar-Cane Disease. A Visit to.Mr. A. Meston's Cane Disease Experimental Farm

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 6

IN accordance with an advertisement in the Herald, about 20 gentleman interested in the sugarcane growing industry,—among whom were Messrs, W. Gollan…

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Co-operative Dairying a Triumphant Success

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 4

From the statement put before the annual meeting of shareholders of Wood-stock (Jamberoo) butter factory last week, it appears that during the 12…

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The Butter Market

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 2

WITH the increase of butter factories in all directions the supply is at present quite in excess of the demand. victoria is just now exporting heavily, and as will be seen by a paragraph we publish…

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Clover Hay for Sheep

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 5

Many sheep fatteners give their sheep clovor hay;'and it is a good food for them. But it on ought.to be remembered it contains a large, percentage of…

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The Dairy the Creamery Man to the Farmer The Creamery Man Tells the Farmer Why He Should sell the Cream

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 8

Remember, the time to make money on packed butter is past now, since nearly-all the. creameries operate during the entire year…

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