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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1893

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Farm and Garden the Bees,and. The' Fruits. ThE Honey Bee Not Only Vidicated, but Invited lnto the Fruit Orchard

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 5

Fruit growers have, relented much toward the bees since the results of experiments made. under tho direction of the United Status entomologists have…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1893 · page 6

UN[?] shall be glod to [?] to [?] of [?] will be published whenever furnished…

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Economy in Farming and Grazing

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1893 · page 8

EVERY day, and at all ages and seasons, the complaint has been heard of the badness of the times, and the unprofitableness of every business in connection with the industries…

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Australian Butter in England

Northern Star · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 8

THE ' Australasian ' states that Mr. Walters, O.E., who has recently returned from England, where he has been making special inquiries relative to the butter and fruit [?]…

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Testing Results In Butter Milk

Northern Star · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 8

[?] recently presented [?] [?] [?]…

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Calculating the Value of Butter Fat

Northern Star · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 8

[?] to a guery [?] soper price for a pound of butter fat, the [?] to be tested by a [?] [?]…

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South Coast Butter Factories

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 3

THE West Kangaloon Butter Factory paid suppliers 3¼ per gullon for December's milk. suppliers to the Waratah Factory, East Kangaloon, received 3d per gllon for last month's…

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A Valuable Shipment of Butter

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 4

THE Austalasian Writes: "The largest quantity of butter ever shipped in one bottom from any port in the World was tken away by the P. and O. company's R.M.S. Ballaarat from Port…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 6

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

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Seizure of Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 3

THE Victorian Customs authorities have lately suspected that the stock tax was more honored in the breach limn the observance at Delegate, a crossing town for…

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Economy in Farming and Grazing

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 4

HAVING in a previous paper endeavoured to show how horse breeding by the small farmer is not worth following, I shall try to make it understood how only…

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Section 2.—Cattle. Dalry cattle

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 2

Judges—Mcssrs H Fredericks and G.T. Hindmarsh. Bull,3 years and over— John Boyle Lismore 1st prize;W. Somerville and A. Moles, 2nd 10entries Bull, 2 Years and under 3—L Heydon,…

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Farm Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 6

Three' essentials for successful wheat growing are good drainage.good tillage and good seed. Alfalfa is said to have proved a…

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The Dairy Chi-esemaking. The views of Instruction George A. Smith on the subject

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 6

The object of ripening the milk before adding the rennet is to have a sufficient unountof acidity 'developed so that the curd will work along in good time and…

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Section 7—Farm Produce

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 2

Judges—Messrs J. M'Lean and R. Ball' Maize,, large, 201bs in cob—Special prize by Messrs.Denhain Bros., 454 Sussex-street, Sydney, in lieu of Society's Prize. Prize £1 is—M. Sutton,…

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Farm and Carden Experiments with Oats. Result's form Many, Varieties' Tested at the Ohio Station

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 6

Fifty named 'sorts of oats: were sown in a comparative test at the Ohio station in 1891, on bottomland..The varieties were divided into four gronps:…

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Alstouville Dairy Company (Ltd.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1893 · page 2

THE fourth half-yearly meeting of the Alatonvillo Dairy Company(Ltd.) was held at the offfice of the factory on the 23rd January. Mr. Owen Daley, chairman of Directors, presided…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 6

UNDER this heeding we shall be glad to publish [?] to agricultural [?]…

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England's Butter Supply

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 6

THE fact that stuff which is not butter is sold as such in Britain has for many years vexed the dairy farmers. In reply to the deputation from the Central…

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