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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1893

409 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 21

Fodder for Dairy Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 6

RECENT experiments show that it is highly problematical whether beetroot can ever be grown in all countries with so much success as to warrant the erection of a factory for…

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The Butter Industry

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 6

MR. WILSON, the Victorian butter expert, arrived in London n few days ago, having travelled overland from Naples. In consequence of the depressed state of the butter…

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The Dairy Industry

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 6

Now that the dairy industry is being de. veloped in so many districts, to the great advantage of the farmer and, indirectly to the storekeeper, it is important if an expanding…

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How to get Capital for Starting Dairy Factories

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 6

THE establishment of dairy factories has so absorbed the attention of the Agricultural mind as about the most paying industry in that line, and their increase in numbers…

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Test of Dairy Cows

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 6

THE special prize at the Sydney Show for the cow giving the largest quantity of milk was awarded to Mr. J. Linsay's Whiteback, yellow and black, 9 years. At 6.30 a.m. on 30th…

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Coraki Dairy Factory

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 6

THE preliminary steps for the formation of a Dairy Factory Company at Coraki have been taken, and so far very satisfactory progress has been made. There seems, however, a…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1893 · 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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The Dairy Shorthorn Dairy Show. The Shorthorn Breeder's Association Issues a Circular

Northern Star · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 6

To the Shorthorn Breeders of America: Mr, H. H. Hinds, of Stanton, Mich.,is hereby appointed commissioner of the association for'the purpose of securing…

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Seed Wheat

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 4

THE Department of Agriculture has for distribution the seed of several varieties of wheat in small lots to experimenters who make early application. These wheats are…

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Salo of Dapto Dairy Farms

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 2

THE Mercury reports— One of the greatest sales of farms yet held on the South Coast took place at Albion Park onthe 13th instant, when Mr. D.L. Dymock offered for side (by order of the executrix…

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Farmers Should Produce What They Themselves Require

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 4

THERE are some farmers who grow everything they ent wand drink at home upon the farm, except salt, pepper, tea, and sugar. One or two even use honey in place of sugar,…

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The Pig Trade. How the Farmer Bears all the Losses

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 3

SHIPPERS have often been at a loss to understand the meaning of certain deductions from their account sal;es on consignments of pigs. The following circular, which a good many may never have seen, will…

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Butter of Olden Times

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1893 · page 6

R. GEILOFER, in a letter to the Warrnambool Standard, writes:—"The recent testing of Danish butter brings back to my memory the old digging days of Ballarat—1855-7. Butter…

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Proposed Coraki Dairy Factory

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1893 · page 7

SIR,—I notice by your paper that the Coraki Dairy Factory has progressed so far as asking the people to take up shares, and also stating the factory is to cost about £800. In the…

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Book-keeping for Farmers and Orchadists

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1893 · page 6

IN the March number of the Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales there appears an exhaustive paper from Charles T. Musson, of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, on…

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Sunflowers for Dairy Cows

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1893 · page 6

writes:—Now that dairy matters are so prominently before the public, it may be information to your readers that sunflowers make an excellent fodder for cattle. My attention was…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1893 · 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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Farm Field and Garden Harvesting Potatoes. Cheapest and Simplest Ways of Handling and Storing for Winter Use

Northern Star · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 6

If the soil be clean and mellow, the patented potato diggers do good service, saving as these do both time and labor. On the majority of farms, however, these…

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Dairy and Creamery

Northern Star · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 6

Good butter contains 85 per cent, of pure butter fat. The now Wisconsin Dairy school graduates this year fifteen young gentlemen…

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The Dairy Neufchatel Cheese. Mr. Henry Stewart's Directions for Making the American Neufchatel

Northern Star · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 6

Neufchatel cheese is an exceedingly popular small cheese in the markets of our large cities. It is the American imitation of the French NenfchateL They…

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