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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1893

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Report on the Condition of Growing Crops, North Coast

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 April 1893 · page 4

THE March returns to the Department of Agriculture show that consequent upon the continuous wet and still flooded state of the country in the northern coastal counties a…

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Crop Report

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1893 · page 4

We have to acknowledge from the Department of Agriculture its seventh crop report. From this report we gather that in the county of Rous during the last…

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Coraki Co-operative Dairy Co

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1893 · page 2

A MEETING of those interested in the proposed dairy factory at Coraki was held at Mrs. Mobbs' Hotel last Saturday afternoon, Mr. G. Baillie presiding…

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A Profitable Bee Farm

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1893 · page 6

THE National Advocate of Bathurst, in an interesting report of Mr. H. Peterson's 10. acres farm at Wattle Flat, gives some figures which strongly favour the view that bee…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 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 Sage Cheese. Don't Lose Money on Butter, but Make the Milk Into cheese

Northern Star · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 5

Green cheeso does not mean old, moldy cheese. It means sage cheese, rich, fine cheese'that has been flavored with green, aromatic herbs, which make it much…

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Treatment of Lumpy Jaw of Actinomycosis in cattle

Northern Star · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 2

SOME time ago, when it was known that the disease "lumpy jaw" existed in the district, the subject attracted considerable attention, more particularly as it was belived to be incurable and that the meat…

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A Large and profitable Bee Farm

Northern Star · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 4

THE National Advocate of Bathurst, in a report of Mr. H. petersen's 10 acre farm at wattle Flat, gives some figures which stongly favour the view that bee farming, when properly…

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Farm. Field and Garden. a New Grain. Editor cheever Expresses Opinions con cerning Editor carman's Ry wheats

Northern Star · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 5

The editor of the New England Farm— er, in noticing the praiseworthy attempts st hybridization attempted by the editor of the Rural New Yorker, says:…

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The Butter Export Trade

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 May 1893 · page 4

A DEPUTATION, consisting of the Hon. S. H. Hyam, M.L.C., Messrs. Fuller, M.L.A., C. W. Craig (Jamberoo), A. J. Onslow Thompson (manger Camden Park Estate), D. Hyam…

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Early History of Butter

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

BUTTER, which is almost indispensable to the meal nowadays, was formerly used solely as an ointment. Herodotus, a Greek historian, is the first writer who mentions butter, 500…

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The Successful Farmer

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

THE farmer who knows only how to turn a good furrow, prepare the soil for the seed, stop the growth of weeds, and promote the growth of plants has not mastered the art of…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 5 May 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 Northern Star. Saturday Morning 6th MAY, 1893. the Multiplication of Dairy Factories

Northern Star · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 2

THE article contributed by Mr. T. T. EWING, M.P., to be found in our issue to-day, under the heading of the Dairy Industry, is one deserving the thoughtful attention of those, who may contemplate the…

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Tobacco as a crop

Northern Star · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 2

MR. S. LAMN, the tobacco expert who is at present on a visit to this district to supply information on the subject of tobacco cultivation, addressed a meeting of the Agricultural Society, and several…

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The Dairy Industry. To Dairymen and Others on Railways Line Lismore to the Twerd. [Per Favor Northern Star.]

Northern Star · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 2

SEEING that in various centres along the railway, now approaching completion, butter factories are about to be erected, I venture to call the earnest attention of all the residents to the great mistake,…

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The Dairy the Vice President's Guernseys. Visit to Some Dairy Cows of the Blue Blood

Northern Star · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 6

At Rhinecliff, N. Y., is the finest herd of Guernsey cows in America, the owner says in the world. The owner is Vice President Levi P. Morton. The…

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The National Due Farm Prizes

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 3

SIR,— A ware of surprise expressed by a few wellwishers regarding the exclusion of my name from the list of prize-winners in the late National Competition of Beo Farms [?]…

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The Butter Export Trade

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 4

A DEPUTATION of thE Dairy Farmers' Association waited upon Sir George Dibbs, last week, .for the purpose of advocating the establishment by Act of…

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An Australian Wool Waggon

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 8

AT the Columbian Exhibition Chief Buchanan is going to have at least one waggon in his department, notwithstanding his generous efforts to send them all over to Mr. Smith. This one…

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