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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1894

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Butter for Exportation

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 5

THE grader for the New South Wales Dairy Farmers' Export Association, in a letter sent to as dated April 5 says: "It is well known both in the colonies and the United Kingdom that…

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Making Good Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 5

AT the Monroe Institute (America), J. D. Clark spoke on "Gilt-edged Butter, and How it is Made." He said to make fine butter necessitated the keeping of good cows and giving…

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Dairy and Farm. Fertillzers

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 5

THERE are certain facts concerning the three valuable ingredients of plant food nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash—which should be understood by all farmers who expect to succeed…

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The Dairying Industry

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 2

IN Parliament on Tuesday, 17th instant, Mr. O'Sullivan moved the ajournment of the House to call attention to a definite matter of public importance, namely, the necessity for the Government to…

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Export of Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 3

IN the Assembly last week Mr. Garvan asked the Colonial Secretary whether he would endeavour to arrange with the British mail steamers to take such quantities of butter in cool…

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Co-operative Dairying in Ireland

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 3

IRELAND is making a bold bid to regain her old supremacy in the butter market, Some years ago, before the trade was revolutionised by the introduction of…

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Farmer and Graziers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 3

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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Items of Interest of Farmers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 3

IT costs less to run an fncubator than to feed the hens required to hatch an equal number of chicks. An ordinary hive of bees contains…

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The Dairying Industry

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 3

IN the Assembly last week Mr. O'Sullivan moved the adjournment of the House of call attention to the necessity for the Government taking immediate…

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Dairy Hints

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 3

THE testimony accumulates that it is better to feed milch cows but twice per day, as it is alleged that well-fed cows can put in their time resting and…

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Brush Farm Reformatory

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 4

IT is proposed that the reformatory school at Brush Farm shall be established under the Reformatory School Act, passed on 12th September, 18[?] This…

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Cattle. Ayrshires

Northern Star · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 2

Bull, 3 years and over—M. Sutton 1st and champion Bull, 2 years—A. H. Cartor 1st Cow, 3 years and over—J. C. Irving 1st and…

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Why We Eat Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 5

ENERGY and strength are not quite the same. Professor Roberts, of Cornell, lately said at a meeting: "When I sit down to the table and partake of good butter I transform it…

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Dairy and Farm. How to Use the Babcock Milk Test. E. H. Barrington, Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station

Northern Star · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 5

WHEN the inventor gave this method of milk testing to the public, it was first tried by chemists of experiment stations, or persons who weresomewhat familiar with the chemical…

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The Dairy the Man. Success In Dairying Depends on the Man Who Tries It

Northern Star · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 6

There are very few questions that do not have more than one side. With the right kind of a man and favorable weather to grow and harvest and feed…

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Farmers and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 3

Under the 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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Feeding Dairy Cows

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 3

LIBERAL feeding given to dairy cows pays well. Recent teats at the Pennsylvania Experiment Station show that the cheapest ration, costing 9 1/4 per day…

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Farm Notes

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 3

IN Great Britain during 1893 the number of cattle slaughtered to prevent contagion with pleuropneumonia was 1273. The number of arrivals attacked…

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The Dailry Farmers' Parliament

Northern Star · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 2

THE following, which appeared in the Shoa[?]en Telegraph, from "Onlooker." we have been asked by subseribers to republish, which we do in a shghtly abridged form:—…

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Low Price of Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 3

CATTLE are virtually a drug on the market just now. Although some good prices are now and then realised in sale yards these are but isolated instances…

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