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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1894

298 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 15

Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 May 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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Rape as a Forage Crop

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

MAY is a splendid month to bow this plant, which appears to have taken quite a prominent places amongst our "green stuff" crops, though it is not…

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Loans to Victorian Farmers

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

IT will no doubt be a source of satisfaction (says the Australasian) to the many hundreds of selectors who have not yet obtained the Crown grant for…

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The Dairy Feeding for Butter. More Increase of Butter Fat Than Milk Product

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 5

The bulletin of the Iowa station puts this matter in the clearest light and without any ambiguity when it says. "The fat product was increased to a larger…

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Frosted Feed and Bitter Butter

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 5

Mr. B. C. Bliss says in The Practical Dairyman: I have had more trouble from poor butter in winter than any other time simply because…

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Dairy and Creamery

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 5

To make the butter come in February there is nothing like having a fresh cow come in about that time. No creamery will shut down in winter…

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The Dairying Industry

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 8

ON Friday last Messrs. H. Pateson (Manager of the Fresh Food and Ice Coy.) and E. Denham, (of Benham Bros) Sydney, who have just completed a tour of the district, addressed a meeting…

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Dairy and Farm. Carriage of Butter from New South Wales

Northern Star · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 5

THE 'Herald' writes:—We understand that the communications passing between the steam companies and the exporters of butter from New South Wales are likely to result…

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Points for Farmers

Northern Star · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 5

THE work of a thoronghly progressive farmer includes not only agriculture proper, but stock raising and horticulture. This fact by itself is enough to show that the farmer…

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The Best Farmers

Northern Star · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 5

THE best farmers are those who are able to discriminate and to determine which is the best paying crop for their farms, and to grow it, instead of following the beaten track of…

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The Butter Trade Question. The spilt Among Agents

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 4

The S. M. Herald says the action of the South Coast Company in taking upon itself to lower the price of butter, notwithstanding the dictum of the Dairy Export Association, and the…

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Colonial Butter in other Lands

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1894 · page 4

SOME rather interesting information has been received from Vancouver regarding the respective merits of factory and creamery butter. Agents in British…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1894 · 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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Fodder Crops a Necessity

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1894 · page 6

THE farmer who undertaken dairying, pig feeding, or the keeping of sheep in the dry districts, will find either kind of stock unprofitable unless he…

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The Dairy a Farm Creamery. Its Superintendent Is a college graduate and Makes Prime Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 6

Corn for the silo is cut into ½inch pieces and pakced solid when in the glazing period. Pride of the North is Mr. Tarbell's favorite, for "although it…

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A Dairymans Lersure

Northern Star · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 6

What little leisure a dairyman enjoys comes largely to him in the cold comths, and then he cannot make money any faster than to turn student. This…

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A Central Creamery for the Richmond Rirer. The Butter Industry

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 4

THE formation of a company for the purpose of establishing refrigerating, works in conjunction with a central butter, factory on the Richmond River is an item of intelligence which is of…

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Butter for Canada

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1894 · page 6

THE members of Parliament and others who recently visited the Fanners and Dairymen's Co-operative Milk Company, Limited, in Harris-street, Ultimo…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1894 · 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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Dairy and Farm. Spaying Cattle

Northern Star · Saturday 2 June 1894 · page 5

1. WHAT is meant by "Spaying?" Spaying is the castration of a female anim such as a cow, sow, bitch &c. 2. What advantages are gained by spaying…

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