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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1895

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Learning the Dairy Business. From an Old Fashloued Dasher [?]hurn to Silos and a Creamery

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 5

Mr. W. H. Gilbert is a prominent New York dairyman, whose place is at Richland, eight miles south of Lake Ontario. His farm is a sandy loam underlaid by…

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Dairying In the United States

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 5

The men employed in the business number. 750,000 and the horses are over 1,000,000. There are over 12;000,000 horses all told…

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Molasses Cattle Food

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 6

FEW besides those who live in the neighborhood of the sugar mills know probably what enormous quantities of crude molasses go to waste for want of some…

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Butter Competition in Britain

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 6

THE manager of the N. S. W. Fresh Food and Ice Company, Mr. Pateson, writes from London to the effect that it is practicable for Australian, dairymen…

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The Live Cattle Export

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 8

DESPITE the high death-rate among the cattle shipped in the steamship Gulf of Bothnia, it would appear that this branch of export trade is likely to…

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Important to Dairymen

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 6

"WHILE it is not always the case that good cows transmit their milk and butter qualities to their offspring, it is nearly always the case that poor cows…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1895 · 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 Horses in America

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 6

THE general use of light cultivating, tools, ploughs on wheels, and which the drivers ride, has led to the introduction of a lighter and more active stamp of…

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Australian Butter in England. Interview with Mr. H. Pateson

Northern Star · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 4

MR. H. PATESON, the manager of the Fresh Food and Ice Company, whe recently visited England and several European countries. devoted, his time to investigating the prospects of…

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Dairy and Farm. a Convincing Demonstration

Northern Star · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 6

YEARS ago (says HOARD'S.DAIRYMAN) when we commenced prea[?]hing against the "general purpose" [?]ow, not one dairy farmer in a hundred had any…

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The Northern Star. Saturday Morning, 16th FEBRUARY. 1995. Mr. Lance, Manager N. S. Wales Creamery Butter Co., Interviewed

Northern Star · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 2

MR. C. C.LANOE, the general manager of the N.S.W. Creamery Butter Coy., arrived here on Wednesday, having come overland from Sydney via Brisbaua and the Tweed. In an interview with Mr. Lance…

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Culture of Mangolds. How to Grow a Successful Crop of There Valuable Roots

Northern Star · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 6

Farmers as woll as dairymen were long ago convinced of the great value of root crops for feeding to stock. Here is a plan for growing mangolds, described…

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Second Day. Agricultural Societies and Farmers' Institutes

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 4

Mr. W. S. CAMPBELL (Department of Agriculture), in a paper on this subject, said our existence and our prosperity depended to a very considerable extent, if not…

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Colonial Cattle In England

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 6

THE practicability of making a payable market in London for Australian live cattle having been shown by the pioneers of the industry is a great incentive to…

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Dairying in Denmark

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 6

A FARMER who is within 20 miles of Copenhagen, the great butter market of Denmark, pays his men £4 half-yearly in addition to their board; and the girls…

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Dairying Education

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 6

AT the conference of Agricultural Societies held in Sydney last week Mr. J. D. Hennessey read a paper "Elementary Dairying and other Industrial…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1895 · 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 An American on Australian Butter and Packages

Northern Star · Saturday 23 February 1895 · page 5

THE package used by as in shipping has always appeared to me not to be the best possible, more especially when it comes to a matter of holding butter…

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The Cows Tested at Klania Show for Butter Yield

Northern Star · Saturday 23 February 1895 · page 5

MR. FRANK M'CAFFREY, who conducted the tests Of cows entered for the prizes at Kiama, reported to the committee as follows:—Having visited your…

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Meeting of Dairymen

Northern Star · Saturday 23 February 1895 · page 2

ON Wednesday afternoon Mr. C. C. Lance, manager of the N. S. Wales Creamery Butter Company, addressed a meeting of dairymen at the Council Chambers. The Mayor (Mr. J. W. Coleman)…

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