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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

303 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 16

Cold Storage of Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 4

AFTER the revelations made concerning the alleged adulteration of Victorian butter in London, a series of experiments were initiated by M. A. G. Berry, of…

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Interesting Dairying Records

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 3

MR. F. J. STANSMORE, of Wangrabell Farm, near Warranambool, who owns a dairy of 70 cows, adopts the practice of testing every animal in the herd…

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Caution to Farmers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 3

THE following unique financial transaction, vouched for by the Forbes Times, should act as a warning to some of our settlers who are constantly presented by…

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The Pig on the Farm

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 3

A FARMER in a far Western American settlement writes to an exchange:—"Pat refereed to his pig in reverent terms as 'the gentleman that pays the…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 3

UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributors having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…

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Dairy and Farm. The Sugar Season in [?] [?]

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 5

THE sugar-crushing [?] is, the Mackay district has virtually closed. The Mackay correspondent of the Sugar Journal gives be following as the outputs from the mills:—…

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One of the Leaks in Dairying

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 5

I MET with a case the other day that struck, me as being of considerable significance to many dairymen, says Geo. E. Newell in Ohio Farmer. A man milking seventeen cows and making…

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The Northern Star. Wednesday Morning,8th January, 1896. Australia Scores in Butter

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 2

A. CABLEGRAM recently received states that " since September the officers of the…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 3

UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributions having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The result of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…

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Largest Milk and Butter Yields

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 6

IN reply to inquiries as to the best butter and milk records of Jersey Cows for one week, and also for one year, Mr. J. J. Hemingway, secretary of the American Jersey cattle club [?] gives…

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Dairy and Farm. Ground Corn and Cob[?] for Stock

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 6

THE N. C. Agricultural Experiment Station has issued another bulletin (No. 97) on the digestibility of cattle food. One of the experiments will be of much value to feeders…

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Mineral Wool

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 6

OF all the wonders of modern industry, that of the manufacture of a soft and dowry "wool from sandstone and from the waste slag of blast furnaces is one of…

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Strange, Mortality Among Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 3

ALARMING reports are prevalnent as to the loss of cattle in the Goulburn Valley district (Vic), and opinions are divided as to the cause of death. Several…

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Improvement in British Dairying

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 3

WE would make a mistake wore, we to suppose that the enormous increase of imported butter into the old land has demoralished the dairying interests there…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · 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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Sweet Butter Manufacture

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 6

A MACHINE which separates the milk and churns the butter at one operation, pasteuri[?]ing the milk before it is separated, won a medal at the British Dairy Show last October. This machine…

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Dairy and Farm. Breed Mules

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 6

AN American writer says- The market indicates clearly that there is to be no profit in the future in low-grade horses. Every conscientious owner of a fair-sized, sound m[?]re will…

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A[?]stonville Dairy Company Ltd

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 4

THE shareholders of the Alstonville Dairy Company Limited, held their half-yearly meeting at the factory on Tuesday, 14th January, 1896. Mr. James Whipps presided and there were also present…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 3

UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributors having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiences made will be published whenever furnished…

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Dairy and Farm

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 6

THE healthfulness of farm life is one of its greatest advantages over other occupations, and one which cannot be measured [?] va[?]d by money. If you are sometimes inclined to…

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