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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

303 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 11 of 16

Dairy and Farm. Removing Weed Flavours from Milk

Northern Star · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 4

GOODRICH Bros. of Wisconsin, U.S.A. have had to grapple with wild onion and other weed flavors in milk, and treated in as follows:—…

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Ceylon Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1896 · page 2

ONE of the greatest curiosities among the domesticated animals of Ceylon is a breed of cattle known to the zoologist as the sacred running oxen. They are the…

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Australian Sheep-Skinning

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1896 · page 6

FOLLOWING up the English complaints of the damage done to Australian wools by the practice of branding the sheep with tar comes a protest from Geneva…

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Dairy and Farm. The Biggest Hog

Northern Star · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 7

THERE is a hog on exhibition at Kaufman. Tex., which is, perhaps, the largest living hog. It will he four years old June, 1896, and was raised in Robertson County, Tex…

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New South Wales Creamory Butter Company at Young

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 September 1896 · page 3

WE notice from copy of the Burrangong Chronicle that the New South Wales Creamery Butter Company is establishing themselves in the Western districts, at Young, where they have recently rented…

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Cane-growers' Union. Meeting of Farmers

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 September 1896 · page 2

A, MEETING of farmers and others interested in the growing of cane was held in the Council Chambers on Saturday last. to consider the question of forming a Union. The Mayor (Alderman O'Flynn)…

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Colonial Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 3

THERE are many adverse criticisms passed upon the colonial qualities of butter. One is "the want of uniformity." There is again the question of…

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The New Zealand Wheat Crop

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 3

A NEW ZEALAND paper of August 5 contains the estimate of that colony's wheat crop for 1895, and remarks inter alia "that the area of production has been…

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English Butter Imports

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 3

WRITING of the imports of butter to the English market, last season, the London correspondent of the Sydney Mail says:—"In the season just ended…

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London Butter and Cheese Market

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 8

MESSRS. WEDDELL'S review of last season's butter market contains abundant evidence of the futility of attempting to corner a great trade. They attribute the low prices…

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Model Farm for Coraki

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 3

VERY few who are Acquainted with the geographical position of this town, as the centre of a very large agricultural area, will dispute its claims to having a…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 3

UNDER this bonding 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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Farming in Ireland

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 2

THE appearance of the crops in Ireland last month is the subject of a series of country reports published by the FARMERS GAZETTE. Antrim has scarcely suffered from…

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The London Butter Market

Northern Star · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 8

THE following clipping is from the Canterbury (N.Z.) Times and written by the London correspondent:— Butter—The mild and muggy weather of the…

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What Caused the Fall in Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 8

The following appears in the Shoalhave[?] Telegraph as a letter to the editor:— Sir,—In your issue of the 29th August you publish a lengthy interview with Mr. Bussell…

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Dairy and Farm. Cow Peas. (For the Northern Star.) They Work for Nothing and Board Themselves

Northern Star · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 5

AMONG the least grown and yet most valuable crops that can be cultivated' in these colonies is the cow pea. For years past agricultural writers in all parts of the world…

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Clarence River Farmers Union

Northern Star · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 8

A meeting of farmers was held at Maclean on Monday, in connection with the Clarence River Farmers and Produce[?]s' Union. The object of the organisation were to develop the…

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South Coast Butter Trade

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 3

THERE was keen competitor to obtain the output of butter from the new central factory at Ulladulla, and paragraph from the Milton Times says:—"The…

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A Visit to the Experimental Farm

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 3

"PATHFINDER" writes:—Wednesday, 9th inst., being visitors' day at the Government Experimental Farm, I embraced the opportunity, arriving just as the…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 September 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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