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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

344 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 12 of 18

Farmers' and Dairymen's Association

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 8

THE monthly committee meeting of the above was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, on Saturday last, at 2.30 p.m., when there was a good attendance of members. The…

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Pigs and Dairying

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 3

The separated milk is the bye-product of the dairy, of ten the waste product, but it is an important raw material in the manufacture of bacon, hams, and…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1897 · 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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Tatham Farmers' Association

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 2

AT the monthly meeting of the above, held on the 7th instant, the President (Mr. H. Polson) occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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Dairy and Farm

Northern Star · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 5

The TROPICULTURIST says: The following practical information appears in the recent catalogue issued by Messrs A. Williams and Sons…

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The Dairy Export Trade

Northern Star · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 5

LAST Friday afternoon Mr.R. J. Fairbairn, the newly appointed Australian-representative of the British Wholesale Co-operative Society called on the Minister for Mines and…

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Bishop Green's Pastoral Visit

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 2

THE Bishop of Grafton and Armidale arrived in Lismore on Thursday, and on friday proceeded to Rous, accompanied by Canon Ewing, when the new church was opened with Divine service, and…

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Dairy Cattle Improving

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 3

THE systematic manner in which the improvement of dairy herds in Denmark and Sweden is brought about is an object-lesson of great value to the…

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The Export of Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 2

AT the request of the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. R. J. Fairbairn, representative of the Co-operative Wholesale Society of England and Scotland, who…

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A Bounty on Wheat

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 8

The Americans are considering a project which, if carried out, will probably sweep away the remains of English agricultural rental. According to the OUTLOOK, a sober…

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Dairying in Australia

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 3

IN Australia, especially New South Wales, dairy farming has made great progress of late years, and there is every prospect of its developing into a large as well as a…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1897 · 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 wherever furnished…

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Dairy and Farm

Northern Star · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 5

Of the 70 elementary substances recognised by chemists, only 13 contribute to the formation of vegetable substances. Out of this baker's dozen all the varied forms of leaf,…

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Sugar Growing in N. S. Wales. No I. A. National Industry—area Under Cane, 32,892 Acres—1580 Farmers Growing Cane—more Than 5000 Men Employed. (By the.T.and C. Journal's Special Reporter.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 September 1897 · page 3

THE principal industry in the extreme north-eastern portion of-New South Wales is growing sugar-can and, manufacturing the product into a commercial article. For many mouths past canegrowere, sugar…

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Dairying and Rotation of Crops

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 3

If properly managed, dairying can be made to do an important work in successful rotation of crops. It also affords one of the best means of turning all…

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Tatham Farmers' Association

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 8

A MEETING of the above Society was held on Saturday, 21st August. The President (Mr. W. Poison) occupied the chair, and, after the minutes of the previous meeting…

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Profitable Dairying

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 3

A PROFIT of £1000 year on 55 cows is the kind of return which makes the dairy former anxious to know how it is done. This was shown at a meeting of a…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1897 · 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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Dairy and Farm

Northern Star · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

A PLANT with roots exposed to sun and wind will die as soon as a fish out of water. EVERY active farmer's son ought to learn to graft, but and spray…

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Dairying on the Clarence

Northern Star · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 8

AT the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Clarence River Pioneer Dairy Company held on Saturday, there were about 150 present. The report showed 420,000 gallons,of…

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