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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

344 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 18

Dairying Prospects

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1897 · page 4

The remarkable rapidity with which the dairying industry has spread in this district since its inception, or, rather, since improved methods of treating the product…

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Dairy and Farm

Northern Star · Saturday 12 June 1897 · page 5

IT is less work to wash the buttermilk out of the butter than to work it out. MlLK the heifer clear up to within a week of her second calf if yor can. This…

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Our Butter at Home

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 3

Referring to the quality of colonial butter, a London journal says:— "One of the reasons why we are supposed to get so much of our butter from abroad…

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The Weight of Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 8

TO find the live weight of an animal measure the girth close behind the shoulders, and the length from the joint of the should to the butt of the tail. Multiply the…

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Coraki Dairy and Farmer's Association

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 5

A COMMITTEE, meeting of the above was held on Saturday evening last, the President (Mr. J. M'Kinnon) being in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were rend…

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Dairying on the Macleay

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 7

DURING the past week Mr. W. Foley, representing Messrs. Foley Bros., of Sussex-street, has been in the district for the purpose of selecting a site for…

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The Dairying Industry

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 3

THREE was a large attendance at a meeting of the Lower Manning Dairy Company at Croki last week to consider a proposal to take over the Co.'s factory…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 June 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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Average Yield of Dairy Cows

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 2

Amongst the Kiama dairymen a good deal of consideration has been given to the minute of the Minister for Agriculture, in which he states that the…

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Agricultural Societies and Dairying

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 2

MR. SYDNEY SMITH states that it has been decided to call together a meeting of the representatives of agricultural societies on the 8th July, to be followed…

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Tatham Farmer's Association

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 8

A MEETING of the Tatham Farmer's Association was held at Mr. Marsh's Hotel., on Saturday night, and was fairly well attended, considering the inclement state of…

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Dairying on tho Clarence

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 8

The dairying industry is fast spreading in the district. A correspondent from Glenugie states that several parties from New England are visiting that locality inspecting…

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Dairy and Farm

Northern Star · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 3

IF crowded for money,try and sell a portion of the farm,don't borrow money except as a last resource. CLOVER is rich in mineral matter and protein…

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Butter Factories and Agents

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 3

In support of our contention in nother part of this issue that it will not be to the interest of the milk suppliers to allow the Braidwood Butter Factory to…

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Oil Cake for Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 3

The proprietors of the Sunlight Oil Mills, Balmain, are conscientiously endeavouring to give to graziers and dairymen, the lines on which cocoanub oil cake…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 June 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. Kiama Dairy Herd Book

Northern Star · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 3

THE Kiama Agricultural Association's Dairy Herd Book is often mentioned here as the only dairy herd book existing in the colony The following are the rules of management…

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TELEGRAPHIC. The N. S. W. Creamery Butter Company's Export Scheme. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 7

THE delegates from the suppliers to the New South Willes Creamery Butter Company met the Directors on Wednesday, when the final returns for the export scheme were submitted…

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Butter Factory

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 3

IN accordance with the decision of the Directors of the N.S.VV. Creamery Butter Company to establish a central factory at Casino, Mr. Reid, the…

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N.S.W. Butter Export Scheme

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 3

The delegates from the suppliers' to the N.S.W. [?] Butter Co. met the directors on Wednesday, 23rd June,, whim the final returns for tho export…

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