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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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Dairy And. Breeding for Ballina

Northern Star · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 3

It has seemed to the writ that there is glaring it average practice of breet It 'is very generally admin…

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English Objection to the Use of Preservatives in Butter

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 November 1898 · page 3

THE dairy export to the Department of Agriculture (Mr. O'Callaghan) has furnished a report to the Minister with reference to the resolution that a strict investigation be made…

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South Coast Dairying Returns

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 November 1898 · page 8

The amount of milk treated during October by the Jindiandy Dairy. Company was 100,680 gal. lons,being the record supply for any one month in the past. The butter produced was 42,847lbs…

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Strains of Dairy Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 3

Referring to the various strains of dairy cattle in the Shoalhaveit district, a writer says :—The Ayrshires imported by the late Dr. Alcorn were claimed by…

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Coraki Butter Factory. Official Opening

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 4

THE opening of the Australian Dairying Company's new butter factory at Coraki, which look place on Wednesday last, was a red—letter day in the annals of the town, and the…

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The World's Wheat Supply

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 3

The world's wheat supply is growing less, we are told. Like everything else it fluctuates, according to the cycle of the seasons, and supply and demand…

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Fowls on the Farm

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 3

EVEN if there were not a penny of profit in poultry, no farm would be considered complete without a flock of hens. To attempt living on a farm without the…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1898 · 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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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 December 1898 · page 3

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

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Nd Farm. [?]N6 [?]

Northern Star · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 2

[?] writes— It is a very [?] across dairy farmers. [?] with a head of ordinary [?] a Jersey site, then a…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1898 · 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 [?]…

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Amalgamation of Farmers' Unions

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1898 · page 2

THE Grafton, Carr's Creek, and Alunmy Creek branches of the Farmers' Union de-cided to amalgamate forces, and the event was celebrated by the holding of a social at…

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Contradicting a Dairy Expert

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1898 · page 3

DURING a recent visit to the Hunter River district Mr. O'Callaghan, the dairy expert of the Government Department, made cer-tain statements respecting the testing of…

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Dairy and Farm. [?]. v. Large Cows

Northern Star · Saturday 10 December 1898 · page 7

Professor Brandt of Germony conducted three experiments with light and heavy dairy cows each lasting four weeks the second commencing 70 days after the close of the…

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New Method of Making Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1898 · page 3

A PATENT has been taken out in France for a new method of making butter. In this process the cream is subjected to lactic acid fermentation until the fat globules are…

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Woodburn Co—Operative Creamery Butter Company

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1898 · page 4

ON Tuesday last the Butter Factory at Woodburn, to which new machinery has been added by the above Company, was formally opened. and the event was celebrated by te holding of…

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Farmers' and Dairymen's Association

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1898 · page 10

THE usual monthly committee meeting of the above Society was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Coraki, on Saturday last. Present—Messrs. J. M'kinnon (chair), P. F. Campbell,…

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Shorthorns for the Dairy

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1898 · page 3

PROFESSOR SHELDON writers:—"The Shorthorn indeed may now be said to be the prevailing cattle in most dairying districts of the British Islands, and as tome goes on…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1898 · page 3

UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contriputions having reference to agriculture and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made will be published whenever [?]…

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Neglected Farms

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1898 · page 3

THE Milton TIMES in noticing the remarks made at Berry recently by Mr. John Stewart as to the impoverished state of South Coast farms, says that while we have some…

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