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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

282 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 15

Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 April 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 furnished…

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Success in Dairying

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 2

NOT only does success in dairying depend on having cows able to give a liberal mess and to keep it, but also on the kind of milkers employed. A careless,…

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Important Sale of Dairy Cows

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 4

ONE of the most important sales of dairy cows which has ever taken place on the northern rivers will be held by Mr. C. Stamford, at Mrs. Mobbs' yards, Coraki, on Saturday, 30th…

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Dairy and Farm Plain Talks With Dalrymen. (By "Lismore.") (Continued from Saturday.)

Northern Star · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 3

SOME 25 years age my father farmed somethlng over 200 acres of land, which was known as a mixed farm, I.K., large quantities of wheat, oats, barley, buy, turnips, etc. were…

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Dairying Returns

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 2

FOR the month ended March 19th the New South Walre Creamery Butter Company manufactured 72 tons of butter, for which they paid 6¼d, equal to [?] a 3.6 tons…

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Section 6—Farm Produce

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 3

Judge—Messrs. J. Ball and W. Junor. Malse, large—T. A. Blanch I, J. A. Hart [?] O. Malxe, small—M. Satton I, E. W. Cowan n[?] O. Cleaned and heaviest bunhal of large [?]…

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Effect of Food on Butter-fat Yield

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 3

MR. M. A. O'CALLAGHAN writes on this subject in the Agricultural Gazette:— "If a cow be removed from a scanty pasture to a good one, the quantity of…

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Pigs on the Dairy Farm

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 3

A CORRESPONDENT, writing to the Sydney Mail on the above, says:—"The pig will eat almost anything, and I have good reason to say so, because, in common…

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Farmers' and Dairymen's Association

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 8

A MEETING of the Coraki Farmers' and Dairymen's Association was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on the 9th inst.—Mr. J. M'Kinnon presiding. There was a…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 3

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

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Dairy Cows Competition

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 2

REFERRING to a proposal emanating from Mr. Webster, Secretary of the Royal Agriculture Society, that a great dairy cow contest should be a prominent…

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Comparing Dairy Stock

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 6

REFERRING to certain remarks made by Mr. Taverner, Victorian Minister for agriculture, re the importation of dairy stock the Farm and Dairy in its April…

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Dairy Returns

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 3

THE following quantities of cream were received by the Fresh Food and Ice Company at their central works, Grafton, during March, from the dairy factories:…

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Dairying Returns

Northern Star · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

FOR the month ended 26th March, Meears. Fuley Brus. Great Northern Creamery manufactured 32 Lons of butter, for which ther paid an follows:—From February 27 to March 9, 6½d per…

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Piain Taike with Dairymen. (Continued from Saturday.)

Northern Star · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 3

WE have now attended to the [?] we have a consitution, and the size leaven nothing to be deaired. But we are not done yet. It was not considered necessary for…

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Butter Fat Competition

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 2

A MEETING of Delegator from the Lismore and Alstouvile Agricultural Societies was held here last week to frame conditions for prommendation to the committees to govern the butter fat competition for…

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Cattle Stealing

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 2

THE prevalence of complaints regarding the loss of cattle.-particularly those fit for slaughter—in certain parts of the Lower Richmond, points conclusively to…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 3

UNDER this bending 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 30 April 1898 · page 4

Willingueas to work, says a farmer is not the only qualification of a good farm-hand. The man who is often a companion for the boys, should be required first of all to be a…

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N.S. Wales Creamery Butter company and Nuppliers

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 May 1898 · page 2

THE period has again come round when the dolegate from this district are to be called to Sydney to inspect the account sales in ounection with the last season'a expert of butter, and they leave for…

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