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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

311 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 16 of 16

Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 December 1902 · 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 & Farm. Do Artificial Fertilisers Overstimulate the Soil?

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 13 December 1902 · page 8

Artificial, or chemical, fertilisers have often been accused of over stimulating the soil; that us acting the part of the whip to the wild horse…

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Dairy and Farm. Mr. O'callaghan on Dairying

Northern Star · Saturday 13 December 1902 · page 9

ON Saturday afternoon last Mr. O'Callaghan, the Government Dairy Expert, lectured in the School of Arts, Murwillumbah, on the dairying industry. Some 20 or 30…

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North Coast Agricultural Societies' Association. District Dairy Herd Book

Northern Star · Saturday 13 December 1902 · page 2

THE following [?] the Tester. (Mr. F. H. Bartlett on the past year's operations was read at the [?] [?]ing on Decem[?] " 4:—"I have the honor to report having concluded the…

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Dairy Show Reporting

Northern Star · Saturday 13 December 1902 · page 6

IN comparison with the laxity displayed by many of the agricultural societies of Victoria in connection with their dairy show tests, the manner in which the management of the…

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Dairy and Farm. Feeding Dairy Cows

Northern Star · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 6

THE experience of the last two years has convinced the dairy farmers of the Western districts of Victoria that the extraordinary luxuriance of the pasture, instead of…

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Delegation of Boer Farmers. to Inquire Into Australian Methods

Northern Star · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 12

AMONG the passengers who arrived by the Miowera, from Vancouver, are Captain Kirkpatrick and three Boer farmers, Messrs. Jooste, Lane, and Hood…

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Dairy and Farm. Rape As Food for Sheep

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 December 1902 · page 11

THE value of [?] as a [?] [?] for sheep has long been known to sheepbreeders both in England and in New Zealand, but for som[?] [?] other that…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1902 · 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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Cattle for South Africa. Advice Regarding Future Shipments

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 December 1902 · page 2

THE agent of the Agricultural Department in South Africa, Mr. J. K. Hunter, has sent a report to the Victorian Minister to the effect that he visited Durban, and…

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Boer Delegates at Berry. Inspection of Dairy Stock

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 December 1902 · page 6

AT Berry on Tuesday the Boer delegates had a busy time. Prior to leaving for Sydney by the afternoon train they were shown over Berry Central Butter Factory,…

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