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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

402 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 21

Dairy & Farm. How to Succeed in Farming

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 7

Everyone wants to succeed in life, although many are not willing to fulfil the conditions necessary in order to attain success…

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Dairy and Farm. Clean Water for Swine

Northern Star · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 6

The value of clean water for swine can not be [?]eciated by one who has not tried both pure and impure drinking water with them, says Farmers' Advocate. In…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1903 · 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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Why do Girls Eat Hair and Wool?

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 3

TWENTY-ONE reports of hair balls found in the stomach were recently commented upon by the 'British Medical Journal.' All the patients were women, the majority young…

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The Dairy Bill and Dairymen

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 7

THE "Sydney Mail," in publishing Mr. H. M. Williams' letter, adds the following footnote from the Agricultural Editor under the heading "Misguided Dairymen":—…

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C.S.R. Company and Farmers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 3

THE following is a copy of a circular sent to the farmers growing cane for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company at all their mills from Homebush northwards…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 3

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

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Dairy & Farm. About Pigs

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 7

The rear half of a pig is worth 50 per cent more than front half. A pig that is straight on the back will have good hams…

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Dairy and Farm. the Dairy Bill

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 2

No other contribution to the subject has so completely exposed the prevailing false impressions of the objects of the Dairy Bill than the letter of Mr. H. Morton…

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Sporting. Warwick Farm Races. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 5

Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs—Crawfurd, 8.3, 1; Rewina, 7-13, 2; Skein D[?]u, 7-12, 3. Won by a head. Time, 1.16¾. Stewards' Mile—Santoi, 8.4, 1; High Jinks,…

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Polled Angus Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 3

Mr. J. Bishop has only been in possession of Kingsgate estate but a short time, yet he has demonstrated' how the…

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New Zealand v. Australian Butter

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 8

A GLOWING testimonial to the excellence of the New Zealand butter (writes the "Canterbury Times") is contained in a recent communication…

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A New Pood for Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 3

A project is on foot by the great packing establishments of Chicago, involving the settlement of several hundred thousand acres of what is at present almost…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 3

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

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The Farmers' Misfortunes. a Grave Crisis

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

UNDER the heading " The Advances to Settlers Act," a correspondent writes in the Stock and Station Journal:-" I am of opinion that there is a large percent-…

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A Good Dairy Cow

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 7

A GOOD dairy cow will be wedgeshaped, horizontally and vertically, have wide hips, big stomach, large udder, be spare, rough, and inclined to be thin…

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Points to Dairymen

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

NEVER mix two separatings in one cream can until the lost cream separated has been allowed to cool. The mixed cream should then be well stirred to insure…

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Raising Fodder for Dairy Cows

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 6

A NOVEL and successful experiment in the raising of fodder for dairy cows has been undertaken by Mr. A. R. Waldie, of New Plymouth. This gentleman a…

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Dairy Produce in England

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 8

THE "S.M. Herald's " London correspondent writes, under date December 5:—Messrs. W. Wedtlell and Co., in some figures published in their…

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Judging a Dairy Farmer

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 7

In determining a scale of points whereby to judge the dairyman I have fixe the total at 100, and then distributed them as follows:—…

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