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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

402 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 13 of 21

DAIRY & FARM. New Contagious Udder Disease

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 9

The season is now upon us (says the British Dairyman) when many of our dairy fanners will be replenishing their herds by the purchase…

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Dairy and Farm. Hoven Cattle

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 7

THE late showery weather will give such a rapid growth of clover that it is certain to bring many cases of blown cattle throughout this district, and the following (from…

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Slaughtering Young Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 3

IN view of the heavy losses of cattle in Queensland owing to the late drought, the great slaughter of young female cattle that is taking place in the State…

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A Boy's Essay on Dairying

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 3

THE following essay was written by a South Australian lad named E. W. Burpel:—When a man has made up his mind to be a dairy farmer the first…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 3

UNDER this beading we shall be glad to publish contributions having reference to affricaltaral and pastoral matters, The results of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…

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DAIRY & FARM. American E[?]ous Poultry and Egg Business

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 9

George Fayette Thompson, of the United States Agricultural Department, has written a treatise upon the [?] which contains…

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Open Column. the Pastoral Protection Act and This Murrurrundi Board. To the Editor of the "Northern Star."

Northern Star · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 4

SIR,—As the Murrurrundi Pastures Protection Board has been charged with illegal action in calling up only a nominal assessment for the present year, I will ask you to let me point out…

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The Lot of the Farmsr

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 August 1903 · page 6

EVIDENCE was given in au appieal ease re cently at the Parramatta Quarter Ses sions says the Syduey 'Dily Telegraph' which served to show that the lot of the…

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The Farmers' Conference at Narrandera. Closer Settlement

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 August 1903 · page 8

ON Friday Mr. Walters (Upper Richmond) moved,—"That this conference, in the interests of the State, advocates the resumption of private estates where required of over £20,000…

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Slaughtering Young Cattle

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 6

IN view of the heavy loss in Queensland owing to the late drought (says an exchange) the great slaughter of young female cattle that is taking place…

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Butter for the English Market

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 5

THE Minister for Agriculture has been informed that at the beginning of the winter considerable quantities of butter were stored in Sydney and…

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The Packing of Butter for Export

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 8

IN a report on Australian and New Zealand butters in London, the Commercial Agent, Mr. C. C. Lance, draws attention to the fact that while New…

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New Zealand Farm Labourers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 3

A MAORILAND exchange states:—"A meeting of farm labourers, called by the Canterbury Trades Council, was held in July. The president of the council, Mr…

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Type in Dairy Cows

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 3

I would like to heartily endorse the sentiments, "Form as an indication "of dairy propensities." We hear the trash, argument that type has not anything to…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 August 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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Value of Grading Butter

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 9

The necessity of grading butter, and also branding the quality upon the boxes before they are shipped to London, has been strongly advocated…

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Dairy & Farm. the Home Separator Question

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 9

There is no question, Mr. Wm. L. Watson, manager of the Garvoc Factory, Victoria, writes, about the butter turned out from home…

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"The Northern Star." Saturday Morning, 22nd AUGUST, 1903. the Farmers' Conference

Northern Star · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 4

THE Annual Conference of farmers is at length gaining for itself the attention to which it is…

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Heavy Cattle Unprofitable

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 2

HEAVY cattle have been hard to sell for a long time, with any satisfaction, and as the season advances the outlet seems to got smaller. This is because the…

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State Grading of Butter

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 8

THERE has been sent to us, with a request for publication, a full report of the recent interview between the…

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