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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Dairy & Farm. Pasturing Pigs

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

Now that dairy farmers are turning their attention to producing more feed for their cattle (says "Sylvan") the 'gintleman that pays the…

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Dairy and Farm. Corn Year After Year

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 10

IT is hard to believe, says an American writer, that on the deep western prairie soils, so to speak, corn is grown year after year, and the stalks left to rot on the soil…

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Coastal Farmers' Co-oper-ative Society

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 8

The Half-Yearly Meeting of shareholders in the Coastal Farmers' Cooperative Society was held at the Theatre Royal, Kempsey on the 15th…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the "Northern Star." the "Sydney" Mail" and Our Dairy-farmers

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 4

SIR,—The extraordinary statemen[?] published by you from a recent issue of the Sydney Mail, that "there is an impression on the unints of numbers of farmers" (presnon [?] of our…

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Reports From Mr. C C. Lance. Prospects of the Butter Market. the Export Timber Trade

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 7

Two letters from Mr. C. C. Lance, the commercial agent for New South Wales in Great Britain, were received by the Premier by last mail, one dealing with the…

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Abortion in Dairy Cows

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 8

ABORTION in dairy cows has been attacting the attention of the New Zealand Government veterinary authorities. In a report issued recently by Mr. J. A. Gilruth,…

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Salt for Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

THE French Government some years ago appointed a commission of scientific men to investigate the subject of the use of salt for cattle, and the conclusions they…

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Girls Eat Hair and Wool

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

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

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Farming in South Africa

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

" A South Islander, who was in the First and Sixth Contingents, has taken up a farm of 6000 acres in the Orange River Colony. ' I have,' he writes,…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 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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DAIRY & FARM. Remarkable Prices for Potatoes

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 7

Extraordinary prices have lately been given in the Old Country for newly raised varieties of potatoes, One sort that was recently placed…

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Dairy and Farm. Look After the Cow's Teats

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 10

ONE of the most important features of the cuw in her teats, writes L. P. Hardin in Pacific Homestead.' There is where the work is done on her year in and year out,…

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Crops to be Produced

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 7

Lucerne is undoubtedly the ideal crop for the pastoralist or stock raiser. Its yield is much greater than that of any other known…

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Dairying Instruction

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 10

MR. Kum, Minister for Agriculture, has decided to take advantage of one of the privileges in connection with the Berry State stud faun, and has arranged that a…

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Salt for Cattle

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 2

THE French Government sonic yours ago appointed a commission of scientific men to investigate the subject of the use of salt fur cattle, and the conclusions…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 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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Tree Farming

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 8

THE fact that tree farming has been started for Egypt and the Soundan seems to point a moral for South Africa, where' there is an even greater…

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Dairy and Farm. Prepotency in Breeding

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 10

PREPOTENCY is that power which one animal has over another in enstamping its properties on the progeny regardless of the sex. It is therefore an illustration of…

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Diary & Farm. "White Scour" and "Lung Disease" in Calves. J. D. Stewart, M.r.c.v.s

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 7

The disease affecting calves known as " White Scour" has been recognised for a considerable period, and the fol owing remarks are extracted…

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Farm Life on the Richmond

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 4

UNEDR this title it is proposed by Mr. Frank Russell to bring oUt an illustrated publication of the district and its farming industry. The large number of photographs taken by him of…

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