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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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How to Improve Dairy Cows

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 7

"TALPA" in the "Australasian" says:—It is well known that milking qualities in cows are handed down from parents to their offspring, as…

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DAIRY & FARM. The Farmer Feeds Them All

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 9

The king may rule o'er land and sea, The lord may live right royally : The soldier ride in pomp and pride, The sailor sail o'er oceans wide…

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Casino Co-operative Dairy Company

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 2

A meeting of the shareholders in the local dairy company was held in the Town Hall on Saturday last, there being a large number present. Mr. W. A…

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Wood for Butter Boxes

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 6

To ascertain the suitableness of milkwood, or white pine (which grows in considerable quantities in the Mackay and Herberton districts…

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Homebush Cattle Sales. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 5

AT the cattle sales today 600 head were yarded, the market being slightly firmer. Best bullocks from £10 10s to £12. others from £8 15s; best cows from £8 14s,…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 3

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

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DAIRY & FARM. Biggest Dairy Problem. A. C. Stiles in "Farmers Sentinel."

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 9

We read and see and hear so much at the present time of how to improve our dairy herds that you would think it ought to be an easy…

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Dairy and Farm. Care of Sow and Litter

Northern Star · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 2

One is apt to humor the mother of a new-born litter, to the detriment of both herself and offspring if he has not had previous experience to teach him better…

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High Price Cattle

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 2

On the last day of the Lismore show Mr. G. Lee sold by auction one of his prize cows, the animal realising 40 guineas. A bull calf from this cow was…

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Redwater in Cattle

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 2

AT a time such as the present when redwater is causing much loss among stock, it is pleasing (says the Bundaberg Mail) to find those who have been…

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Coraki Butter Factory Directors

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 4

SIR,—We were expecting in your last issue your opinion of the candidates for new directors for the Coraki Co-operative Butter Company, but I suppose you have left that to the…

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The Dairying Industry. Progress in Recent Years

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 7

THE encouragement of the dairying industry forms an important feature in the work of the Agricultural Department. During the past few years the…

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Improvement of Dairy Herds

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 2

Now that the dairying is recognised as our leading industry, and is likely to remain so for all time, those engaged therein who have "jogged along at any…

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The Danish Dairy Herds

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 3

THE manner in which the Danish dairymen get to the front of dairy producers over the whole world is thus explained. It is said that they are always on the…

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How to Live on a Small Farm

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 3

A CONTEMPORARY gives an instance of what can be done with land if it is properly looked after. On one farm of 101 acres is growing 18 acres of rape, 16…

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The Weight of Taxes. Bega Farmers Protest

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 6

A MEETING of farmers, convened by the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, was held at Bega on Wednesday night, to discuss the proposal to levy wharfage…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · 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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Dairying on the Richmond River

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 6

Now that the South Coast dairying centres have experienced a good general season of production, this now famous river—from a butter producing point of…

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Dairy and Farm. Hot Bed Hints

Northern Star · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 3

The hot bed and cold frame are inseparable from the thoroughly equipped kitchen garden. Making the hot bed will depend somewhat on its location. The…

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Lismore Show. the Dairy Cattlk

Northern Star · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 4

Viewed from every point the show of dairy cattle was the best ever held by the Society, and had Mr. Mo[?]'s cattle, from Coraki, got up, they would have given additional…

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