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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Our Butter Company

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 4

STONEWALL, Co-OPERATOR" gain writes :—I observe in the issue of the R. R. EXPRESS of the 30th December that mr. E. J. Robinson has made a…

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Dairying and Butter Fat Tests

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 3

WRITING on this subject Mr. C. W. BowyerSmyth observes:—"Dairymen who are in the habit of using fertilisers will be grateful for the Fertiliser Bill recently…

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Dairymen and the Butter-Fat Test

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 7

MR. C. W. BOWYER-SMITH, Sutton Forest, draws attention to a very peculiar practice in the manufacture of butter:— "Dairymen who are in the…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1905 · 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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Record Millet Crop

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 4

Sir,—You will no doubt be pleased to hear something substantial re the profit made by some farmers on the Smith Arm growing the above crop. Mart Nolan, of Tatham, sold off…

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Wheat Yields

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 2

The following returns of the wheat harvest in the district of Inverell, being within a short distance of us, are of interest as showing its capabilities for wheat and the…

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Dairy and Farm

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 2

New land contains large supplies of nitrogen that has been accumulated through long years of growth and decay of leguminous plants…

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Dairying in New Zealand

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 2

MR. J. A. M'KENZIE, of the firm of M'Kenzie and Hooke, who has been closely associated with the subdivision of the A.A. Company's Port Stephens and…

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Homebush Cattle Sales

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 7

THE cattle market is 10s lower, best beet 32s per 100lbs. Bullocks £5 10s to £10, cows to £7…

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A Fine Sheep

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 4

ON Saturday night there was on view in the shop of Messrs. Fredericks and Sons, batchers, a prime looking sheep, which without the kidney turned the…

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Consigning Diseased Cattle for Sale

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 4

In the Summons Division of the Water Police Court, Sydney, Detective Clough proceeded against Samuel M'Minn, of Lismore, for consigning diseased animals…

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Government Grading of Butter. No. III

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 6

THE main arguments put forward and used with great force by the speakers at the Casino meeting was, that in their opinion, nothing should be done to…

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Where the Beef Comes From. Bright Pastoral Outlook

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 3

THE pastoral outlook in Australia is generally regarded as brightening, and the eastern side of the continent has made a substantial effort to shake off the…

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Dairying

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 4

IN December, Newryubar Co-operative Dairy Company treated 341,174lb, of milk for 14,667lb of butter, taking 23.73[?] of milk to 1lb, of commercial butter…

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Casino Dairy Co

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 4

DURING the month ending December 31, 1904, the output of buttor at this Company's Casino factory was 181,281lbs. The total sum paid to suppliers was…

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Electricity and Farming

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 3

IN a paper to the Belgian Society of Engineers and Manufacturers, M. Emile , Guarini dealt with electricity applied to farming. Its use would, he said, extend…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · 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 in New Zealand

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 2

MR. J. A. M'KENZIE (of the firm of M'Kenzie and Hooke), who has been closely associated with the subdivision of the A.A. Company's Port Stephens and Gloucester Estates, and…

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Dairy and Farm. Draught Horse Points

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 2

In the judging of draught horses, form, substance, quality and action are the main points which should guide the decisions. Most farmers who are judges of draught…

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Dairy Returns

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 2

THE Casino Co-operative Dairy Company continues to make satisfactory returns to its shareholders. During the last week in December the output reached 19 tons…

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