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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Sale of South Coast Dairy Stock

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 2

A South Coast firm report having yarded 783 head of dairy helfers at their sales this week. Buyers from Inverell and other new settlements attended, and for good quality…

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Evolution of Modern Farming

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 3

The United States Government displays a most praiseworthy desire to forward the productive activity of the land, and to help the farmer in every way by…

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Scrub Lamds in Queensland. Area Suitable for Dairying

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 5

The Hon. A. J. Thynue having noticed the remarks of the Minister for Lands with reference to the former's statement that the Government were deserving of criticism…

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The Northern Star. Published Monday, Wednesday, & Saturday. Wednesday, January 31, 1906. Dairying Lands in Queensland

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 4

A little passage of arms between the Minister for Lands and the Hon. A. [?] Tnynne has brought [?]erth some information regarding the area of crown lands…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 2

At Lismore Police Court on January 24th, before Mr. F. G. Adrian, Police Magistrate, Otton Lang was charged with having, at Woodburn, in 1904, stolen eight calves the…

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The Butter Industry in Victoria

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 2

THE Melbourne correspondent of the "Sunday Times" in a chat with Mr. R. Crowe, chief of the dairying branch of the Victorian Agriculture Department,…

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Homebush Cattle Sales. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 7

THE cattle market is easier. Best beef 21s per 100lbs. Bullocks £6 5s to £10 3s, cows £4 10s to £7 12s. Valuable Collection of Timbers.—…

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Dairying In America

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 3

THE march of the cow through the western part of the United States is thus referred to by a writer in the "Farm, Field, and Fireside" :—"I…

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To Make Dairying Successful

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 3

IN keeping the record of the milk we use a ruled sheet with a split column in which to record the morning and evening milking (writes a practical dairyman)…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · 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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Pure Butter

Mullumbimby Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 3

The question of pure butter is being widely discussed in agricultural circles in Great Britain. At a recent meeting of the Bucks Chamber of Agriculture,…

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Adulterated Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 7

A London cable says Messrs Coopman and Young, butter merchants, of Smithfield, charged with wrongfully describing as butter a mixture of butter and cocoanut…

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Farm and Field. Remarkable Butter Yield

Mullumbimby Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 3

A most remarkable account of butter production from a Jersey cow is being published in the American papers, to which a few references may be…

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New Butter Making Process

Mullumbimby Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 3

A committee of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, has just made public its report on the Taylor process for buttermaking. It is recommended that…

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Farm and Field. Keeping Records of Dairy Cows

Mullumbimby Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 4

In keeping the record of the milk, we use a ruled sheet with a split column in which to record the morning and evening milking (writes a practical…

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Farm and Dairy a Wisconsin Guernsey. Her Record for Twelve Consecitive Months Is 1920'S Lbs. Milk. and 837, [?]Lbs F[?]

Northern Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 7

We have refrained from commenting upon the phenomenal performance of the Guernsey cow. Yeksa Sunbean, a [?] of Mr. Fred Richbrock's herd at [?] in…

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Dairy Salt

Mullumbimby Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 3

A good sample of dairy salt contains 97.5 to 99.5 per cent. of sodium chloride; the balance consists of such impurities as lime, calcium chloride, and magnesium…

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Adulterated Butter

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 2

In the case against Messrs. Coopman and Young, butter dealers, of Smithfield (Eng) found guilty last week of wrongly describing as butter a mixture of butter…

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Adulteration of Butter

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 3

AT an interview between the Premier, the Hon. J. H. Carruthers, and Mr. C.E.D. Meares, manager of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Limited,…

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Romney Marsh Sheep

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

A WELL-KNOWN Victorian sheep-farmer thus writes :—"The Romney Marsh are very prolific. In a moderately sized flock twins and even triplets are…

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