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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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Butter Frauds

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

The British Health authorities are greatly exercised over the cleverness of the rogues who are seeking to manipulate the butter market to their own. sordid…

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Death from Poisoned Wheat

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 6

THE body of a little girl, Vera M'Leon, who died in St. Arnaud district, Victoria, was exhumed and portions of the organs sent to Melbourne…

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Relation of Feeding to Butter Fat

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

Is it possible by a system of feeding to increase the percentage of butter fat in the milk of any given cow? The current assumption in this country is that it is,…

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Dairy Items

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

Keep a lump of salt in a box in the posture, and also in every manger. A good daily brushing is just as stimulating and beneficial to the cows…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

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

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Pigs for Small Farmers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 6

No other stock kept on the farm will make so good a return in so short a time as the pig, owing to the rapidity of increase and of maturity. A good…

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Cattle Killed by Lightning

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

Thursday night's storm was accompanied, by very severe lilghtning, and one unfortunate result of this was.reported in Lismore yesterday afternoon, which, stated…

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Dairy and Farm. What Board's Dairyman Does for the Farmer

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 12

At a late meeting of the Wisconsin Dairymen's Association a dairy farmer in Wau[?]esha county realted the following incident:…

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The New Butter Factory

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

THE new building being created for the Casino Co-operative Butter Co. is well on the way towards completion. Nearly the whole of the cement flooring had been laid…

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Cattle Killed by Lightning

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

THURSDAY night's storm was accompanied by very severe lightning, and one unfortunate result of this was reported in Lismore on Friday afternoon. which stated that…

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When to Cut Wheat

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 5

The proper time to cut wheat and other cereals is immediately after their grain has been fully matured. When the green color of the straw, just below the…

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Farm and Field. Care of Harness

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 5

Happy is the farmer who has got a careful, handy man in charge of hid teams, who has an eye for seeing when a strap is coming off or a buckle needs…

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Butter Returns

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 4

THE Casino Co-operative Butter Factory produced, for the month ending December 20th, 135,120 lbs. of butter-about 60 tons. Suppliers were paid sgd, per 1b. for first…

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Molasses as Feed for Cattle

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

A FARMER from Warrnambool speaks highly of the result obtained from feeding his dairy cattle on molasses, and says he is making money by using it, without…

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When to Cut Wheat

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 9

The proper time to cut wheat and other cereals is immediately after their grass has been fully matured. When the green color of the straw, just below the…

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Economy on the Dairy Farm

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

To give some Men of what can be saved by adopting the milking machine, a well-known dairyman at Taranaki instances a case of a 60 cow diary which he was working on shares on…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

UNDER this heading we shall be glad publish contributions having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of expariments made will be published whenever furnished…

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Dairying on 100 Acres

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

As showing what can bn done on 100 acres of land a New York dairyman writes as follows to the American Agriculturist :—" I have only 100 acres of…

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Farm and Field. Care of Harness

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 9

Happy is the farmer who has got [?] careful, handy man in charge of his teams, who has an eye for seeing when a strap is coming off or a buckle needs…

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Dairying

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

As showing what can be done on 100 acres of land a New York dairyman writes as follows to the "American Agriculturist:- "I have only 100 acres…

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