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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Mixed Farming

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 2

THE great danger attached to dairy farming at the present time is the fact that it is becoming fashionable. Canegrowers in many places are…

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Fish Farming

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 6

Under suitable conditions, and followed in a proper manner, there are few pursuits more profitable than fish farming. This does not mean that…

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Special Butter Marekt Report

Northern Star · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 2

The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative-Society. Limited; have issued the following circular; The reaction from the phenomenall high values of 150s. in London has…

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Inferior Butter Manufactured. the Reason an D Remedy. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 3

As result of reports made by officers visiting dairying districts, the Minister for Agricalture Hon. John Perry, desires to point out that in same parts dairy…

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Ballina Police Court. Carrying Cattle in Steamer Without a Permit

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 4

Before the P.M. (Mr. F. G. Adrian), and Messrs. E. Macki[?]non and H. Fredericks, J's.P. Police v. Captain William Nelson, of the…

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A Day at Pitt Town Labor Farm

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 4

WHATEVER may be the opinions entertained by those who have given a thought to the casual labor farm at Pitt Town (says a writer in a Sydney…

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Inferior Butter Manufactured

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 3

AS results of reports made by officers visiting dairying districts, the Minis ter for Agriculture, Hon. John Perry, desires to point out that in some parts…

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A Great Butter Cow

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 4

THE largest seven day official butter record in the State of Vermont has just been made from the cow, Almeda Concordia De Kol, 71,364, of the…

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Dairying in Siberia

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 4

THE Loudon "Grocer" says that Siberian butter promises to exercise more influence on the London butter market in the future than in the past…

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Shorthorn Dairy Cows In America

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 3

In England the milking Shorthorn, pedigreed and otherwise, stands out as the most universally used by dairy farmers. In America, on the other…

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Alstonville Agricultural Society. Quarterly Meeting of Farmers. Some Remar[?]s on the Soundness or Animals, and their Hereditary Dis[?]sea

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 6

Under the additional subsidy regulations of the Department, of Agriculture, the usual quarterly meeting of farmers was held in the above Society's Hall, Alstonville, on…

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The Cattle

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

From the inception of the Bangalow society the cattle section has always formed the principal part of the snow, and this year was no exception. [?]isitors were at…

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Cheese v. Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 3

Mk. T. H. Dav, writing to the Macleay Chronicle, gives his experience in making and marketing cheese, and contends with some emphasis that under- certain…

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Fishiness in Butter

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 7

EVER Since the export butter trade was initiated a taint known as "fishiness" has been prevalent in Australian butter, and it in estimated that during the past…

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Non-competitive Cattle

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

The two well known cows Gentle and Lovely were on exhibition and received a lot of attention. Even people not directly interested in cattle came along to see…

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The Government Cattle

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

A very interesting part of the cattle section was the non-competitive exhibit from the Wollongbar Experimental Farm to charge of Mr. Jos. Nolan. This…

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Concerning a Butter-fat Prize

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 5

At the last mention of the Bungalow P.' and A. Society' s committee n, communication was received from the Power Gas Company, in answer to a letter from…

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Dr. Bang on Abortion in Cattle

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 7

DAIRYMEN in all parts of the world are still wrestling with the problem of how to prevent abortion in cows. It is a matter of first importance to the…

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Dairy Sales Still Humming

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

HINDMARSH, Johnson and Co., of Lismore, report that on account of W. Northcott they held a clearing out sale at canaiba 85 milkers averaged £8 2s 6d, 121 young…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · 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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