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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,185 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 13 of 60

Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Lima Beans

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 6

One of the most profitable crops to grow, especially for those who have only a small space to devote to the growth of vegetables, is Lima Beans…

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Farm and Dairy. Maintaining the Dairy Herd. About Buying Cows

Northern Star · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 9

Constant dealers care little about breed or age, whether fat or lean, in calf or empty, as cystomers can be found for all, with various objects in view; but farmers…

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Pneumonia in Sheep

Northern Star · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 2

On Sunday week last a bag containing hte heart, lungs and liver of a sheep was handed to Mr. A. Siddons, the Government. Dairy Inspector. Ilalinn-joad by the…

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The Butter Market. Prices of Austrlain. London

Northern Star · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 3

Butter sold steadily at lost reates till Thursday, when thereductuion of Denish by five kroners (krone, 1s. l¼d.) caused a sharp docilno. In choicest Australian to…

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Dairy Cow Tests. at the Dapto Show

Northern Star · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 3

The Dapto, Agricultural and Horticultural Society opened its first annual exhibition, on wednesday three, months after the original date set down a…

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The Experimental Farms

Northern Star · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Perry, has undedr, consideration a scheme for increasing, the educational value to the farmors of the Agricultural Colleges and…

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Butter Returns

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

FOR the mouth of February the Casino Co-operative Dairy Co. prodncuil 176,106lbs. of first-class coininoicial butter and 37000lbs of second-class. For the former 11¼d per lb…

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Alstonville Butter Factory

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

At the meeting of directors on Wednesday it was announced that for the four weeks ending February 2984¾ tons of butter had been manufactured by the Alstonville…

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Dairy Farmers Beware

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

IN Lismore P.P. District several cases of pleuro-pneumonia contagio (commonly called pleuro) have broken out. The Stock Inspector has requested us to state that if the…

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The Northeren Star Published Daily. Tuesday, March 17, 1908. Loss of Cattle Om Steamers

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

Six fine cows died at Tweed Heads on board the steamer Duroby on Thursday night. An attempt was mader on Friday to land the cattle through the surf on the…

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Butter Export

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 6

BY to-night (says Friday's Brisbane 'Courier') there will be approximately 24,000 boxes, of butter in Brisbane awaiting shipment. It is…

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Farm and Dairy. Do Poultry Pay ?

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 3

THE following letter appeared in "The Leader": -- My father was farming in the Goulburn Valley, then we went to Gippsland, and now we are in the…

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A Good Dairy Animal

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 3

In experimental work it has been found that it is not breed that determines the value of a cow as a money maker, nor is its color, size, or her…

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Floods at Tamworth, on the Hunter and Manning. Heavy Losses of Stock. Destruction of Crops. Sydney

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 2

The latest from Tamworth shows that the floe ds caused widespread destruction. Mr. Wood, secretary of the…

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Wool Sales—decline in Prices. London

Northern Star · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 3

The wool sales opened flat and with a 7½ to 13 per cent decline…

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Butter Market

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 4

THE Coastal Farmers' Society, Sydney, reports:—The local demand for choice qualities of butter continues satisfactory. There is, however, a heavy exportable…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Northern Star · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

Francis Fred[?]ricks was before the court on an allegad charge of stealing on or about March 6th one roan cow, the property of Constable O'Connor…

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A Great Butter Cow

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 3

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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"Byron Bay Butter Company

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 9

THE Manager reports as follows for the month ending. 13th March :- Butter pay. - The.butter manufactured for the pay was 437 tons, of which 3 per cent,…

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Coach-driver to Cattle King

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

THE R.M.S. Asturias, which arrived in Sydney on Saturday, counted among her passengers Mr. Daniel Kingsland, one time horse-breaker and driver of…

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