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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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In Search of Farms

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 4

AT the present time there is a strong demand for farms in the Richmond River district (says the Lismore Chronicle). This demand has led to…

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Alstonville Co-operative Co. at the Royal Show. Wins Several Prizes for Butter. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 3

Alston ville Co-operative Company won first prize £7 7s for two boxes of butter packed for export; also first prize £5 5s for two boxes butter unsalted packed for…

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American Farmers for Canada. London

Northern Star · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 3

There is an extraoedinary rush of American formers to Western Canada…

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Butter Market

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 4

THE Coastal Farmers' Society, Sydney, reports:—The keen demand which exists—both locally and from Inter-State sources—for choice grocers' butters, together with the…

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Kyogle Butter Factory

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 4

DURING the last half-year Kyogle factory made 269 tons of butter, the average price-realised by the sale of all grades being 11.4d per lb. As showing the advancement of the…

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Byron Bay Butter Co

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 2

The manager 's report for the month ending 26th ult., says :- The butter manufactured for tho pay was 428 tons, of which 3J per cont was second quality. Paid for…

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The Cattle king's Forecast

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 7

MR. SYDNEY KIDMAN, the Cattle King, was asked the other day for his forecast of the stock markets. "The prospects for cattle look…

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Cheese More Profitable Than Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 3

MR. T. H. DAVEY, who was the first man to manufacture cheese on the Clarence River, writes to the Bellinger Courier urging the dairymen there to…

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Butter-making Without a Churn

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 2

"LIVE Stock of Great Britain" tells this:—"A remarkable characteristic came under our observation about 1885 in a…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Bees: Preparing for Winter

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 3

The season of activity among bees is now over. The present condition of every colony should be ascertained, and every preparation made for the…

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Farming In England and New Zealand

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 7

MR. T. WALLACE, of Knebworth, Herefordshire, is now on a visit to New Zealand, Mr. Wallace is the lessee of a 1700 acre farm some 25…

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Farmers United

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 7

The Farmers anl Producers' Union had 11 successful public meeting in Adelaide recently, and this comparatively new organisation is evidently going to be a…

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Local Interest. Casino Dairy Co

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 4

For the month of March the Casino Dairy Co. produced 161,314lbs. of first-class commercial butter and 2020lbs. of second-class. For the former 9¾d per lb. was paid, for the…

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Preference to Unionists. What It Means to the Farmer

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 8

The official organ of the Farmers and Settlers Association hits the nail on the head: "It is not the right of the farm laborer to a living wage or to organise with…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 3

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

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Stock and Crop Returns. Big Increase in Butter. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 7

Preliminary returns give the number of sheep in the State at end of last year at 14,000,000, ann increase of 600,000 over the previous year; horses, 578, 67[?];…

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London Butter Market. London

Northern Star · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 7

There is good demand for butter. All the butter brought by the P, and O. steamer Mooltan was cleared at late prices. The quality has greatly improved…

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New Butter Box. Great Saving in Cost. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 7

At a conference of dairy managers, a novel and interesting type of butter box was displayed. At present the boxed are made from New…

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Farm and Dairy. the Value of Stripping

Northern Star · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 6

The man who has started with a determination to make a success of dairying pays attention to the little details in every stage of the work, but clean stripping…

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Royal Society's Show. Record Wet Day. Champion Butter-fat Test. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 7

The Royal Agricultural Society's show was continued to-day under most depressing circumstances, heavy rain falling continously throughout the day. The…

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