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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

1,124 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 13 of 57

Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1909 · 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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Whey Butter

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 8

A WHEY butter factory is, according to the "Live Stock Journal," the latest development of dairying in the United States. The factory itself…

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Butter Market. London

Northern Star · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 7

Butter is very flat with little inquiry for Colonial, retailers Preferring other descriptions. Prices are nominally unchanged…

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Some Common Diseases of Dairy Cattle. Non-infectious Diseases. Parturient Toxemia--milk Fever--dropping After Calving

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

This is a disease of cows most liable to occur at any time of the third or subsequent calving, but rarely attacking old cows. The cows most likely…

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Farm and Dairy Original Article. All Rights Reserved. Profitable Use of Surplus Apples

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 6

A very important industry, yet one not generally practised, is the production of Apple Butter and Apple Jelly. There are several grades of apple…

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Farm and Dairy. House Building in the Back Blocks

Northern Star · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 9

The South Australian Agricultural depnrtmcnt in order to ascertain which is the most economical, and at the same time suitable, mutorinl for house building…

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Dairy Inspectors As Instructors

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

An endeavour is being made by the Minister for Agriculture to come to an arrangement with the Health Department with the object of ensuring that…

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Wollongbar Experimental Farm. Official Visit by Committee of Alstonville Agricultural Society

Northern Star · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

As reported yesterday the committee of the Alstonville Agricultural Society paid an official visit to the Wollongbar Experimental Farm on Thursday. The day was…

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British Wheat Yield. London

Northern Star · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 3

The returns issued by the Board of Agriculture show that the wheat production of Great Britain for the year 1908 was 6. 566,892 quarters…

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The Wool, Sales. London, Friday Evening

Northern Star · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 3

The wool sales showed strong prices and keen competition. Merinos were the highest of the series. Continental buyers taking the buik, and Americans buying heavily…

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Experiments with Butter

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 3

Three thousand pounds of butter were made experimentally in one year under different conditions for the Dairy Division of the United States Deportment of…

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The Quality of Our Butter

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 2

MR. R. E. WALRER, Clunes, Richmond River, writes in the "S.M. Herald" as follows:—With reference to an article on the above appearing in these columus on the…

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Farewell Service at One Tree Farm

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 2

A REMARKABLE Methodist service was conducted at One Tree Farm, the home of Mr. J. Saville, on Sunday last, the 21st Last., by Mr. Adrian Steel, of the Casino…

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Australian Sheep

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 3

It is difficult to imagine that a little more than a century ago sheep breeding was an unknown pursuit in Australia. According to an interesting…

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Serious Loss of Cattle

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 4

A Barcaldine (Q.) message to the "Courier," on March 22. says:—A terrible cattle smash has been reported. A mob of 110 bulls from Westwood, en route to…

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CLARENCE P. AND A. Society's Show. Mr. P. Walker's Cattle Very Successful. GRAFTON

Northern Star · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 2

The Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society's forty-second show was opened to-day, under favorable weather conditions although rather not. The ground was in…

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Butter Market

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 4

PRESCOTT, LTD., Sydney, reports:—The market is in a very pe[?] position. Melbourne has ceased buying on our marked, and they are overstocked with consignments…

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Butter Market Report

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 9

THE Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Ltd., reports:— "At the close of export there is a universal demand from all factories to…

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State Butter Factory, [To the Editor.]

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 3

BEING about in the south, I was unable to attend the [?] of Betty on the 10th. and [?]…

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Coraki Butter Company. Half-yearly Meeting

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 2

THE regular half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above was held in the Bridge-street Hall, Coraki, on Saturday morning last. The Chairman of Directors,…

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