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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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The Northern Star. Published Daily. Wednesday, April 14, 1909. Plant Trees on the Farms

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 4

Notwithstanding many reminders, the owners of farms are very remiss in not planting trees on their holdings, and foreseeing that it will tell against them in…

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Wheat Speculator's Profits. London, Tuesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 3

Mr. Patten's Profit yesterday amounted to £100,000. (A mesage dated London, Sunday stated: "Mr. Patten, the Chicago operator…

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The Wheat Market. Price of Bread in London. London

Northern Star · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 3

A syndicate holding 10,000,000 bushels of wheat has joined Mr. Patten, the big wheat speculator. The quartern loaf (4lb) in London has…

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Coraki Butter Company

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 10

The Manager's report for the month ending March 25th, 1909, is as follows :-For the four weeks ending 25th March 90,8611bs. butter were manufactured, comprising…

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Homebush Cattle Sales. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 7

The cattle market is unaltered. Best beef 26s per lOOlba. Bullocks £5 to £11 12s 6d ; cows £3 to £8.The Gloucester coal seam is being rapidly…

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Farmers' and Dairymen's Coy. the Recent Robbery. the Men Charged. Disappearance of Employees Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 3

Charles Walker, waiter, James McElwin, engineer, and Thomas Dove, laborer, were charged at the Police, Court to-day with having, in February last, broken and…

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The Wheat Market Encourage Further Production. London Press Comment. London

Northern Star · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 3

The "Morning Post" says Mr. Patten's ring has secured 3,000,000 quarters of the 8,000,000 quarters of the American visible supply of wheat…

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The Dairy. Dairying in Denmark

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 6

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Farm and Field Value of Cool S[?]

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 8

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Farmers and Milk

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 10

MR. PRIMROSE M'CONNELL, recently lectured on London's milk supply from a farmers point of view, and said that it was not the number of [?]bes in milk…

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Farmer and Grazier

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 April 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 bw published furnished…

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The Danish Farmer

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 8

The Danish farmer is evidently an ideal man. Here is what the Irish Homestead says of him:- "The small farmer in Denmark is…

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Management of Dairy Herds

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 5

The groat and continued expansion of the dairying industry in the Slate, with its natural concomitants of high priced land and increased value of dairy stock…

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me Wonderful Dairy Records

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 9

The following is taken from Hoard's DAIRYMAN and may interest some of the readers of your paper. Under date Jan. 29th, '09, the DAIRYMAN gives A picture of…

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Annual Butter Yield Per Cow

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 5

Mr. D. B. White, expert in dairying attached to the American bureau of animal industry says that the average yield of butter per cow is less than…

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London Butter Market. London

Northern Star · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 7

The market for colonial butter is very flat. A few of the choicest Australian lines are selling at 96s and occasionally 98s per cwt…

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Farm and Dairy. Huge Potatoes

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 5

A mammoth yield of mammoth potatoes is reported from South Australia. Messrs, Pope, of Mount Barker, are reported to have discovered a new…

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The Wheat Market. Attempt to Checkmate Speculators. London

Northern Star · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 7

Mr. Scott, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, has introduced a bill into the House of Representatives at Washington, prohibiting the dealing in the future's…

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A Dairying Sub-division

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 9

The phenomenal success of the North Coast as a dairying centre has awakened the interest of farmers in all parts of the Commonwealth, and any intimation that…

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Dairy Returns

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 2

CASINO --For the four weeks ending 27th March, the amount of butter made was 159.823lbs first class ; 525lbs second class. The prices paid were 9d for first…

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