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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Latest Cablegrams. Wool Sales. London, Tuesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 3

The wool sales opened strong. Merinos fully realised December rates, and crossbreds five to ten per cent, advance…

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Butter Cutting Machine

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 4

FOR some years past storekeepers have felt the need of something that will out butter into pounds without excessive handling and consequent loss of time. On…

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The Butter Market

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 2
Also in The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser

The Managing Director of Prescott, Ltd., writing last week to the R. R. Herald, says :- The butter market in Sydney and Brisbane advanced this…

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Rivalry of Butter Factories

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 10

THUS the "Coastal Farmers' Gazette" -Everywhere there will be found some discontented suppliers—the floating few-who, drifting from…

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The Dairy. London Dairy Show. Milk and Butter Tests. Disappointing Results

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 5

Referring to the butter results and milking trials at the London Dairy Show held early In October, the English "Farmer and Stock Breeder" says:-…

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"The Cattle King of Australia."

Northern Star · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 2

The "cattle, king of Australia" (Mr. Sidney Kidman), who has been on tour in Great Britain and the Continent for 12 months, leaves London on the 5th prox…

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Wool, Sales. London. Wednesday afternoon

Northern Star · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 3

At the wool sales, there was good competition at opening rates. Good merinos barely maintained the November level…

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Dairy Science School at Berry

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 6

A DAIRY science school was held under the superintendence of Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, the Departmental Dairy Expert, at the Berry Butter Factory…

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FARM & FIELD Hides and Skins

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 8

Tt has been pointed out by tho manager of a New Zealand tannery that farmers lose considerably by the care-less manner In which they handle…

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Coastal Farmers' Society

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 9

PERUSAL of the half-yearly report of this great Co-operative organisation for the period ended 30th. September last, gives ample evidence of its prodigious and healthy…

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Price of Butter. London

Northern Star · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 9

Butter is firm and prices generally unchanged. Colonial is rather slow of sale; New Zealand, choicest is quoted at 112s. occasionally 114s…

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The Butter Market. SYDNEY

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

Butter.--Superfine 100s, choice 96s to 98s, seconds 84s to 92s…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) Bees: Double Hives

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 6

Where extracted honey is mainly worked for, the following method may be adopted: Having selected two strong stocks, remove from one of them all…

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The Crops. Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 9

The maize planted in October and later is almost a total failure, but the early maize will yield fairly heavy and will share in the anticipated rise in…

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Butter Pays

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 5

" SUPPLIER,"writing to, the "North Coast Daily News " about "Fictitious Butter Pays " referrs to local factory, prices as under:--…

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Blight in Cattle

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 5

A correspondent, writing to the Queensland " Daily Mail," guarantees that the following treatment will cure 90 per cent, of cases of blight in…

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Sheep at a Shilling

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 3

Sheep are to be had at Condobolin for a shilling. It recalls the bad times of years ago. (We "S. and S. Journal ") were shown a circular…

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The Australian Pastoral Co. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 5

The Austrlaian Pastoral Company's dividend is 6 per cent, and the reserve is now £40,000…

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Wool Sales. London

Northern Star · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 3

At the London wool wales crossbreds are firm, but merino show a weakening tendency…

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