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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

1,124 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 57

The Danish Butter Fraud

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 4

A Danish Butter Trade journal in its issue of 27th, November, says:—"In the course of investigating the Alberti frauds by the Criminal Court of Copenhagen,…

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Menace to Farmers and Dairymen

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 4

SAYS the Queensland "Dairy Bulletin":—Queensland is about to have a taste of the methods of the modern capitalistic monstrosity, the Trust. It has…

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Casino Co-operative Dairy Coy

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of the share-holders of the above Company will be held in the School of Arts on the 25th instant. The report, which has been circulated,…

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Farmers Building a Bridge. Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 3

Tygalgah farmers are building a co-operutive bridge over the North Arm at Kynnumboon, where the bridge has now been dismantled as the structure was found to…

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Diseases of Dairy Cattle

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 3

WE are reprinting a series of articles on "Diseases of Dairy Cattle," written by the Government veterinary surgeon, Mr. Max Henry, and…

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Contagious Abortion in Cattle

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 2

Our Dunoon correspondent writes:—A lecture and demonstration was given by Mr. A. Siddins, Government Dairy Inspector, to a fair nuntifer of farmers and otehrs…

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Open Column. Grading of Butter.—should It Be Compulsory? (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 4

Sir.—The District Progress Association at its meeting last week passed a resolution in the affirmative? What is the strength of membership at tha back, of the…

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The State and the Dairying Industry

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 2

The following letter appears in the "Daily Telegraph":- To the Editor.—As one very much interested in the dairying industry, with some…

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Diseased Cattle

Northern Star · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 2

In the police court yesterday before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge. P. M., Constable Brennan made application for the destruction of a discased cow running on the reserve…

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State Butter Factory at Berry Condemned by Farmers. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 3

A number of residents of Berry discussed the Government proposal to establish a State butter factory and the proposal was condemped as antagonistic to the best…

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Bangalow £100 Butter Fat Prize

Northern Star · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 2

The result of the Bangalow A. and I. Society's £100 butter fat prize for 1908-9 has been made public. The prize winner is Mr. J. J. King's (Aistonville) Lady. On…

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Prize Crop of Potatoes

Northern Star · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 2

The prize offered by Bangalow Agricultural Society for the best ¼ acre of potatoes was won by Mr. John Armstrong of Bexhill. The crop returned 2 tons 10cwt…

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Price of Butter

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 7

THE following is taken from the Melbourne "Argus" of the 11th inst., and sums up the position of the market as it stands to-day:—…

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Abortion in Cattle

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 2

THE subject, of abortion in cattle is one of grave importance to such a district, as the Richmond, which depends to a great extent on the perfect health of its herd. At the…

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Bangalow Butter Fat Prize

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 4

THE Committee of the Bangalow Show met on Tuesday, when, among other matters, the declaring of the winner for this year of the Bangalow £100 butter fat,…

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Butter Prospects for the Winter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 2

ADVICES from Victoria and elsewhere point to the fact that there is likely to be a big shortage in butter before we advance very much further into 1909,…

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The Question of Butter Pays

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 2

SPEAKING at the half-yearly meeting of the Lismore Butter Co's shareholders the other day, Mr. W. M. Moses said it was really a difficult thing to tell which…

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Quality of Wheat. What It Means

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 12

In the course of a series of articles on the quality of wheat, Mr Chas E. Saunders, M.A., Cerealist to the Canadian Department of Agriculture, has much…

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The State and Dairying

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 2

THE proposal of the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Perry) to take over the Berry Central butter factory and run as a school for factory managers and…

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FARM & FIELD Horse's Feet and Teeth

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 11

In considering the diseases to which horse flesh is heir, there are two things that should always be considered as of special importance—the teeth and the…

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