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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Casino Butter Factory and Water

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

At the Municipal Council meeting before last a letter was read from Mr. Isaac Evans, manager of the Casino Co-operative Butter Company, stating that owing to the…

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Weather and Crops at Kyogle

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

OUR Kyogle correspondent writes that after a long spell of dry weather the district welcomed the rain on New Year's Day. The rain was patchy, varying from 60…

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The Coastal Farmres' Society

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

THE interim balance-sheet of te Coastal Farmers' Society for the half-year ended September 30th. last, which is to be presented at a half-yearly meeting at Bega on 30th…

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Hidebound Farmers

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Macleay Co-operative Steamship Company at Kempsey last week one speake, Mr. M'Cabe, said if is had not been for the hidebound farmers on the…

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Intensive Dairy Farming

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 2

A very interesting experiment was made recently at the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, showing a marked variation in the profits…

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Dairymen's Union

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Branswick branch of the above was held at Ewing and Morton's rooms on Saturday. Present—Messrs. W. Cooper…

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Training of Dairy Factory Managers

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 2

In order to supply the [?]istakable demand from all parts of Australia for men fully qualified to supervise and control the supply, 'manufacture,…

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Latest Telegrams for the Farmer. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 5

The State Government intends asking the Railway Commissioners to devote a portion of the railway surplus to it reduction of freight on farm produce…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 9

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Treffie, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be…

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"The Farm Centre of Sydney."

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 10

This is the ago of specialising and doctors, barristers, scientists and practitioners generally pay particular attention to a department, or branch, of…

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Farmers Assume the Defensive

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 6

As briefly reported in issue of 5th inst., the claims of the Rural Workers' Union, particularly in regard to the dairying industry, were…

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Butter Factory Pay

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 4

KYOGLE Co-operative Dairy Co's pay for the month of November was struck at the rate of II 7-8'd per lb for first class butter, and 10 7-8d…

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Butter Market. London

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 4

Dearness has caused a temporary check in the demand for butter, but values are firm as follows:—Choicest Australian, 130s to 134s; New Zealand, 136s,…

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Binna Burra Butter Factory

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 4

The plans for the butter factory to be erected at Binna Barra are being propared by Mr. Gill, of Casino, and will be ready shortly. The plan provides for one of the…

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Butter Exports. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 4

The butter exported from the State lost year was valued at £1,524,358, being an increase of £284,719…

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The Busy Cattle Ticks

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 4

The cattle tick has by no means disappeared from the Tweed River district, and several fresh discoveries of the pest have been made since the 6th instant. It is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 7

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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Tragedy of a Dairy Farm

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 4

Alfred Thomas Swift dairyman at Mead, who is at present a prisoner in the Bendigo gaol under remand on a charge of unlawfully…

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Farming Notes. Supplied by the Department of Agriculture. Dairying. Intensive Dairy-farming

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 5

A very interesting experiment was made recently at the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station showing a marked variation in the profits from…

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Value of Knowledge. What One Farmer Did

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 2

Some farmers of the old school who have won success and a good deal of practical experience profess to despise agricultural education for their sons, in spite of the…

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