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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Open Column. (This column being open for the expressions of different opinions on public matters, they are to be considered as those of correspondents, and not necessarily endorsed by us. Communications must be written in ink only.) CLASS For Grade Cattle. (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 8

Sir,—In your report of the Bangalow Show dinner I would ask you to make two corrections in my speech. When referring to a suggestion to have a class for grade…

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Homebush Cattle Sales

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 2

Cattle yarded:—2500; market for good quality firm without alteration. Best beef 27s per 1001b., seconds 23s, inferior 20s. Bullocks £6 to £11, cows £3 to £7 15s…

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Local Interest. Farmers and Settlers

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 2

The special meeting of the District Council of Farmers and Settlors' Assqciations, postponed from the 27th of last month, will be held…

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Of Interest to Poultry Farmers

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 3

The Grafton "Argus" writes:—A few days ago Mr. A. H. Haywood, manager of the Grafton Experiment Farm, showed us his return sales…

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Water for Farm Stock. a North Coast Problem

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 3

Considerable areas of tho low-lying swamps adjacent to the lower , portions of the North Coastal rivers are being taken in hand and…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Meeting of District Council

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 4

A meeting of the Lismore District Council of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held in the School of Arts room yesterday morning, when the following…

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Charges for Butter Boxes

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 3

The arrangement by which the members of the Dairy Produce Selling Agents' Association, of Sussex-street, will, from Saturday, charge buyers of…

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Darling Island Strike. Wheat Boats Held Up. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 5

As the North Shore strike at Darling Island continues there are now 500 truck loads of wheat stationed there. It is understood that a considerable quantity of…

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Dairy Factories' Association

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 3

A meeting of the North Coast branch of the Dairy Factories' Association was held in Lismore on Friday, the attendance being good. Mr. J. W. Lawrie…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Delegate Meeting

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 4

A delegate meeting, of the three branches of the Farmers, and Settlers' Association was held at East Wardell on Monday night for the purpose of forming an executive…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trelle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the…

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Wheat Loaders Cry Off. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 5

The strike of wheat loaders at Darling Island has ended. The men held a meeting and decided to return to work to-murrow pending the wages board award…

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Farm and Dairy. Constantly a Mother

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 6

A writer in an exchange says of the cow that, "she is a mother once a year and like all mothers she requires especial care at the time of parturition."…

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Selling the Farm and Moving to Town

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 6

There seems to be a regular bewitchment in the minds of many farmers to sell their farms when they get to be about fifty years old and move into some village…

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The Coming Farmer

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 6

What he is to be, what his surroundings will be, what will be the spirit and purpose of the man, Secretary McKeene, of the Illino[?]s Farmers' Institute, tells in the…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Sheep on the Clarence

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 10

A good deal of interest is being taken in North Coast districts in the experiments with sheep which are being conducted at Grafton…

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Mysterious Cattle Disease

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 3

During the last few years, in certain parts of the Bega district, when a dry spell occurs, stock have been affected by a mysterious disease…

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Straying Stock and Cattle Ticks

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 4

The suggestion contained in a recent leading article in this paper—that the Woodburn Shire Council should co-operate with Tomki Shire in an effort to clear…

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Wheat Loaders Resume. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 5

All the men who went on strike at Darling Island resumed wheat loading to-day, and it is believed there will be no recurrence of the trouble…

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Ready-made Farms

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 9

Statistics show that Canada has induced the settlement of 5000 farmers, each with at least £500, during the past six years. It appears that it…

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