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Farming & the land, 1913

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London Butter Market

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Sydney, report under date 3rd January:—Our London office cable under yesterday's date reports the market quiet. Quotations are…

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Queensland Butter Exports. Brisbane

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

The total quantity of butter graded for export from Queensland last week, was 12,891 boxes, as compared with 4664 boxes for the corresponding week of last year…

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A Modern Dairy Farm

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

Mr. T. Bowling, of Aramatta Estate in the inverell district, has established a dairy farm, or rather number of dairy farms, that call for notice. Nine years ago on…

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Dairy and Farm. One Prize in Denmark

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 3

It is the good practice of the show ring in Denmark to give-but one cash prize to the exhibitor in any one class. Exhibitors winning more than this get ribbons. The…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Lucerne on the Richmond

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 6

As was remarked in a previous article in these notes, the farmers on the Richmond River find that paspalum has not the feeding value…

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Fixing Prices of Farmers' Produce

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

Mr. Chanter, a Federal member of Parliament, representing a farming community, during the debate on the Referendum Bills, said:—"If the…

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Dry Farming

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

The inventor of this process, Mr. W. H. Campbell, an American, is about to visit Australia and give a series of lectures to farmers. His process has been extensively…

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Agricultural Education. Government Assistance to Farmers. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

Lord Lucas, speaking at Darlington, said the Government were establishing through the development fund of the district councils control of agricultural education…

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Grazlng Crops for Pigs. Richmond River Experience

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 3

Though pig-raising is carried on to a considerable extent on the northern rivers (says the weekly notes of the Department of Agriculture), it is such a profitable…

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Dairying and Fertilising

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 3

It is well for all dairymen to know just what is the reflex effect on their soil of the methods they use. 'Hoard's Dairyman' has often called the…

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Agricultural Notes. (Issued under the direction of the Hon. Minister for Agriculture, Hon. J. L. Trofle.) Dairying. Silage on the North Coast. Hillside Silo for Economy

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 6

Two spells of dry weather within the past couple of years have proved that even on the fertile soils of the Richmond River, where the pastures are supposed to spring…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 7

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

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New System of Butter Making

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 8

The dairy world is rather agitated over a report from Germany to the effect that a system of butter-making has been discovered which, it is said…

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Instruction in Dairying

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 7

For the young man who wishes to make dairying his vocation, there is , no question that Wollongbar experiment farm is the place to acquire the…

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Lismore Co-op. Dairy Co. Branch Opened at Corndale. Appreciatory Speeches by Visitors

Northern Star · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 8

Yesterday the beautiful, picturesque and fertile valley of Cooper's Creek was the scene of the establishment af another district co-operative, butter factory, as a…

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Butter Factory Machinery

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 4

The butter factory machinery has been installed by Messrs. J. Wildridge and Sinclair, Ltd., of Sydney, and erected by their engineer. Mr. W. R. Johns. The…

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Dairying. Silage on the North Coast

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 9

Two spells of dry weather within the past couple of years have proved that even on the fertile soils of the Richmond River, where the pastures…

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Wheat Harvest. Record in Riverina. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 7

The wheat harvest in parts of the Riverina is the most prolific on record. Some crops returned 45 bushels per acre, and one share farmer is said to have…

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Fixing Butter Prices. Sir George Reid's Reply. Not The-colonial Committee But the Agents Committee to Blame. Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 7

Sir George Reid has sent the following reply to the Minister for External Affairs with respect to butter prices:—"With reference to your telegrams of the 24th and…

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Farming Notes. Cabbages and Cauliflowers. Good Prospects for Growers

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 5

An industry that is well worth consideration in our cooler districts is the production of cabbages and cauliflowers. At the present time…

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