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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Our Butter in London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 8

The London Correspondence of the "Daily Telegraph" writes on Nov 16th, says. The first arrival of new Australian matter reached To-day[?]…

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Cattle Lost After Dipping

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

A big loss occurred last week in a mob of cattle travelling from Mitchell (Q.) (owner, Mr. L. Cameron) to Woodlands, in charge of Driver…

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The Wheat Farmers Trouble. Mr. Grahame's Recommendation SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. Grahame has recommended that armors have representation on the Wheat Board. This will be dealt with at the next Cabinet meeting. He says…

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The Wool Purchase

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- The work of appraising the wool purchase by the Imperial Government was continued to-day, when two more catalogues were submitted. These…

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Women As Wool-classers

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

The field of women's work is daily enlarging, and the boundaries of Sex prejudice have well-nigh disappeared (says an exchange). Commercial women have been for…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Agricultural Cotton-growing in Australia. Possibilities and Prospects

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 3

Considerable attention has been given by the Department of Agriculture to the possibilities of cotton being profitably produced in New South Wales, but a brief summary of…

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Does Dairying Pay?

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 5

The Bega Co-operative butter factory manufactured 120,3471b. butter for November, and paid suppliers at a net average price of 1s 3d per lb. The total…

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Pasturing Dairy Cattle

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

Dairying cattle if run too long on the same country,become discontented. and go off in their milk. In order to keep the field up to "concert pitch" frequent…

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The Wheat Crop

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

It is stated that throughout the Commonwealth next year's wheat crop may be curtailed if the farmers' demands are not conceded. The…

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Less Wheat. the Farmers' Threat

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Mr. Hughes states that if the wheat farmers carried out their threat to plant less wheat next year they would be the main sufferers…

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The Wheat Board. Farmers' Representative

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday. -- It is understood that Mr. Trethowan; M.L.C., President of the Farmers and Settlers' Conference, has been chosen as direct representative to the N.S.W…

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The Wheat Trouble

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.--It is understood that Mr. Trethowan, M.L.C., President of the Farmers' and Settlers' Conference, has been chosen…

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Damage to Wheat Stacks

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday. -- Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, has received reports of wilful and malicious damage done to wheat stacks throughout the State. The cases…

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How to Dip Cattle with Safety

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

It may interest cattle owners to know that scientific investigation has produced a cattle dip which removes all risks of loss occurring from the…

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Wool Question. Mr. Gregory's Protest

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Mr. Gregory, M.P., has written, to Mr. Hughes, protesting against the arrangement of the Wool Committee, under which he states a vessel which…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 295…

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Butter and Cheese. London Prices. Scarcity of Australian Supplies. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

The butler market is quiet, high prices checking the demand. There is a slight downward tendency. Australian supplies are practically…

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Testimonial, to Mr. J. S. Mathison. Herbalist and Homoeopathist, Pound Street, Grafton. Dalwood Farm, Rous, 25th May, 1890. To Mr. J. S. Mathison, Herbalist, of Pound street, Grafton

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 6

Dear Sir -- This is to certify that I was for some time ill with liver and kidney disorders. During the time of my illness I tried several of the advertised patent medicines for the…

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Farm & Field. Original Articles Fertilisers and Bacteria

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 3

The basis of manurial treatment, as at present understood, is to apply manures which supply to plants the requisite elements of nourishment not…

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Pasturing Dairy Cattle

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 8

Dairying cattle if run too long on the same country, become discontented, and go off in their milk. In order to keep the yield up to "concert pitch" frequent…

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