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Farming & the land, 1889

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New Process of Butter-making

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 June 1889 · page 4

WHAT may be called the serial fermentation process of making butter, discovered by Mr. Walter Cole, and described some time ago in The Australasian, is now in progress…

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Poisoning of Cattle by Eating Sorghum

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 June 1889 · page 4

THE suspected poisoning of cattle by eating sorghum was brought before the Central Agricultural Bureau, Adelaide, at a recent sitting by Professor Lowrie, who had…

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A Farmer's Union

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 26 June 1889 · page 2

"UNITY is strength" is an old and true proverb, and to coin another proverb we would say that "Unity is money." Without wishing to reflect on the respectability of…

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Wool Export

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 3 July 1889 · page 2

The export of wool from New South Wales shows an increase of 52,085 bales over last year…

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Planting Crops in Young Orchards

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 July 1889 · page 4

THERE has been always a great desire to plant some other growing crops on the same land occupied by a young orchard, particularly for the first two or three years, when…

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Farm, Garden, and Other Pests

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 1

THE following is a copy of an essay read by Mr. L. A. M’Intyre at a meeting of the Berry School of Arts a couple of weeks back :— Cultivators and stock owners in every country…

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FARM & GARDEN. Goats for Land-Clearing

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 2

J. H. Porter of Oregon tells in the Rural Press of his experience with Angora goats: For the benefit of my fellow-farmers I will now give my experience and observation in…

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The Disturbing Of Cattle

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1889 · page 4

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An Design Farmers’ Opinion on Stack Ensilage

Moruya Examiner · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 3

“Being an unfortunate land lord and having a farm thrown on my hands, I hall reconsider, especially during this inclement season, what course I should adopt, but it…

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FARM & GARDEN. The Johannisberg Vineyard

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 13 July 1889 · page 3

Johannisberg, now the property of Prince Richard Metternich, eon of the famous statesman, who received it as a gift, from the Emperor Francis, is situated on the right…

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Dirty Dairying

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 July 1889 · page 4

THE Victorian Minister of Agriculture has been furnished with a report upon dairying in Victoria. The following is a description of a unique…

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FARM & GARDEN. How to Produce Good Oranges

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 20 July 1889 · page 2

The best orange in any locality, as a rule, is fruit that has been grown there originally from the seed. The orange seems to put forth special merits of its own under peculiar…

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The Jersey Breed of Cattle

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 July 1889 · page 4

THE following letter received from Mr. John Farraher, of Candelo, has been kindly handed to us (says the Kiama Independent) by Mr. Alexander Campbell of Gerringong. To…

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Farmer's Union

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 24 July 1889 · page 2

The farmer's conference opened yesterday, but owing to the inclemency of the weather there was only a small attendance. The business…

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Farm & Garden

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 27 July 1889 · page 2

HOW TO GET EARLY CHERRIES.—If you have a cherry tree, and wish to get very early fruit, irrigate with hot water the soil over the roots. The plan was tried successfully in…

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[?] in Cattle

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1889 · page 4

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Farmer's Union

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 31 July 1889 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Candello A. H. and D. F. Association reported in the Candelo Union of the 25th instant, Mr. Walter Woodd gave notice of the following motion:— That…

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Hereford Cattle in America

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 2

The Herefords, after a long straggle for recognition, have attained a place among the foremost breeds of beef cattle in the United States. Tho first importation was made…

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Farm & Garden. the Cork Tree

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 3

Since we make our own wines and wine bottles there seems to be no good reason why we should not provide our own [?] of which we are consuming from year to year a greater…

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FARM & GARDEN. Value of the Eucalypts

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 31 August 1889 · page 2

The eucalyptus which grows so wed in California, is likely to prove a most valuable tree. A recent experiment is said to have been made in preserving meat with the leaves…

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