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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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Dairying on the Richmond

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 2

MESSRS. Hindmarsh and Dane have forwarded us the following cutting from a Richmond River paper :— “Under the above heading the [?]…

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Bearing Rabbits for Wool

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 8

While the Australian colonies are standing aghast at the ever increasing hordes of these pests, which are devastating their land, British farmers and country dwellers…

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Shelter for Dairy Stock

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 4

The recent incident weather must have foreibly reminded some dairymen of the advantages of providing more shelter for their entire. The major of farmers in this…

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Business Education for Farmers

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 2

Farming, like any other business, is judged to be a success by whether it pays or not. The only rest is that of revenue. The farmer needs specific knowledge of agriculture, else he cannot…

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Australasian Dairy Produce Review

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 4

THE following extracts regarding the British butter market are take from the Review issued by Messrs. W. Weddel and Co. for the season, 1897-98. The Australasian…

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Government Model Farms. HAY V. STEWART

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 2

At a dinner at Clloaugatta the other day, during the course of a speech Mr. John Stewart expressed the under-quoted opinion in favor of Government model farms, in which opinion Mr…

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The London Butter Market

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 1

MESSES. W. WEDDEL AND CO., report that the Australian supply for next season ought to be larger than last, as the drought, which has so greatly restricted shipments for the…

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Conjola Co-operative Dairy Company

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 8

The company held its half yearly meeting last Thursday afternoon at the creamery Some fourteen shareholders attended and Mr. C. M. Murray managing director…

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N.S.W. Farmers and Settlers’ Association. the Business Paper

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 2

THE following is the business paper for the annual conferences of the above Association, to be opened at Bathurst on August…

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The Farming of To-day

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 4

FARMING is not what it used to be. We make this assertion advisedly. In more ways than one is there a difference in the manner of farming than in 1880…

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Governmental Experimental Farm. (To the Editor.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 July 1898 · page 2

Sir,—Will you allow me space for a few words in reference to the above subject, chiefly because you have been good enough to mention my name, and because it is a matter of some…

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Rearing Rabbits for Wool

Moruya Examiner · Friday 22 July 1898 · page 2

While the Australian colonies are standing ag[?]ast at the ever increasing hordes of these pests, which are devastating their land, British farmers and country dwellers…

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Progress of Dairying

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 6

The following return with regard to the progress of dairying will, no doubt, be read with considerable interest by all those who take notice of the industry:—In 1891 there…

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Moruya Co operative Dairy Company

Moruya Examiner · Friday 29 July 1898 · page 2

THE half-yearly General Meeting of the above was held in the Mechanics’ Institute on Saturday last. The Minutes of previous meeting were [?]…

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Colonial Butter Report

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 4

MESSRS. WEDDEL AND CO’S. weekly butter report for June 10 says :—The weather since the end of April when the last circular was issued, has been very showery and colder…

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Our Wheat Export

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 8

In 1897 the colony had a net export of flour and wheat valued at £3407, the imports having been £714,691, and the exports £718,068. In no previous season had there been a balance…

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To the Dairy Farmers of N.S.W.

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 8

GENTLEMEN,—It will doubtless be remembered that, at the invitation of this Institution, the Directors of the various Coastal Co-operative Butter Factories met in Conference…

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Government Experimental Farm

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 4

As will be remembered in our report of the dinner recently held at Coolangatta, Mr. John Stewart, President of the Berry Agricultural Association, made some remarks…

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The Pig on the Small Farm

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 4

THERE is hardly a farm so diminutive in size that pigs cannot be made of use with profit in consuming products that would otherwise be wasted. They take a place the…

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Meeting of Directors and Dairymen

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 2

A meeting of factory directors and other representative dairy was held at the Pioneer Hotel, Kangaroo Valley on Tuesday, the 28th ult., for the purpose of receiving the report of…

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