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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1887

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but cat and drink as friedns. Wednesday, December 7, 1887. Through the Berrima District. Xvii. F. F. AND I. Co's Butter Factory at Mittagong

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 7 December 1887 · page 1

I RELY upon the reader's generosity to excuse on my part a reference to the fact that when we started out together on our trip through the Berrima District we hdd a…

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Bowral Butter Factory

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 December 1887 · page 2

A MEETING of shareholders in the Bowral Butter Factory Company, Limited, was held in the school of arts, Bowral, yesterday afternoon. Fourteen shareholders were…

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Proposed Butter Factory for West Kangaloon

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 December 1887 · page 2

ANOTHER meeting in connection with the above was held at Wast Kangaloon on Tuesday evening. Mr. A. W. Smith occupied the chair. Minutes of previous…

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Bowral Butter Factory

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 14 December 1887 · page 1

A MEETING of shareholders of the Bowral Butter Factory Company, limited, was held in the School of Arts, Bowral, on Friday afternoon last, the 10th instant. Mr. P. L…

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Farm and Garden. Transplanting Trees at Night

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 14 December 1887 · page 2

It is claimed by some that trees, if trimsplanted at night, will do better than if reset in the dry time. We know that the sun has an influence upon certain plants one flowers,…

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Bowral Butter Factory

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 December 1887 · page 2

A meeting of shareholders in the Bowral Butter Factory will be held in the School of Arts this Saturday afternoon, at 3 p.m. A draft deed of settlement will be submitted…

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Bowral Butter Factory

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 December 1887 · page 1

A MEETING of shareholders was held in the committee room of the Bowral School of Arts on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. P. L. C. Shepherd, J.P., occupied the chair,…

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Kangaloon Butter Factory

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 December 1887 · page 1

AT the last meeting of the proposed Butter Factory for Kangaloon, it was proved that the effort to start a factory was a failure. The largest dairymen of Kangaleen are…

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Farm and Garden. Whitewashing Orange Trees

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 December 1887 · page 2

Here is what a Florida orange-grower has to say of the value of whitewash applied to the trunk of an orange tree: In the spring of 1885 we noticed that considerable mess was…

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Bowral Butter Factory

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 2

AT a meeting of shareholders on Thursday afternoon last, at which there was a limited attendance, the hon. secretary was directed to convene a meeting by circular for next…

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Bowral Butter Factory

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 4

AT a meeting of shareholders on Thursday afternoon last, at which there was a limited attendance, the hon. secretary was directed to convene a meeting by circular for next…

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Farm and Garden. Which Hens are the Best?

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 28 December 1887 · page 3

Leaving aside the fact that eggs sell by the dozen (which is wrong, as they should sell by weight), it is fair to claim that the hen that lays the largest number of eggs may not be…

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Bowral Butter Factory

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 2

AT a special meeting of shareholders of the above company, hold at Baylis' hotel on Thursday afternoon, the following motions were agreed to:—…

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