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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1888

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Farm and Garden. Pure Olive Oil

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 11 July 1888 · page 3

Cotton-seed oil has become quite important as an article of food. It is shipped from the United States in vast quantities to Spain and Italy, whence it returns to America labelled…

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Cattle and Sheep

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 1

RATES for conveyance of cattle (at per truck) to Homebush are as follows:—From Goulburn, £4 4s; Marulan, £3 10s 8d; Moss Vale, £2 12s; Bowral, £2 8s; Mittagong, £2 6s; Picton, £1 10s…

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How to Dehorn Cattle

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 18 July 1888 · page 3

To secure the head of a steer before dehorning, I used to use a stanchion, but I now use a chute, and my new 'jewol.' On one side of the chute a plank runs out parallel…

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Farm Land Garden. a Codlin Moth Trap

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 18 July 1888 · page 3

'Come with me, and see how I am getting the best of the cedlin moth,' said in prominenta citizen to a Herald man to-day. The reporter went. The gentlemen referred to has…

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Farm and Garden. Vegetable Soaps

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 25 July 1888 · page 3

In widely separated countries there are plants, in some cases herbs, and in other trees which the natives use as a substitute for soap in washing. Whoever has had…

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Cattle and Sheep

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 1

RATES for conveyance of cattle (at per truck) to Homebush are as follows:—From Goulburn, £4 4s; Marulan, £3 10s 8d; Moss Vale, £2 12s; Bowral, £2 8b; Mittagong, £2 6s; Picton, £l 10s…

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Butter Factory at Broughton Creek

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 1 August 1888 · page 1

It has been decided to establish a butter factory at Broughton Creek with a capital of £2000. The farmers and business men are entering heartily into the project…

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Farm and Garden. Management of Young Turkeys

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 1 August 1888 · page 3

It often happens that the season for hatching young turkeys opens unfavorably. Perchance the spring is backward; Cold, chilling rains abound, and the practicability of allowing the…

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Cattle and Sheep

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 August 1888 · page 1

RATES for conveyance of cattle (at per truck) to Homebush are follows:—From Goulburn, £4 4s; Marulan, £3 10s 8d; Moss Vale, £2; 12s; Bowral, £2 8s; Mittagong, £2 6s; Picton, £1 10s…

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Cattle and Sheep

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 August 1888 · page 1

RATES for conveyance of cattle (at per truck) to Homebush are as follows:—From Goulburn, £4 4s; Marulan, £3 10s 8d; Moss Vlae, £2 12s; Bowral, £2 8s; Mittagong, £2 6s; Picton, £ 10s…

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Butter Factory at Narellan

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 15 August 1888 · page 1

At a large meeting of dairyman held last Saturday afternoon, it was unanimously decided that it was desirable to start a butter factory at Narellan. The hon…

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Cattle and Sheep

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 1

RATES for conveyance of cattle (at per truck) to Homebush are as follows:—From Goulburn, £4 4s; Marulan, £3 10s 8d; Moss Vale, £2 12s; Bowral, £2 8s; Mittagong, £2 6s; Picton, £1 10s…

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Why Butter Is Poor

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 4

A NEW York commission merchant has compiled for the benefit of his customers some of the reasons why butter is poor, and brings poor prices in the market. Among…

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The Butter Factory System

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 2

A MEETING was held at Foxground last Tuesday in connection with the establishment of a butler factory there, and was a great success. There was a large…

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Robertson Butter Factory

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 1

THE tender of James Cashman, of Moss Vale, has been accepted for the erection of the Robertson Butter Factory; amount of tender, £451/10/0. The building will be…

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Cattle and Sheep

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 1

RATES for conveyance of cattle (at per truck) Homebush are as follows:—From Goulburn, £4 4s; Marulan, £3 10s 8d; Moss Vale, £2 12s; Bowral, £2 8s; Mittagong, £2 6s; Picton, £1 10s…

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Cattle and Sheep

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 1 September 1888 · page 1

RATES for conveyance of cattle (at per truck), Homebush are an follows:—From Goulburn,£4s; Marulan, £3 10s 8d; Moss Vale, £2 12s; Bowral, £2 8s; Mittagong, £2 6s; Picton, £1 10s…

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Necessary on the Farm

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 September 1888 · page 2

Every farmer should have a good supply [?] nails; but don't think (as some purple do) that you have a good supply when you have a pound each of 8d or 10, or a key of either or…

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Farm and Garden How to Take Cure of Milk

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 September 1888 · page 2

A dairyman of Scotland, in a lecture before an agricultural conversation gives the following suggestious, which will be found useful by those having the handling of milk on this side…

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Cattle and Sheep

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 1

RATES for conveyance of cattle (at per truck) Homebush are as follows:—From Goulburn, £4 4s; Marulan, £3 10s 8d; Moss Vale, £2 12s; Bowral, £2 8s; Mittagong, £2 6s; Pieton, £1 10s…

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