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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1889

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Jindiandle Dairy Company

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 15 June 1889 · page 2

THE initistroy work connected with the establishment of a dairy company at Jindiandie, near Nowra, has been completed, and several contrats in respect of factory premises have bean let. The milk…

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Dairying on the Richmond

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 19 June 1889 · page 2

ACTIVE operations are now being carried on in the Wooroowoolgen steam cheese factory, on the Richmond River. Nearly 250 cows, are now being milked, yielding an average of…

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Co-operative Dairying

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 26 June 1889 · page 4

FROM the Northern Star's (Lismore) report of Mr. Dymock's address on Dariving, delivered [?]ere quite recently, the following extracts are taken…

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Cambewarra Dairy Company

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 June 1889 · page 2

AT a meeting of the above held on Saturday last, the secretary reported that some 830 shares had been subscribed; and additional shares to the amount of 45 were then…

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Dairy Hints

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 31 July 1889 · page 3

EVERY farmer is accustomed to salt his cattle, but not every one knows why he does it, unless it is because the stock like it. But a moment's thought will show were the…

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Far [?] and Dairy Notes

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 1

[?] manure is the best fortiliser, all things considered; for it not only supplies plant food in various forms, but, being very [?], it lightens up the soil and makes it…

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Farm and Dairy Notes

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 1

A better seed bed for corn can be made on land ploughed long enough in advance to become settled. This is one reason for early ploughing of corn ground. Another…

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Farm and Dairy Notes

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 August 1889 · page 1

FARMERS have a much greater sphere of influence on the flavor of milk produced than many suppose, or they are willing to admit. Tje reason why a certain number of…

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Farm and Dairy Notes

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 4 September 1889 · page 4

Wortless old treea are harbours and breeding places for all sort orchard vermin. Out with them. Currants and gooseberry bushes should…

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Making Farms Productive

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 11 September 1889 · page 4

Comparatively few farmers realise the amount of capital invented in their land, unless it be those most uncomfortable ones who are indebted to others for their capital,…

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Some Essential Points in Butter-making

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 28 September 1889 · page 1

1. The entire absence of all foreign and injurious matter in the milk, from whatever causes these may come. 2. The observance of the extract…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. Keep Down the Weeds

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 28 September 1889 · page 1

No two bodies can occupy the same place at the same time; therefore do not expect weeds and useful plants to dwell in harmony in the same ground. The stronger will…

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A Mixed Wheat Crop

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 9 October 1889 · page 4

AMONG the "Farm Topics" in the Melbourne 'Leader' we find the following:—"Farmers generally carefully avoid sowing mixed seed wheat, but a leading seedsman in Paris…

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Farmers' and Dairymen's Milk Company

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 October 1889 · page 2

THE Scrutineer learus that through the exertions of Captain, Walters, J. P., of Sutton Forest and others, a Formers, and Dairymen's Milk Company hos been formed for…

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Letters to the Editor. Will Protection Benefit the Dairymen of this District?

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 6 November 1889 · page 3

SIR,—Early in this month a large Agency Company's price list or circular attracted my attention—factory butter being quoted 9d. to 10d., 1st quality dairy butter 8d. to…

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Farm and Dairy Notes

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 November 1889 · page 1

No farm is complete without a nice lot of poultry. Poultry will supply a handsome profit if kept only to supply the home table…

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The Cumberland Fruit Crop

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 November 1889 · page 2

THE Herald states that the crop of summer fruit in the country of Cumberland promises to be of superior quality, but it will not be large. Last year the trees made no "wood,"…

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Poultry on the Farm

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 20 November 1889 · page 4

IT would be of considerable advantage to farmers if they paid more attention to the business of poultry raising. That it is profitable, if sensibly and properly pursued, has…

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A Big Sheep Sale

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 18 December 1889 · page 2

COOTAMUNDRA Saturday.—Messrs. Miller and Miller, auctioneers,' in conjunction with Messrs. Sampson, Manning, and Jeremy, held a very successful sale of stock…

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Shipment of Butter to England

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 18 December 1889 · page 2

The sale of the first shipment of Victorian butter exported to London under tho auspices of the department of Agriculture has been great success (says the Melbourne Age). According to cable advices, the…

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