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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1894

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N.s.w. Dairy Farmers' Export Association. Grader's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 3

Gentlemen,—During the past week the consignments of butter to hand again show on increase, the market being well stocked all round and a large quantity was packet for…

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Peasant Farming in Normandy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 2

The great question in a densely populated country like france is how to make the most out of comparatively little, but the Norman farmers have much more in many ways than…

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The Experience of a New Chum Farmer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 3

Mrs. [?] Newchum, of Somersetshire, strolled [?] the office of The Field the other day, and seating himself, free and easy like, announced his arrival from Europe…

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Agriculturalist. Size of Dairy Cows

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 7

In selecting a good dairy cow, there are more important items to be taken into account than that of size. This, however is one of the controlling factors when judged from a…

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The Butter Export Trade

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 2

A meeting of the Dairy Farmers' Association was hold on Monday afternoon in the association's offices, which was not altogether unrepreseptative of the formers themselves…

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The Wheat King

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 3

The "Wheat King" of the world belongs to Argentina. He in an Italian immigrant named Gauzone, and his broad acres are situated in the south of the province of…

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The Home and the Farm. Garden Calender for May

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 3

On the whole the weather during April has been exceedingly favorable and good progress has been made with cropping, &c. This work must be pushed ahead with all…

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A Wheat-field on a Lake

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 2

In the island of Corsica, near the head waters of the little stream dignified with the name of Favignane River, and about twenty-two miles from the village of Corte, tere is a…

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N.s.w. Dairy Farmer's Export Association. Garden's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 3

Large supplies of butter are still coming to hand and packing for export continues to be carried on. The quality and condition to be consignments mei with during the past few…

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The Home and the Farm. Items from "Australian Field."

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 3

BATHING THE EYES several times a day in cold water makes them bright, and preserves the sight to very old age. SOMEBODY has esrimated that a man…

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The Experience of a New Chum Farmer. From the Field. (Concluded from last Saturday's issue.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 3

"Hoe so?" broke in Mr. Newhum; what was wrong with the place?" Well, it so happened the very first morning I had to dig a post-hole, and I found…

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Butter Export Trade

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 3

The report of what has been done in the past year by exporting, shows that considerable success has been attained. But we must do better. Butter of the value of…

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Butter Export Market

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 3

A meeting of the Daily Farmers' Export Association will be held in a day or two to determine what steps shall be taken with regard to the butter which is produced in…

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The Export Butter Trade

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 5

It will be satisfactory to the dairy produce exporters of New South Wales to hear upon the authoritative arrivals by the Arawa, from Vancouver; that the butter which they are…

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N.s.w. Dairy Farmers' Export Association. Grader's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 3

Gentlemen,—I have to report for the week ending May (12th.—The consignments of butter now coming forward show a general falling off, still the supply is largely in…

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Dairy Farmers' Export Association

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 3

The above association having decided to again increase the pro rata contributions to the Export Fund from ¼d to ½d per lb. as formerly, from the 1st May current, the…

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The Home and the Farm. Garden Calender for May

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 4

On the whole the weather during April has been exceedingly favorable and good progress has been made with cropping, &c. This work must be pushed ahead with all…

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Women in the Dairy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 3

In an article in The Cable, the Rev. S. Currie says:—I have never known a child to be spoiled for society or usefulness by learning to milk, and I do Know ladies who…

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The Boss Farmer. the Farmers of America Are Prosperous, Not Poor

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 3

ONE of the most interesting characters in Presidont Cleveland's Cabinet is the Hon. Julius Sterling Morton, the new Secretary of Agriculture. He has gone to…

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N.s.w. Dairy Farmers' Export Association. Grader's Keport

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 3

During the week ending May 19 the quantity of butter packed and graded was 1113 first grade, G1 second, 7 third, total ll81 boxes, equivalent to 29½ tons, being ah…

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