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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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How the Beers treat a British Farmer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 4

The following (says a correspondent of the " St. Jame's Gazette ") is an instructive instance of the treatment acoorded just new to those…

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The Dairying Industry

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 1

Mr. Fairburn, representative of the English Wholesale Co-operative Society, responding to the [?] of the “Dairying Industry ”at the opening…

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lllawarra Co-Operative Dairy Co

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 4

The formal opening of the Illawarra Co-operative Central Dairy Company's factory at Albion Park took place on Thursday last in the presence of a largo…

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State Farm Boys

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 2

The remarks of F.H.S. about the [?] treatment suffered by State boys who [?] to farmers have received some adverse, out not [?]…

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Butter-making

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 4

It cannot be denied that the factory system of butter-making has beta productive of a groat improvement in the general standard of our butter,…

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Butter from Peanuts

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 3

In Indiana a large factory has recently been erected for the manufacture of butter from peanuts. For more than a year Messrs. Lan Brothers, of that city,…

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Local and District. Tenders for Farm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 2

Tenders are invited till noon on the 10th instant for lease of Mr. N. Binneys well known…

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Advance in Wool

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 4

A good deal of emphasis lias recently been laid on the fillip which hag been given to the wool industry by the phenomenal advances obtained for…

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The Markets. Homebush.—thursday Oct. 45. SHEEP

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 5

There were 31,907 sheep penned, consisting mostly of woolled sorts, with a fair number of shows. The market opened very firm at last day's rates for all descrip[?]ious,…

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A Prize Dairy Farm. Lessons for Local Dairymen

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 4

Describing Mr. John Goldie's dairy farm at Port Fairy (which was awarded third prize, given by the proprietors of the Melbourne " Leader") the judge…

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High-priced Dairy Cattle

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 5

The "S. M. Herald" says:—Dairy cattle are in great demand, and good specimens are difficult to procure. As an instance of the high prices now…

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The Markets. Homebush.—thursday, Oct. 12. SHEEP

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 5

There were 38,973 sheep yarded, being one of the largest supplies forward for many months, and they were divided amongst over one hundred owners. Many sisters buyers…

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Dairy Factory Returns

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 2

For the month of September the Waratah Dairy Company at East [?] 16,169 gallons of milk, producing 6424lb. of butter. It took 25lb. 2oz of milk to make…

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Crop-bound Fowls

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 3

Although the hen has no teeth and cannot chew its food, there is the same necessity, and possibly greater, for it to eat slowly that there is for animals…

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Dairying

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 3

There has been a remarkable development on the Northern Rivers which is still capable of being improved to a great extent. the South…

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Co-operative Butter Council

The Mittagong Express · Friday 10 November 1899 · page 4

A meeting of the Co-operative Butter Council was held at the offices of the Farmers’ Cooperative Company, Sydney, on Thursday last. Mr. W…

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The Engagement at Tatham’s Farm

The Mittagong Express · Friday 10 November 1899 · page 2

On Thursday, 2nd instant, a hot engagement took place at Tatham’s farm, about five miles west of Ladysmith, when the Boers, who were present in strong force,…

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Fodder Crops

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 3

MANGEL, or Mongel Wurzel, is the king of these, and every farm should grow a few acres. The land about Bowral and throughout the Berrima, Moss Vale, and surrounding districts, is eminently suited…

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Dairy Factory Returns

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 14 November 1899 · page 2

For the month of October the Robertson Dairy Company received 43,603 gallons of milk, from which was manufactured 17,360lb. butter…

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Export of Butter

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 21 November 1899 · page 2

One of the largest shipments of butter ever taken away from New South Wales was in the refrigerating chamber of the R.M.S. Britannia when…

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