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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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The Sea Farmer Hayseed's Visit

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 October 1904 · page 6

An old man who had never before seen the sea went by excursion recently to a well-known resort, and was accompanied by his wife, almost as old, and three…

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Refuse from the State Farm

Robertson Advocate · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 2

At Wednesday's meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board, the inspector of the catchment area submitted a special report as to the sanitary…

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Farmers' & Settlers' Association

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1904 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above association was held at Mittagong on Thursday afternoon last. The attend ance was rather small, and in the…

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Kangaloon Dairy Co, Ltd

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1904 · page 2

The annual meeting of shareholders of the above company was held on the 31st ult, Mr. A. Knox presiding. The report for the half year ended…

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Real Value of Butter

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 9 November 1904 · page 1

The real value of butter as an article of diet is only dimly realised by the great majority of people who regularly use it. They know that it is pleasant to eat, andis most useful in many branches of…

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Kangaloon Dairy Company

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 16 November 1904 · page 2

The Kangaloon Dairy Coy received 44,306 gallons of milk producing 17,879 lbs of butter during October, taking 24.78 lbs of milk to make 11b of butter. Suppliers were paid 9½ per lb. for butter fat equal to…

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Grading of Butter

Robertson Advocate · Friday 18 November 1904 · page 3

The Victoria Butter Commission reports:—The grading of butter for export is, in our opinion, one of the first steps that should be taken by all…

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Inferior New South Wales Butter

Robertson Advocate · Friday 18 November 1904 · page 2

A message from Melbourne states that a startling discovery has been brought under the notice of the Butter Commission in that some very inferior…

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Robertson Dairy Co

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 2

At the thirty-second half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Robertson Dairy Company, to be held on Tuesday evening, next, the half-yearly report and balance-sheet will…

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The Berrima District Farm and Dairy Co., ltd. Weekly Market Report

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1904 · page 2

Butter: We are pleased to report an advance on the London market; price have advanced from 3s to 4s per cwt., and N.S.W. butter of choice…

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Farmers' & Setters' Association

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above association took place at the Commercial Hotel, Mittagong, on Thursday afternoon last under the presidency of…

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The Berrima District Farm and Dairy Co., Ltd. Weekly Market Report

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1904 · page 2

Butter.—We have no change to report in the London market. Values show a clear margin of profit on a 9½d. advance, and we still say that the reduction for choicest…

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Our Wool Industry

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 December 1904 · page 2

An exhibition intended to convey to the public some tangible idea of the wool industry of the State was opened by the Governor at the Royal Exchange on Monday…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 December 1904 · page 2

The committee appointed to draw up a report on the Burragorang Valley and road, met at the Commercial hotel, Mittagong, on Tuesday afternoon last,…

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Kangaloon Dairy Co., Ltd

Robertson Advocate · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 2

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held in the hall on Monday evening last. Only fourteen share…

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Sale of Diseased Cattle

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 December 1904 · page 2

A case of considerable importance to cattle men occupied the attention of the Muswellbrook Police Court on Tuesday and Wednesday, concluding…

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Dairymen and the Butter Fat Test

Robertson Advocate · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 1

Mr. C. W. Bowyer Smijth, Sulton Forest, draws attention to a very peculiar practice in the manufacture of butter:—"Dairymen who are in the…

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