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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Strychnine in Butter

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 3

At the kempsey quarter sessions, Hermann Sackman was charged with attempting to administer poison. It was alleged that accused placed str[?] in a can of butter…

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Coloring in Butter

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 2

The manufacture of margarine would practically oc[?] if the three [?] action under the pore Foods Act were taken, which would prevent the use of coloring matter. The…

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Farmers' Experimental Plots

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1909 · page 2

At the Nowra District Court last Friday Mr. M'Kenzie [?] the Agricultural Department for £54, claimed by him for wages and expenses…

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Sandstone in a Sheep's Flesh

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 3

A New Zealand farmer had a unique experience with one of his sheep. The animal died, and while [?]kinning it he detected a big black pitch on the flesh…

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B.D. Farm mad Dairy Company. Weekly Market Report

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 2

Butter — The Richmond River steamers have again missed the market, being late to arrive. It is to be hoped, however, that the price will not…

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Potato Blight. Information for Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 2

The Minister of Agriculture is desirous that the farmers should realise the great importance of taking every precaution to prevent potato blight from spreading in this…

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The Butter Market. Special Report

Robertson Advocate · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 2

The manager of the Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company (Mr. N. H. Tiros by) reports as follows:—"The price of choicest butter has been…

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B.D. Farm and Dairy Company. Weekly Market Report

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 2

Butter—London reports an advance of three shillings (3s) per cwt. in Dnish butter, and quotes Australian from 114s to 116s. The quotation is, how…

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Increase in Butter. Largely Due to "Alfa Separator

Robertson Advocate · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 2

So marked has been the advance of dairying in N.S.W. the last ten years that the output of letter has increased from less than 30,000,000 lbe to over [?]0,000,000[?]…

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Dairymen's Complaints

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 2

The grievances of dairymen against the constantly changing regulations under the Dairy Supervision Act, and the administration by the local authorities, were ventilated…

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B.D. Farmland [?] Company. Weekly Market Report

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1909 · page 3

Butter—During the week the price of choicest butter was nominally 104s, but some sellers were doing business at considerably less money in order to…

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B.D. Farm and Dairy Company. Weekly Market Report

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1909 · page 2

Butter—Local pricces remain unchanged, choicest 100s, other grades from 86s to 96s Cabels from London report favourably so far. Danish is…

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[?].D. Farm and Dairy Company. Weekly Market Report

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1909 · page 2

Butter—The market both locally and in London [?] without any new [?] report. [?] butter locally is selling [?] other grades from…

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Dairying [?] Scene. Milking Machine Boom

Robertson Advocate · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 2

Milking Machine have [?]ght [?] in the Scene [?] as the result of Mr. David Hall [?] to be a through [?] For the third [?] Mr…

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B.D. Farm and Dairy Company

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

Better—Since our last report than is practically no change to record, Prices locally remain as the for choicest other grades 88s to 94s. Danish butter in London…

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Will Sheep Kill Snakes

Robertson Advocate · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 2

This is a story told by a Victorian farmer of the behaviour of a flock which he happened to witness. He noticed that the sheep had formed a…

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Experimental Farming

Robertson Advocate · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 2

The experimental plot of five acres of Kangaroo Valley land, rented by the Agricultural Association from Mr. James Chittick, has now been in operation nearly two…

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Experimental Farming

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 December 1909 · page 2

The experimental plot of five acres of Kangaroo Valley land, rented by the Agricultural Association from Mr. James Chittick, has…

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B.D. Farm and Dairy Company. Weekly Market Report

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 2

Bolter—The London market shows an easier tendency, and prices have recorded a few [?]hillings: still, choicest Australian is selling at 112s, and from this it would…

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Dairying v Grazing. Milking Machine Test

Robertson Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 2

Messrs. Clift Bros., Breezs, the wellknown pastoralists, are going in extensively for dairying. They are firm believers in the Milking Machine as the result of a three…

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