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Central Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

94 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 5 of 5

Dairy Notes : the Separator

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 4

Every day the separator comes more into favour, and its advance is one of the signs of progress in the dairying world. It has several advantages over the old-fashioned…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Farm Care of Factory Milk

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 3

THE farmer that invests in dairying performs the labour of growing crops for feed and exercises care for the cows, yet sometimes is negligent in the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Cold Storage on the Farm

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 3

EVERY grower of fruit knows that just about picking time that we are apt to have days—and sometimes several days in succession—during which the…

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Rural Industries. "The Farmer feedeth all." Rural Education

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 6

There is something wrong with the State school system which does not distinctly educate its scholars towards the farm…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Making Butter at Home

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 3

IN districts where creameries are common not much batter is made on the farm, but there are as yet many places where creameries are few and far between the farmer's…

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The Dairy Cow

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 3

There are many people, dairymen included, who really know, very little of what it takes to makes a good dairy cow, in fact it is almost impossible for any man to know…

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Rural Industries. "The Farmer feedeth all."

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 6

Over 100 tons of frozen rabbits were despatched from Dubbo last month. Already it is said Mullumbimby…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Summer Management of Laying Hens

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 4

IN the spring of the year hens need liberal feeding, and will then hear forcing better than at any other time. If fed no more than in winter they are apt to…

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Rural Industries. "The Farmer feedeth all." Dairy Reminders

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 6

Never allow the cows to be excited through hard during, abuse, or loud, talking. The germs that cause scours, and…

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Rearing the Dairy Calf

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 4

To raise a good call it should be allowed to remain at its mother's side the first day to consume the first milk. The milk seems to be especially adapted to the calf…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Rearing Young Turkeys

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 3

IN raising turkeys excellent success has been obtained by having large coops and keeping them in a pen until they get their wing feathers, then they may be…

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Work on the Farm

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 3

As the time advances singling mangold will be important work, but in many instances it is done too carelessly. If the weeds are kept down there is not the hurry…

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We Wish our Farming, Grazing, Mining, and all other Kindred Industries a Prosperous New Year. His First Christmas Tree

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 5

I dess 'cy's not a boy in town 'At's luckier 'an me, Tause mamma she Jus' let me have My firstsus Trismus tree…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Growing Beef Steers

Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 4

BEEF calves should have good growthy mothers. With care on those points, desirable steers can be produced from all cows, except the so-called most pronounced…

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