Cattle Duffing
Cattle duffing is said to be rampant on the North Coast, and a correspondent, writing to the Richmond River paper, says :—"It is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Central Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1917
22 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
Life on a Sheep Farm. As Seen by Geography Book
The man who writes the education notes the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH tells us that in a geography text book, dated London, 1916, the following…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Orchard Notes. Citrus Crops and Fruit Fly
A correspondent from Pennant Hills writes:—The fruit-growing districts of Castle Hill, Dural, Glenorie, Kenthurst, and Arcadia are at the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Awful Food Problem. Europe's Wheat Shortage. How Australia May Help
The Minister for Industries in West Australia, Mr. J. Mitchell, has received an interesting letter bearing on the food problem from a member…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Shortage of Butter
Mr. Morrison, manager of the butter department of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Co, stated the other day that during the whole of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rotation of Crops. a Paper read before the Matcham Branch of the Agricultural Bureau by W. Sharpe
Legumes, such as clover, peas, beans, lucerne and vetches, must be fully and efficiently made use of in all rotations for keeping alive the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Citrus Crop
There is a very heavy setting of citrus fruit in the Gosford district this season The season has been the most favorable for years, and growers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mineral Wool
A less likely substance from which to spin wool could hardly be found than basalt rock, or as it is popularly called, blue metal. Yet this…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Quality of Butter. Misrepresentation
Considerable misrepresentation is taking place at present in regard to the quality of butter being sold to the public, the deception occurring more…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers' Co-op. Society
The Coastal Farmers' Society Co-operative Preserving Co, Ltd , has been registered with a capital of £50,000, in shares of £1 each. Its…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Re Blue Metal Wool. To the Editor
Sir,—In a recent issue, the information quoted from the TRLEGRAPH with reference to the manufacture of mineral wool in Australia is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Wheat
We have some 150 million bushels of wheat at present in the Australian wheat pool, all but a small quantity of which is waiting for ships that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Soldiers' Letters. French Farmers at Work
One of our lads, writing from France, says:—I had a great chance of seeing the French farmers at work. There is no room to doubt their ability…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Farm Training For Women
The Agricultural Department has taken over from the Department of Labour and Industry the training of the twenty women students who, for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Industry Exams
A theoretical examination for certificates of competency in cream grading and milk and cream testing under the provisions of the Dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →District Orchards. Navel Oranges Crop Well
Some profitable crops of Navel oranges are being obtained in the Gosford district this year, and the results tend to show that this class of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The 10001b Butter Cow
The race for the £100 prize offered some years ago by the Department of Agriculture for the first cow in New South Wales producing 10001b. better…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wyong Dairy Co
Mr. F. R. Webb, Manager of the Wyong Cooperative Dairy Co., reports:— The amount of butter manufactured…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Summer Fruit Crop. Growers to Confer
The necessity for taking special steps to provide for the disposal of the soft fruits crop was brought under the notice of the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Heavy Losses of Sheep
Says the Scone ADVOCATE:—While the late rains have been a great blessing, and mean much to the country, they have unfortunately…
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