Government Assistance to Necessitous Farmers
The following letter has been received by Erina Shire Council from the Department of Lands:— The Government has considered the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Central Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1919
29 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
Stolen Butter. Railway Commissioner's Liability
There months ago Messrs F Cohen and Co., storekeepers of Gosford, lost a case of butter consigned from Newcastle It simply disappeared, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Orchard. To Maintain Soil Fertility. Green Manuring Crops
The maintenance of fertility, notwithstanding the loss of plant food that results from constant cropping, is one of the problems that confront…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Orchard. The Cover Crops That Do Best. A Grower's Experience
Discussing the subject of green manuring to which lengthier [?]ference was made in these columns a few weeks ago, the Assistant Fruit Expert…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DAIRYING. Improved Pastures. Some Desirable Fodder Plants
The question, "Do you consider the natural grasses on your farm suitable for profitable dairying all the year round?" was recently discussed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Orchard. Yellow Monolepta Beetle. A Pest of Maize Crops & Fruit Trees
A small monolepta beetle with yellow body and legs and a bright cerise red patch on each shoulder and a single cerise spot near the middle of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Orchard. a Cover Crop. How It May Steal Moisture
How a cover crop may do harm not handled properly is illustrated by a story told in the " Pacific Rural Rural of what befel a fruitgrower in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recent Mortality Among Cattle
Says Scone ADVOCATE :—In connection with the recent cattle mortality at Parkville, it may be of interest to the local stockowners to know that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Orchard Nursery Work. Farmer's Bulletin No. 63
The full title of this bulletin is "Orchard Nursery Work: Budding and Grafting." For some time copies of it have been unobtainable, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sheep Over Two Years Without Water
The Condobolin LACHLANDER says : —The above heading may not convey absolute truth, but practically speaking It is correct, and applies to a…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Farm Wages in England in 1632
The following is a record of the farm wages paid in Herfordshire in 1632 :—A bailiff of husbandry by the year, 53s 4d An ordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Dairy. Milkers' Hands. Their Care in Winter
Many people in tins district suffer from sore bands, brought on by milking; carelessness and dirt contribute, but could you suggest a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Land. Assistance to Farmers
In view of the success which attended the advance made during last year to assist farmers in fallowing, the Minister for Agriculture has…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mr. Alfred Hawkesworth. Wool-classer's Reunion
"When the State Wool Committee required appraisers, the whole eighteen new appointees were ex-students of the Sheep and Wool Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Soldiers' Farms. Have There Been Exorbitant Charges ?
Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, says that it has been represented to him by members of Repatriation Committees that some agents were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wheat Industry Dying
On Friday last the Melbourne press published a letter from a Young farmer in which be declares that in a few years Australia will be producing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Inquiry
Mr. Justice Pring's report on the Georgeson wheat contract was made available for publication on Monday. His Honor finds that, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clever Cattle Duffin[?]
A drover who, with two black boys, recently had to deliver a mob of cattle to a distant Queensland station, on the way disposed of a number of them…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wyong. Co-Operative Dairy Co
The report submitted at the half-yearly meeting of Wyong Co-operative Dairy Co. for six months ended 31st July last stated that, notwithstanding…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Living Wage For The farmer. To the Editor
Sir,—I notice that the Board of Trade is going to fix a "living wage" for rural workers, and its members have been touring the country…
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