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Central Coast · Farming & the land
38 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 2 of 2
The citrus season 1926, so far as the Packing Houses are concerned, appears likely to be a satisfactory one. The general run of the fruit is higher, in…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →An extract from "The Hidden Zoo," a book published in London, shows how our friends overseas can teach ns something new about Australia:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Breed is the greatest factor in the business of poultry-farming, writes the Poultry Expert of the Department of Agriculture in current notes. The…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The object of painting is to preserve the more perishable parts of a structure from the effects of the weather; and, properly speaking, all woodwork to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The pigments generally used for the preparation of the colors commonly used in the painting of buildings are as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →There was a curious notion amongst some old farmers that crops grew better if planted at night when the moon was in the full, and were more…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →To make it more saleable a considerable proportion of certain varieties of Florida oranges and grape fruit is colored by a gas formed by the incomplete…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A meeting of poultry farmers was held at the residence of Mr. T. Jones, at Ourimbah on Saturday, 14th instant, to consider the advisability of forming…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The adoption of a sound plan for the farm buildings is an essential to the satisfactory working of the farm. This includes the selection of the site, and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The result of the weight guessing at the Show Sports was:—Correct weight of sheep, 1241bs; Mrs. B. Hill guessed 1231bs, and Mr. E. Ward 125 lbs…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →From time to time instructions have been issued as to how eggs should be packed for export (writes the Poultry Expert of the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A number of different methods have been evolved to protect timber against white ant attack. For the most part these consist of treating the timber…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Much attention is now concentrated upon the problem of high, cost of poultry foodstuffs, and it is realised (writes the Poultry Expert of the Department…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The shape of the block, the area available, the aspect and the general direction of the fall, all require close attention, both before purchase and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →It is quite a seasonal occurrence (writes the Poultry Expert of the Department of Agriculture) to find some falling off in quality of shell, and to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An abnndant supply of pure water is a matter of first importance on the farm (write Messrs Frank T. Shutt, Dominion Chemist, and B. Hedley, in a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →At a meeting held at Mr. Birkmyre's on Wednesday, 17th Nov., there were present Mesdames Hall, Hewitt, Birkmyre, and Brown, Messrs McNeil…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The last two seasons have given the farmers in this district a good idea of what is meant by the term "Dry Farming." It has been, dry enough to…
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