Hawkesbury Diploma in Dairying
It will now be possible to obtain the diploma in dairying at Hawkesbury Agricultural College in one year instead of two…
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Farming & the land, 1931
57 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 3
Straying Cattle
E. Way (Inspector, Woy Woy Shire Council) v. Wallie Smith, charge of allowing cattle to stray. There was no appearance of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers to Tour Great Britain
Advice has been received by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) that the British National Union il organising a tour of Great Britain for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fruit Fly Protection of Late-ripening Crops
Application of foliage poison spray for control of fruit fly should commence about five weeks before the fruit is harvested, but growers of late variet…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Cover Crops in the Citrus Orchards
Although the "sod" orchard is satisfactory in certain types of soil, under the majority of New South conditions clean cultivation during the summer months is essential for success…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cover Crops for Orchards
Early this month is the most suitable time for the sowing of cover crops. The upkeep of humus in orchard soils is of great importance, says…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Niagara Park Cattle Successes at Newcastle
Mr. E. P. M. Sheedy's Niagara Park cattle gained a Series of notable successes at the recent Newcastle Show. From publication of the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Feeding of Farm Horses the Value of Maize
It is noteworthy, points out the Director of Agriculture in a recent report, that the agricultural situation is reviving interest in horse-breeding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rangers' League Australian Bushland Exhibition, 1931. To be held at the Blaxland Galleries of Messrs. Farmer & Co. Ltd., from the 8th to 12th September
This annual exhibition, arranged to coincide with the opening of Spring, has for its object the arousing in Australians a sense of pride in, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farming Life
Under its spreading bankruptcy The farmer's homestead stands; Its lord a mournful man is he As he ploughs his mortgaged lands…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Passionfruit Crop Likely
Passion, vines are making good progress in the County of Cumberland, and in most centres a heavy winter crop is setting. Brown spot is not showing,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Red Spider in Bean Crops. Measures for Control
The prevalence of red spider in bean crops gives particular interest to the following departmental information concerning this mite and its control…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Second Crop of Citrus
Reports from the Hills district state that growing conditions have not been good for citrus during the past month, and much early growth has hardened…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lemon Butter
Cream 2 cups of white sugar with 1 14 lb. fresh butter. Add the grated rind of two lemons, the juice of three lemons, and six well-beaten fresh eggs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Banana Butter
For banana butter you will need 14 lb. of butter, 3 eggs, 4 large bananas, 1 12 cups of castor sugar, and 1 lemon. Cream the butter, add sugar, add the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Scotch Cookies
Required: 2 cups brown sugar, 1 cup butter, 2 well-beaten eggs, 12 cup sour cream or milk, 4 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 12 teaspoon salt, 1…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Going in for Dairying
Dairying, with its monthly ready cash return and price levels better sustained than in any other branch of production, is attracting many newcomers in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trees on the Farm. True Value not Recognised
It is remarkable that, in a country so richly endowed with such a wealth of tree vegetation, there is such a lack of interest on the part of its…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wear More Wool!
As knitted woollens promise to be very popular this season Canning's have set out. to help the "wear more wool" campaign by stocking a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Citrus Fruit Review of Crop Conditions
The following survey of the conditions prevailing as at 28th March, 1931, in the citrus orchards of the State of N.S.W., including those within the…
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