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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land
32 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2
GOVERNOR RAWSON, of Barbadoes, has been at considerable pains in preparing a report on the rainfall of the island, and has dedneed from it certain conclusions, which, whether w[?]ll or ill founded, are certainly of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE: following paper was rend at a late meeting of the Moruya Agricultural Society by Mr Harpur, a farmer of 18 years experience in the colonies:-" Gentlemen, I think to entry on farming operations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COBBEDAH, December 31—Everything here is at present in a deplorable condition—not one inch of rain has fallen here for the last six months, and, worse than all, there appears to be no sign of any change for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE best way is to look facts squarely in the face. This is one of them. Poor farmingdoes not "pay." We cannot isolate ourselves if we would. We work in competition to the world. Rude, antiquated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE weather is splendid and the town is crowded, but the attendance at the show is meagre. The horses and sheep will be judged to-morrow. The exhibits of Hereford and Devon cattle are very good. Mr Gibson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By means of the telegraphic wire you will be able to put your readers in possession of particulars of the exhibition before this comes to hand. In forwarding you a list of the awards at the exhibition, I take…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the cultivation of nearly all tender plants in common flower pots, gardeners have frequently to deal with subjects that have got into bad health and decline solely because the soil in which they have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?], February [?].—It would appear as [?] we are now going to have fine [?]howery weather at last; although the dry parched appearance of nature has changed, we are still anxiously looking for more rain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE imports of foreign wool into Great Britain (sheep, lamb, and alpaca) are (says the Times) increasing year by year. Nearly two-thirds of this supply now come from Australia, from which quarter we received, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OFFICE BEARERS:—Thos. Bawden, Esq., J.P., M.P., president; T. G. Hewitt and T. H. Smith, Esqs., vice-presidents; J. Meillon, Esq., treasurer; Mr. W. E. Graham, secretary. Committee: Messrs. F. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CLASS 175.—Best Collection of Plants suitable for commercial purposes, £1 10s. H. A. Volckers, Grafton, half-prize CLASS 176.—Best Clean Fibre, 1 lb., for spinning or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CLASS 146.—Best Wheat, one bushel, £1 10s John Crispin, jun., Carr's Creek, prize W. Bultitude, Carr's Creek, commended CLASS 147.—Best maize, large, 70 lbs in cob, 10s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HAS the idea that bananas would make a most valuable food for pigs and cattle ever been acted upon by the farmers. The fact that bananas are usually regarded as a fruit of a by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE experience of the present and many past summer seasons has convinced graziers that they cannot with any confidence depend upon a steady supply of water for their stock, unless means are taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE following facts are given by the Argus as the summary of Victorian Agricultural statistics published in its columns:—In "Crown Lands rented for other than pastoral purposes," there is an increase of no…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IF seeds are planted too deep, they either rot in the damp, cold earth, for the want of warmth necessary to their germination, or after germination, perish before the tender shoots can reach the sun and air; and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A NUMEROUSLY attended meeting of the memebers of the above society was held yesterday at the Courthouse—the President, Mr. W. A. Dumnresq, in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A WRITER in an American journal, a farmer's wife, says,—I insist that our lives may be the most independent, freest from anxiety, of all the women in the land. We often hear the proverb that "it is not work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To the long list of real life romances, the matorial for which is supplied by the history of many old rosident of Australia who have been the architects of their own fortunes, another sensational narrative is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEW SOUTH WALES.—Acres under cultivation, 133,609[?]; total vield, 1,958,640 bushels; average yield per acre, 14[?]bushels. QUEENSLAND.—Acres under cultivation, 4943; togal…
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