Breeding for Dairy Purposes
A POINT in the breeding of cattle for dairy purposes, now generally recognised as highly important, is the selection of a bull from a good dairy cow (says the Australasian. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1896
163 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 9
Making Farming Pay
A SUCCESSFUL Canadian farmer gives the result of his experience on this all important subject, and shows how farming can be made profitable. The first principle is to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying Tn Relation to Soil Exhaustion. Does Milk Exhaust the Soil!
IT is frequently stated that milk production is exhausting on the soil, and tends to reduce the fertility most rapidly. Sometimes this belief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maize Crop
WITH March pulling the enrly maize will become general, and the crops will give a fair return, an unusual result for October planting. There was more maize planted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pasture and Pasture Grasses. Interesting Paper by a Practical Farmer
THE following paper was read before the Alstonville Agricultural Society by Mr. Edward Seccombe- The subject of this paper is usually divided…
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THE improving position of the farming community is unmistakable. The pulse of the producer beats much more soundly than it did some six or seven years ago. Credit,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brushgrove Dairy Co
AT a meeting of shareholders, to receive the third annual balance-sheet, Mr. Thos. Henderson (Chairmann of the Board) spoke us to the successful operations as far as the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Lenten Pastoral by Cardenal Moran. the Infallible Authority of the Church
CARDINAL, MORAN has, as is usual in the Lenten season, addressed, a pastoral letter "to the clergy and faithful" of the diocese of Sydney. In opening, he says: "I purpose to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pasture and Pasture Grasses. Interesting Paper by a Practical Farmer. (Continued from Saturday's issue.)
Cynodon Dactylon (couch grass).— This grass is well and favourably known, therefore needs little comment. I may state, however, that is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →People's Banks. Cheap Money for Farmers
THE yearly turn-over of the People's Banks in Germany amounts to £100,000,000, in Italy to £25,000,000, and in Russia £2,000,000. The scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland Cattle. Crossing the Border
CONSIDERABLE anxiety has existed since the proclamation of the 4th February last, with regard to the introduction of cattle from Queensland into this district as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ensilage Stack. How to Build a Stack. [?]Valuable Information by a Farmer [Republished by Special Request.]
THE value of silage as a means of conserving fodder for winter use, is admitted by all thoughtful, intelligent men interested in dairying; and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat and Flour-bread and Dough. Border Duties
THE new tariff has created a peculiar development on the bunks of the Murray. In Moama the New South. Wales town flour was selling at £10 per ton, while, across the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Argentine Butter for British Markets
THE Argentine Republic is rapidly becoming an important competitor for the supply of butter for British markets, following in this respect…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Yield in Victoria
LAST year was probably the worst that Victoria has ever experienced with regard to the production of wheat. The return, according to carefully compiled statistics,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers and Government Seed Distribution
MR. DUNNICLIFF, Inspector of Agriculture, visited Maitland last week, receiving and making arrangements for re-payment forseed distributed to the farmers some few months…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australian Butter
THE price of Australian butter in London is still from 1½d to 2d a, pound less than the Danish butter, and it is even lower than that imported from some of the other,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trees Aso Their Role in Nature. VII.—Suggestions How the Country Should be Farmed. (Concluded from Saturday's issue.)
IN view of the undeniable deterioration of pastures and fields can anything be done to arrest the progress of the sterilisation of the country at large?…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Ship-Shod " Farming
MR. EDITOR,—In Tuesday's issue of last week appears a paragraph under the above heading, which states that the South African Commissioners on Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Imports of Butter
WHILST Mr. Reid was interviewing the members of the Export Board on Monday, it was mentioned incidentally to him that during the months of January and February…
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