The Modern Dairy Cow
THE modern dairy cow is an extremely artificial development, of an intensely nervous nature, and needs to be treated with great consideration. The high-bred milker…
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Farming & the land, 1897
234 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 12
The Bolwarra Farmers and the Land Tax Assessments
THE farmers of Bolwarra, like the majority of landowners in the colony, are up in arms against the land tax, therefore they assembled in meeting one day of last week, to talk…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Clarence River Dairy Produce for China
A FRIEND, writing from Shanghai, expresses the opinion that a good market could be found there for Clarence River butter, baconhams and cheese, as well as certain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Heavy Maize Crop. Fodder for Dairy Cattle
PROFESSOR SHELTON, of the Queensland Department of Agriculture, writes:—A recent trip made through the Fassifern district, Queensland, was to me so rich…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Breeding for the Dairy
INTELLIGENT scientific breeding is the principal method by which the best results can be attained. There is no use feeding or milking an ill-bred…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter in Milk
THE amount of butter fat in 100lbs of milk varies normally from 2½ to 7½ or more lbs; the average is about 3½lbs. Then 100lbs of butter contains about 80 to 85lbs of fat,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter River Farmers' Association
AT last meeting of the Largs Progress Committee a resolution was carried "That it is desirable to form an association for the purpose of conserving and defending the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Produce in England. British and Australian Farming
MR. W. H. WATERHOUSE, who recently visited England, has given us the result of his observations, which cannot fail to be of interest to the general reader, but more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Growing
INDICATIONS at present point, notwithstanding the bountiful yield of wheat in this colony, that there will still be a considerable shortage in requirements—a shortage which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agriculturist & Grazier. Dairymen's Association
SOME years ago, when conferences of delegates from the directorates of Factories were in vogue, it was suggested that a Dairymen's Association be formed. Why this was not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crossbred Sheep
A CABLEGRAM published in last Friday's paper states that at the wool sales in London, wool from crossbred sheep brought a higher price than that from merinos. If…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Milk and Butter Results
IT seeras desirable to call attention to some remarkable results of the latest milking trials and butter tests. In the last number of the "Journal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clarence Farmers' Union
THE Carr's Creek Branch held a very enthusiastic meeting on Wednesday, Mr. W. Bultitude jun., in the chair. The resignation of Mr. Considine as chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle Producing Industry
A LETTER on "Why cattle stations do not pay" appeared in the Brisbane Courier from Mr. Edward Palmer, a practical squatter, in which he says "years must elapse before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Dairy Company
THE annual meeting of the shareholders was held on Thursday evening. Mr. G. H. Varley was voted to the chair, and there were about 30 shareholders present. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairying and Sunday Work
MR. EDITOR.—A few weeks since Bishop Doyle addressed a letter to the pross on the necessity of some action to minimise the evil effects of the dairyman having to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agriculturist & Grazier. Grading Farm Produce. the New York System
THE practical workings of the Produce Exchanges in cities, and their classification of farm products, should be briefly understood at least by every farmer who expects…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Up-to-date Crop
"You seem to have a good crop of hay," said the city man. "C'rect," replied the farmer, "but there ain't any kind of a market for hay any more."…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In a Dairy
ELLA WINTER was in her rough dairy one morning, busy as a bee, and singing away merrily, as she vigorously beat a large pat of butter,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Importations
WHEAT from America is coming Into Sydney in prodigious quantities, and if the trafile continues at the same rate for two or three months longer, there will be enough…
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