A Suggested Cure for Cattle Tick
A correspondent in Antigua has sent us the following cure for ticks on cattle, which he says has been found successful in that island —A composition of molasses and cush-cush…
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Farming & the land, 1902
398 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 20
A Cool Dairy
A New Zealand farmer thus describes the construction of a cool dairy: My dairy is not a grand stone structure, with Hagged floor; neither is it built of brick, nor is it…
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Mr. O'Callaghan, dairy expert, addressed a large meeting of dairymen on the Manning, with respect to the proposed Dairy Bill. He said the Bill was mainly a reproduction of the Act in force in New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wheat Crop
The Government Statistician estimates the total area under wheat this season at 1,561,701 acres, and the wheat to be cut for grain at 476,190…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spoiling a Farmer
A Chicago business man recently utilised a rather unique method of dismissing an employee. His bookkeeper had formerly been a farmer and had come to Chicago to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Madame Melba and the Victorian Farmers
Madame Melba has a way of doing things above board that the people don't like. She is fond of giving her cheque to charity under the nose of the newspaper reporter, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Orara Co-operative Dairy Co
A special meeting of shareholders was held on the 1st inst, to decide the question of opening the factory, which is now complete. There was a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming on the Halves
A case in which some interesting points are involved came before the Full Court last week. It seems that Stephen Duggan, a farmer and road contractor at Dungog, entered into an agreement with James…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Proposed Dairy Industry Act A Review of the Bill
The Hon. John Kidd, Minister for Agriculture, is a practical dairy farmer, and should know their requirements perhaps better than any gentleman who has formerly held that position. He is also…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Meeting of Dairymen
A meeting of dairymen convened by the C. R. Dairymen's Association was held at the Town Hall yesterday, to consider the salient points of the proposed Dairy Bill. There were present—…
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A MEETING of the Dairymen's Association, to consider the proposed Dairy Bill, was held on Friday. There was a good attendance, Mr Varley presiding…
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The scarcity of a good class of young cattle for the purpose of the grazier is one of the increasing agricultural wants of the present time. This is attributable to various causes,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence Farmers' Union
The meeting of the Council at Maclean on Saturday was attended by Messrs. Donelly, K. Reid, M. Beckman (Chatsworth), A. H. Garven, C. Gilbert, J. J. Gray (Palmer's Island), D. Comer…
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Mr. W. Zuill presided at Saturday's meeting, held at Maelean. Mr. A. H. Garven was elected president, Messrs. R. Rankin, O. G. Badcoek and J. Fennessey…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Butter Competition
The entries for the State butter competition close on the 15th inst. Unless there are at least 10 entries the competition will be abandoned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Cattle Stealing
It is stated that a great portion of the cattle country near and at the back of Gatton is the home of a determined band of cattle stealers. The Kenniff sesre, or sensation, possibly made…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Valuable Butter Cow
The Jersey cow Kanee has probably established a world's record as regards the percentage of butter which her milk contains. Kanee is the peoperty of Mrs. Donald…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Crops in the Maitland District
The splendid rain during last March—the best experienced in Maitland for several years—has had a wonderful effect upon the crops and herbage. Where, a month ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairying Industry
A correspondent writes:—At a meeting held at Berry recently re proposed legislation for the dairying industry, an amendment was agreed to that the value of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Future of the Australian Pastoral Industry. Errors of the Past
THE TIMES (weekly edition. October 3) publishes a thoughtful and capable article on "Labour Questions in Australia." We make no apology for…
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