Australian Butter
The exhibit of Australian butter at the dairy show, London, was a most creditable affair. There were over 50 exhibits, and they were keenly scrutinised by the crowd…
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Farming & the land, 1902
398 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 20
Harwood Farmers' Union
A MEETING for the purpose of forming a branch of the Clarence River Farmers' and Producers' Union was held in the Oddfellows' hall, Harwood, on Thursday evening. Those present enrolled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Dairy Bill
Reports from the country concerning the Dairy Bill introduced by the Minister for Agriculture indicate that so far as dairying is concerned the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monotony of the Farmer's Wife
How to relieve the monotony of the laborious life of the average farmer's wife? That is the question asked of a farmer's wife by the Grange. She replies in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Making Farmers
One of the State school inspectors (Mr. J. H Betheras) in Victoria is very hopeful of obtaining good results from the teaching of elementary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Item
A correspondent in a Queensland paper describes his method of ascertaining whether a cow is in calf or not. The cow to be tested is, of course,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Selling Cattle by Weight
The "New Zealand Farmer" says:—It is somewhat singular that the practice of selling cattle by live weight has not been more generally adopted. That the custom…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Experiences of Cane Farmers
Mr. G. G. Francis, formerly manager of Invicta, who is now in North Queensland on a visit, writing to Mr. John White, speaks in high terms of praise of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Southgate Dairy Company
The annual meeting of shareholders was held on Wednesday at Farrell's Hall. Mr. C. J. Leeson, chairman of the Board, presided, and there was an attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming by Steam
On some of the great farms of the Far West —farms that may run to 30,000 or 40,000 acres—giant staam automobiles are now used to draw the agricultural machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Union
A branch of the Farmers' Union has been formed at Harwood, with Mr. D. H. Warby president; Messrs. A. M'Phee and D. Gregor, V.P.'s; Mr. D. M'Phee secretary; Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Potato Crops
This year the summer potato crop on the Clarence is a failure, and the output from the district will be missed in the metropolitan market. This is the first occasion since…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat and Millet Seeds. SYDNEY
Although the Clarence and Richmond are not wheat-producing districts, yet there are many farmers there who, for the sake of anld lang syne, still take an interest in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bank of New South Wales. The Drought and the Pastoral Industry
At the half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of New South Wales on Friday the director's report showed that the net profits for the half-year ended…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Southgate Dairy Co
THE annual meeting of the shareholders of South gate Dairy Co., was held on Wednesday. The total amount of milk received for the 12 months was 201,411 gallons, and produced 81,2091bs of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maize Crops on the Rivers
A visitor to the Richmond and Tweed districts speaks in enthusiastic terms of the coming maize crop there. In both districts the maize is in a very forward state, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales. London
At the London wool sales prices have advanced from five to 20 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sam M'Caughey, the World's Wool King
IN the Riverina the other day, a CATHOLIC PRESS representative met on the road over 60,000 sheep going in search of grass to the mountain country. The sheep belonged to the world's wool king, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Woolbin Island Experimental Farm
SIR,—Readers of the Advocate are long familiar with the socialistic views which occasionally emanate from the pen of Mr. John Bale, the manager, or proprietor, of Woolbin Island. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society
The half-yearly meeeing of shareholders was held recently at Kempsey, Mr. D. Thorburn, of Berry, presiding. Amongst the directors present were Messrs. W…
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