The Cane Crops
A report from Cairns states that the Mulgrave Central Mill is expected to close the season the first week in December. Up to 15th instant this mill had crushed 36,488…
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Farming & the land, 1902
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Object Lesson in Dairying
English dairy farmers regard themselves as the most skilful in the world—at least many in the south-western counties do. The Danes make a similar claim. But…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural. Farmers' Union
The formation or reorganisation of branches of the Clarence River Farmers' Union on the lower part of the river inspires the hope that cane-growers at least realise the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gigantic Poultry Farming
America's greatest poultry farm consists of 82 acres. The building and yards of this immense plant cover over 35 acres, and the amount of floor space under roof amounts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Wheat Prospects
Last year it is estimated there were 87,000 acres of land in Queensland under wheat, and the total yield was 1,194,088 bushels the average being nineteen and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coramba Butter Factory. Opening Ceremony (From our Special Reporter.)
CORAMBA, Monday.—The co-operative butter factory was opened to-day in the presence of a large assembly of visitors, present from many parts, including Grafton and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Richmond Cane Crops
A. RICHMOND RIVER correspondent writes: The cane crops in the lower river district, particularly about German and Teven Creek district, are going far beyond expectations. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Shows of Farm Produce
Victoria has spiritedly taken up the question of district competitions of farm produce at the metropolitan exhibitions. At next year's show a first prize of £100 and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tainting the Dairy Cans
The New Zealand Dairy Commissioner, in his annual report, expresses regret that a large number of factories in the colony, still continue to take the whey back in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Butter Factory
THE new factory at Coramba was officially opened on Monday last. A very large gathering of the farmers and public was present, numbering nearly 300 persons. The factory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmers' Union
WHEN, a few years ago, the Farmers' Union was called into existence by circumstances which called for united action in the interests of the district producers, it won commercial and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Cattle at Guy Fawkes
A fine lot of bullocks arrived recently from the Northern State. They travelled over 1000 miles, and were twice dipped. Soon after their arrival on their new country, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying on the Manning
The season on the Manning is better than on some of the coast districts farther north. The Manning River Co-operative Dairy Factory is turning out more butter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New Dairy Bill
As announced elsewhere, Mr. O'Callaghan, Government Dairy Expert, will address a meeting of dairymen, at Grafton, on Tuesday next, on the new Dairy Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "C. and R. Examiner." Established 1859. Published on TUESDAYS and Saturdays. Grafton, 6Th December, 1902. Dairying Development
The opening of the dairy factory at Coramba on Monday last is of more importance, than might appear at first sight. In other parts of this State, where dairying has held…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural. Misguided Dairy Farmers
The means by which dairy farmers were gulled into opposing their own ibterests in connec[?]on with the Dairy [?] may be regarded as clever by those who played the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Archie Armstrong. The Border Sheep-stealer and Court Jester. [From "Weekly Scotsman."]
The Eskdale sheep-stealer and prince of Court jesters, Archie Armstrong, come of the famous Border freebooters, and faithfully followed the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crop Breeding Experiments
We have samples of what is possible of attainment in the extraordinary improvement in the yield of corn by careful selection. Farmers have in some countries been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →United States Poultry Farming
The figures show how general is the raising of poultry of all kinds throughout the country. Oou of a total of 5,739,657 farms, poultry are kept on no fewer than…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairymen's Meeting
A WELL-ATTENDED meeting of dairymen presided over by Mr. Varley, was held on Tuesday to consider the provisions of the new Dairy Bill…
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