Agricultural and Pastoral. Rations for Pigs
Mr. G. Daley, officer in charge of the pig stud at the Hawkesbury College, writes to the "Agricultural Gazette": The pig as a rule likes a good variety of food. With…
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Farming & the land, 1903
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Dairymen's Meeting. Decision Re Carroty Butter
A GENERAL meeting of the Dairymen's Association was held on Tuesday afternoon in the Council Chambers to consider a letter…
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THE date of the first shipment of butter from Australia and the circumstances which promoted the movement have been fruitful sources…
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THE Minister for Agriculture has been informed that at the beginning of the winter considerable quantities of butter were stored in Sydney and…
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THE late showery weather will give such a rapid growth of clover that it is certain to bring many cases of blown cattle throughout this district,…
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A GENERAL meeting of the Dairymen's Association was held on Tuesday at Grafton to consider a letter received by the president from the Fresh Food and Ice Co. re carroty weed taint in butter…
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AT the Narrandera Conference of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association the proposal that the lands should be administered by a commission…
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The post winter has been the mildest experienced on the Clarence for many years; in fact, such an early spring has not been remembered on the river. The few frosts…
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Dr. J. B. Meredith, the Bungalow, Raymond Terrace, writes:—I am one among many butter producers in this district who have been struck with the extraordinary position of the butter trade, as…
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A meeting of members of the Clarence Dairymen's Association and other suppliers of cream to the Fresh Food and Ice Company was held at the Grafton Town Hall…
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THE following circular has been issued to Stock Inspectors:--"Department of Agriculture, Stock and Brands, Sydney. Sir.--It has…
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Senator Fraser states that since the commencement of the drought the total number of sheep in Australia have decreased from…
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Carrot-weed is very pronounced in the local milk supply just now. The report of the Farmers and Settlers) Co-operative Society shows a loss on…
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An intelligent, practical farmer gives his reasons in a North Coast journal why he is a dairyman. He says he can produce a ton of butter, valued at £110, and take less than 5s worth of plant food…
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FOR some time past there has been a desire expressed to form a branch of the Farmers' Union at Maclean, and the opinion has been put forward that such an object would be more effectively…
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A clearance sale of the well-known Yarranung estate dairy herd was held on Thursday, on account of Mr. P. H. Wood, who has leased the estate to Mr…
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THE regular monthly meeting of the local branch was held on Thursday evening, the President (Mr. P. Colnan) in the chair. Correspondence was received from the Member relating to local…
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An officer in the excise department in Queensland has defined that if a planter grows came from sets that have been taken from a field on which black labour has…
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A comparison of the production of Queensland over a period of 10 years goes to show that the yield per acre last senson was larger than usual, by reason of the…
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Referring to tainted butter in Sussex street, our representative writes: This began to be noticeable a few weeks ago. If the taint in pronounced, an Agent will…
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