Labour on Dairy Farms
The hours worked by children on dairy farms promise to make a fruitful topic for discussion in the near future. The matter will need to be approached very cautiously…
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Farming & the land, 1904
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Federal Government. Arbitration for Farm Laborers
On Thursday, the House of Representatives resumed the debate on the Arbitration Bill. Mr. Robinson moved to exempt men engaged in agricultural, horticultural, viticultural and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coastal Farmers Co-operative Society
The annual meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co operative Society, Limited, was held at Lismore last week, about 70 shareholder attending. Mr. W. D. Warden (chairman of directors)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming by Electricity
The use of electricity in running farms has made far greater progress in Germany than in any other country. A large number of German…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Gossip. Rooting Pigs—Pig-eating Sows—Potatoes as a Food for Cattle—the Feeding of Pigs
In explaining why it is that a pig digs with its snout, an American writer says that it is nature to root, and Nature has provided them with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Cattle Case
AT the Casino District Court, John Moorhead, of Grafton, sued C. O'Neil, claiming £125 damages for breach of agreement in the delivery of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter Boxes for Export Purposes
MR. LANCE, Commercial Agent in London, writing to the Minister for Agriculture, under the date April 21, with reference to butter boxes, states:…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ulmarra Farmers' Union
A MEETING of the Ulmarra Farmers' Union was hell in the Council Chambers, Ulmarra, on Wednesday afternoon, when there were present —Mr. T. Glissan (president), Mr. G. Bailey…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairyihg in Denmark
DENMARK is such an important source of butter supply for the United Kingdom that this country cannot be otherwise than interested in a short report on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral and Agricultural the Pig Market
"A Farmer" writes thut in our issue of 31st May porkers were quoted in Sydney at prices ranging from 25s for good small to 32s 6d for best. His agent sold 8 of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' & Settlers' Conference
A farmers' conference was opened at Dubbo on Tuesday, and there was a large attendance of delegates. During a discussion on the land administration it was argued that…
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The Farmers and settlers' Conference at Dubbo has decided to urge on Government the absolute necessity of destroying rabbits…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmers' Conference
Last Tuesday the Farmers and Settlers' Conference was opened at Dubbo, and closed on Saturday. The gathering was an important one,…
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We clip the following from Federal "Hansard" :--Mr. LEE (Cowper).--I shall support the amendment, because I think it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying in New Zealand. The Export Scheme
The annual report of the National Dairy Association of New Zealand (South Island) conveys the impression that a great deal more is being done for dairying in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' and Settlers' Conference
The conference passed a resolution affirming that a sinking fund should be provided out of the general revenue for the purpose of gradually extinguishing the State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers in Debate
The farmers and settlers recorded some very important decisions, and none more so than that defining the association's relationship to the various political parties…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Cattle Sale at West Maitland
Messrs. E. W. Sparke and M'Kenzie and Hooke, in conjunction, are announced to hold a sale of 700 head of pure Durham heifers from the Gloucester…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm, Field and Dairy
For every pound of phosphoric acid removed from the soil by a crop of potatoes, there are four pounds of potash oxide and three pounds of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Gossip. Chopped Feed for Horses--Remedy for Colic in Horses--Overreach in Horses --Cows Not Giving Down Milk--Horses of their Feed
In preparing food for horses the opinion is nearly unanimous in favor of chopping hay and straw. Professor Sauborn fed two horses on cut hay…
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