The Wool Areas
The "Manchester Guardian" is regarding with apprehension the subdivision of some of the estates in New South Wales and Victoria in the interests of agriculture, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1905
735 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 37 of 37
Wool Exports
Notwithstanding the great losses of sheep sustained in N.S.W. during the long drought a few years ago, the production and export of wool have made…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Does Salt Increase the weight of Butter
It is generally taken for granted that when an ounce of salt is added to a pound of butter the weight of the salted butter is an ounce more than…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm, Field and Dairy. Dairying on Costly Land
Why is dairying in Holland prosperous in spite of her high-priced lands, high taxes and other high costs of production? (asks a farmer in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crop-bound Fowls
After feeding on long grass, especially if it is coarse, fowls are apt to become crop-bound. The grass gets over the passage leading to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Testing Timber for Butter Boxes
The controversy concerning the merits of Queensland pine for butter boxes still continues, and no practical progress has been made towards a settlement of the question…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →" Big Things on Little Farms."
Following on the publication of Mr. Daley's returns from his farm on the South Coast, Mr. G. W. Gordon sends it copy of the returns he obtained from a North…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farm Competitions
The farm competition scheme set out by the proprietors of the "Herald" and "Sydney Mail" is very comprehensive. It is designed to stimulate a spirit of emulation…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Harwood Farmers' Union
At the monthly meeting of the Harwood Branch of the Farmers' Union there was a fair attendance. Mr. J. P. Maher, the President, occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maize As Grain and Fodder Crop
The good prices that are at present ruling for maize invite attention to a crop which, during the last few years, has been declining in popularity as a source of farm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmers' Wife and Children
It is sometimes the case, not very frequently we would fain believe, that the farmer, and especially the dairy farmer, is not as considerate as he should be of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm, Field and Dairy. Bacon for Export
Mr. R. W. Davidson, a member of the well-known firm of London importers of that name, has written a long letter to Mr. George Stewart,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To Dairymen
Government stud bulls will be available for lease or for service at the Grafton Farm up to following dutes: Royalty (Shorthorn), 29th Jon; Waterville Punch…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →District Exhibitions of Agricultural Products. English Farm Labourers
The following is a copy of a communication received by the Chamber of Agriculture — Referring to the proposal made to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Drought-resistant Crops
Australia may learn a great deal from the United States in the matter of agriculture, especially "dry country" agriculture. The increasing scarcity of cheap land in the…
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