Farm Gossip
Conserving Moisture in the Soil--Seaweed as a Manure--Watch the Effects of Spraying--Care of Farm Implements--Keep Flies off Calves…
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Farming & the land, 1905
735 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 37
Royal Commission on Butter Trade
THE following has been forwarded to us for publication— Sir,—Giving evidence at the above in Melbourne before Christmas, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Washing Soda in the Dairy
[?]rarmers go to the expense of pu[?]chasing costly disinfectants for purifying their premises and u[?]nsils. There is no need to do…
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ONE of the most profitable results from the feeding of live stock, as is now generally recognised the world over, is the possibility of retaining on the farm the fertiliser constitutents of the crops…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Butter Market. London
The London butter market is firm; prices unchanged. Colonial brands were cleared off the market, and were in excellent demand owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep-breeding on the North Coast
We had something to say to the farmers in this district on this question in our last issue, and, as further showing what can be done, and is being done, by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Pine for Butter Boxes
A serious menace to the Victorian butter industry (says the "'Leadar") is the steadily increasing cost of the butter boxes, owing to the rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying in New Zealand. (Republished from "Sydney Mall.") No. V.
Readers of the "Mall" will remember that my investigations in New Zealand began on the farms. The weather on my first trip to Taranaki, the home of Maoriland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer's Salvation
Among the delegates to the Conference on Water Conservation and Irrigation, which has just concluded its sittings, was one who, in the neighbouring State of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Telegrams. Butter Commission's Report. Sydney
The Butter Commission has reported that secret commission to the amount of £12,422 was paid to one firm, and £708 to another…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ocean Freights on Butter. Sydney, Wednesday Night
The Victorian Minister for Agriculture agrees with the Butter Commission that a halfpenny per pound is sufficient freightage for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm, Field and Dairy
The large white Belgian carrot is considered one of the most profitable varieties for feeding stock. Grease is cheaper than horses, yet…
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Propagating Potatoes--Controlling Excitable Horses--To Destroy Caterpillars on Vegetables--Grow Some Mangel-Wurzels--Dangers of…
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A MELBOURNE paper says a serious menace to the butter industry is the steadily increasing cost of the butter boxes, owing to the rapidly decreasing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Holstein Cattle
HOLSTEIN cattle are rapidly growing in favor throughout the State, and it is only a question of time when this breed will be one of the most popular…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Pastoral Outlook. Depletion Op Queensland Runs
SIR,—Under the title of "Pastoral Outlook" in your issue of the 10th inst. appears an article in which two well-known Queensland gentlemen's namesare mentioned (Mr. C.R. Edkins and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying Returns
DURING the month of December the Bellinger Butter Co. treated 43,0921bs of cream, which produced 19,940lbs of butter Suppliers were paid at the rate of 7½d. per lb.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural And, Pastoral Excessive Cobbing of Maize
An inquirer in the "Agricultural Gazette" asks for information relative to what he calls the excessive cobbing of maize. He states that as many as six or seven cars…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Successful Cattle Sale
Mr. W. J. Hawthorne conducted a very successful cattle sale at Capp's yards on Saturday. when there was a large attendance of buyers. Young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter for England. Sydney, Saturday Night
The mail steamer Oroya, which sailed for London to-day, took away 9000 boxes of butter…
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