Farm, Field and Dairy. Breaking in Farm Horses
Young farm horses and cart horses should be broken in to a collar when they are about two and a half years old, or a little older, and it is…
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Farming & the land, 1906
763 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 39
Colonial Butter Market. the Slump-butter Committee
The "Herald's" correspondent, writing from London on thu 28rd March, says it is worth noting that the considerable fall in prices for Australian butter in the last…
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Business is very dull for cheese and Pineapple bacon and hams. Bacon, Pineapple 7¼d 1b., Bodalla 6[?]d; hams, Pineapple 11¼d; cheese, Bodalla 6½d; honey, 2[?]d to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Education in Dairying
Mr. Carradice, of the Cowper Public School, has purchased a superior dairy bull from Mr. W. C. Gray, of Mayburn Farm, Richmond River. As 90 per cent, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cane Crops
The Sugar cane never looked better on the Tweed than at present. Heavy rains in February and March were followed by an exceptional growth. The latest estimate of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farmers and Their Fowls. No. 12
Last season was one of the most trying over experienced by poultry breeders. The price of feed was for the greater part abnormally high, while that for eggs reached…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →New England Potato Crop
At the present time the farmers of New England, at least Guyra portion of it, are reaping a harvest far exceeding their most sanguine expectations. Last year, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →C.S.R. Co. and the Farmers
From the following remarks by the Cairns Morning "Post" it would appear that the grievances between the farmers and the C.S.R. Company are not confined to this…
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Bacon—Pineapple, sides, 7½d; Bodalla 6¾d lb. Hams—Pineapple 11d lb. Cheese—Bodalla 6½d lb. Honey—Prime 2½ to 2¾d. choice 3½d. Beeswax 1/1 to 1/2…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Selection of Dairy Bulls
Some valuable experiments have been carried on in Germany for the last several years to show the effect of different dairy bulls upon tho milk-producing qualities of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →C.s.r. Co. and the Farmers. a North Queensland Criticism
The following is by the "Cairns Morning Post": "The correspondence published by us between the General Manager of the C.S.U. Co. and the Hambledon and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Union
On Saturday last the usual quarterly Council meeting of the C.R. Farmers, Producers' and Commercial Union was held in the Caledonian Hall. Maclean,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm, Field and Dairy. to Test Seeds
To detect adulterations in seeds use the sieve, water, and microscope. Hot water dissolves powder and dirt and washes off the coloring matter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grading Up the Dairy Herd
The question of grading up the dairy herd is the most vital question in dairying to-day. How are we to see about it? The first step in my…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farm As a Factory
The farm is a factory which is always in operation, writes the "American Fertilliser." The farmer converts his raw products into manufactured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →C.R. Farmers P. and C. Union
The much-talked of and long-looked for cane-growers' meeting eventuated on Saturday last in the Caledonian Hall, Maclean…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter As a Medicine
Butter is so common a commodity that people use it and scarcely ever think what wonderful value lies in their hand in the pats of dainty yellow cream fat. Of course,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New England Potato Crop
At the present time the farmers of New England, at least Guyra portion of it, are reaping a harvest far exceeding their most sanguine expectations. Last year, when…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farm Competitions
The "Herald" and "Mail" farm competitions were advanced another stage on Saturday. It was reported that a large number of entries had been received, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Agricultural. Farmers and Their Fowls. No. 13. (By "Clarence.")
Those who have assisted the fowls through the moult so as to get them working again, are already reaping the benefit in the high prices obtained for the eggs, while others…
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