Alleged Cattle Stealing
A case which attracted a good deal of local interest writes the Dorrigo correspondent of the "Northern Courier") came on for hearing before Messrs. Stennett…
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Farming & the land, 1908
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Butter and Boric Acid
Some months ago the Minister for Agriculture approved the dairy expert undertaking a series of experiments to determine the best quantity of boric acid to add to butter for preservative…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Herd Improvement. 2000 Cows Entered to be Tested
The new cra in dairying in this State, marked by the inauguration of cow-testing, dates from the 2nd inst. On tgat day the Illawarra Cow Testing Association, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pure Maize Culture. Camden Farmer's Experiments
The numberless varieties of maize now upon the market and the difliculty of getting, pure seed is a matter of importance to dairy farmers cultivating this crop. Laxity ont the part of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Moleville Farmers and Settlers
A meeting of the Moleville F. and S. Association took place on Saturday, Mr. T. O'Grady in the chair. Correspondence was received from Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm and Dairy. Poor Quality Cows
Dairying experts calculate that the average dairy herds of Australia include one-third of cows which are handled at a loss because of the the poor quality of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Inspection
The Board of Health reports that its inspectors have visited 659 dairies in six municipalities and twelve police districts. Several dairies while structurally…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dorrigo Experimental Farm
The answers given Mr. Briner in the House on the 4th inst. by the Minister for Agriculture, summarised in our telegraphic news of last week,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maclean Farmers' Union
The annual meeting of the above Association wa held on Tiesday. Mr. K. M'Donald occupied the chair. The Secretary said that the only…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmers and Settlers' Association
The usual monthly meeting of the Sportsman's Creek branch was held at the residence of Mr. R. Nobbs on Thursday week, and was well attended. Among the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chatsworth Farmers' Union
The regular monthly meeting of this branch took place on Tuesday, Mr. E. Schweitzer. V.P., occumpying the chair. Correspondence was read from the Shire Council,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Maclean Branch of Farmers' Union. Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Maclean Branch of the above was, after a lot of manoeuvring, held on Tuesday night it was called for the Shire Hall, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Southgate Dairy Factory
The directer's report and statement for the past year ending 31st October states:- Gentlemen.—In presenting this, our 11th Annual Report and Statement of the above…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' Union
The quarterly meeting of the Council was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Saturday, Mr. A. P. Gale being in the chair. The committee appointed to report on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Orange River Farmer
SYDNEY, Monday.—Among the passengers by the kumana Maru, which arrived in Brisbane yesterday, was Mr. T. H. Ross, who is engaged in agricultural pursuits in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Dairy. Dairying Items
'Short lactation periods, as a rule result in a high percentage of far while long periods give a lower percentage of fat…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Butter Export Trade
The attitude adopted by Mr. C. E. D. Meares, the general manager, of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, as expressed in "The Daily Telegraph" of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maclean Co-op. Dairy Co
The monthly Board meeting was held in the company's offices on Thursday. The monthly statement and payments for October were adopted. The price per H. paid…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Southgate Dairy Co
The annual meeting of shareholders in this company was held on Thursday, when there was an attendance, of about a dozen. Mr. C. J. Leeson, Chairman of the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy Factory Returns
Grafton Dairy Co., Ltd., paid suppliers 10½d per lb. nett for October supplies, all the butter manufactured from same being first grade…
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