Dairy Herd Returns
Mr. C. Turner forwards us the returns of his herd for the 12 months ended December 31st, 1915. His herd comprised 17 cows and 7 heifers, the…
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Farming & the land, 1916
1,102 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 56
Diminished Dairy Herds
The rise in the price of fat cattle has templed dairymen in Geelong to sell their cows to the butchers, with the natural result that the numerical strength of the herds has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Noxious Weeds. Cost Farmers Millions of Dollars
"The importance of keeping weeds in subjection cannot be emphasised too strongly," says a bulletin issued by the Washington, U.S.A., Department of Agriculture. "It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BUTTER v. MILK
A South Coast paper vouches for the following: -- A well-known representative dairy farmer supplied 1647lbs. cream to the Nowra factory, which gave 6511bs. of butter, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Wool on German Vessels. London, aSturday
The "Times" correspondent at Buenos Ayres states that Germans are loading wool on to their ships in order to save storage expenses. It is estimated there are £500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Wires. Victoria's Wheat Harvest. the Bulk Delivered. Melbourne
The Minister for Agriculture in Victoria considers that the bulk of the wheat harvest in that State has been sent in. The deliveries last week were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Confidence in Dairying
The dairying industry has had many hard knocks in the past year or so, but confidence in the future is evidently unshaken (says the "Telegraph.") No matter what may be said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women Farmers
The idea of establishing a farm at Pitt Town for the training of women is being furthered by the State Minister for Labour and Industry. He appointed a committee some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Commercial Sydney Markets. Butter From the North Coast. Sydney
No less than 9000 boxes of butter arrived today from the Northern Rivers of which 579 came from the Clarence, 1200 from the Richmond, and 5861 from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Wires. the Wheat Scheme. Big Figures. Sydney
The Interstate Conference of Ministers of Agriculture was opened yesterday at Melbourne. Respecting the working of the wheat scheme, finality…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Old-time Farmer
To the man whose memory carries him back to a bygone era in the stages of agricultural development in this country, work on the average farm to-day seems merely child's play…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Herd Returns
Mr. C. Turner forwards the Dorrigo "Gazette" the returns of his herd for the 12 months ended December 31, 1915. His herd comprised 17 cows and 7 heirers, the whole of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sale of Farm and Grazing Property
At his rooms this morning, Mr. W. A. Zuill sold a river bank farm of 49a., about four miles from Ulmarra, at £37 per acre, purchaser, Mr. Tom Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Export of Butter. Inquiries Into Price. Application to Necessary Commodities Commission. Sydney
The Necessary Commodities Commission to-day inquired into the price of butter and the advisability of permitting the export of second- grade butter. It was pointed out in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cane Crop
Mr. B. Morrison, General Secretary of the F. and S Association, received the following reply from the C. S. R. Co., with regard to the purchase of the cane crop this year:--…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral. Sheep on the Coast. The Conditions of Success
To a farmer who had some success with small flocks of sheep on the coast, and who was encouraged thereby to contemplate a larger venture, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fixing Butter Prices
The report of Mr. A. O 'Callaghan, Govern Dairy Expert, will enlighten those responsible for fixing the selling rates of butter. This officer's report shows that interference with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fixing Butter Prices. Dairy Expert's Opinion. an Unpopular Industry. Sydney
In a report to the Necessary Commodities Commission, Mr. O'Callaghan, dairy expert, says that dairy farming is becoming less and less popular with all those farmers who are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Commercial. Sydney Markets. Sydney, Wednesday. the Butter Position
Pending the decision of the Necessary Commodities Commission re the price of butter, the market remains uncertain: The majority of merchants…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Movements. Decision of Conference on Price. Scarcity of Shipping. Sydney
The Wheat Conference decided that the price fixed would operate until there was some serious alteration in export value. Wheat may possibly be lower at the end of the…
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