Lecture on Poultry Farming
On Friday evening last, Mr. Angus Makay, the Instructor in Agriculture to the Board of Technical Education of this colony, delivered a lecture on the above subject in the Town Hall…
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Farming & the land, 1889
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Sydney Dairymen on Kiama Milk
HE stated that the Dairies Supervision [?] had been introduced in the interests of [?] public, and if carried out would conduce [?] their benefit an well as the dairymen who…
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ON Thursday evening last Mr. Angus Mackay delivered the following interesting lecture on "Dairy Farming' at Berry:— "Agriculture was one of those branches of…
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IN a recent paper on this subject, Mr. George Braham remarked as follows:— In making 1lb. of butter you take the same constituents from your land as in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seed Wheat for the Farmers. the Decision of the Government
AT a meeting of the Cabinet held recently, the scheme of the Government for the supply of seed wheat to farmers in distress was ratified. The following is the minute prepared…
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LAST night the Government made a virtue necessity, and accepted Mr. J. P. Ab[?] motion in favour of the repeat of the d[?] on butter, bacon, and cheese. But if the [?]…
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WE (says the Queenslander,) have already pointed out that the term "Alderney cattle" is a misnomer, that as a matter of fact there is no special breed of…
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MR. MYLES M'RAE writes in the Echo of Thursday last as follows:—Sir: I notice I am reported to have said "I would oppose the motion on behalf of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Price of Milk. Suburban Dairymen's Protective Society
ANOTHER general meeting (says the Daily Tdlegraph) of all dairymen in the city and suburbs was held at the Swan-with-two- Necks hotel on Wednesday night to discuss…
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IT cannot be denied that there is a great deal of complaint among farmers of hard times in farmiig. We think that the true remedy for unprofitable farming is good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Correspondence. [IT is to be understood that we merely afford to correspondents the opportunity of expressing their own opinions on matters of public interest; and that we are in no way identified with those opinions.] the Duty on Butter and Bacon. to the Editor of the Reporter
Sir,—My attention has been drawn to the member for Kiama's (Mr. G. W. Fuller's) speech in your issue of 6th instant on the "Butter and becon debate, wherein he states "The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Burglar and Would - Be Murderer. a Farmer's Son Twice Stabbed —Saved by a Watch. Melbourne
A SENSATIONAL attempt at burglary is reported from Egorton. Last night, at the farmhouse of P. Hickey, a man was discovered in the house at midnight. The son…
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ONE of the best English authorities, writing on this breed, says:— This breed is distinguished by its symmetrical proportions, and by its great…
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The following article, is taken from the American Agriculturist : — These cattle are a breed which have attracted much attention in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Berry Butter Factory. What an Outsider Thinks of the Concern
A CORRESPONDENT of the Cootamundra Herald writing above the signature "Rusticus," thus delivers himself about a recent visit paid by him to the Berry Butter Factory:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poultry Farming. Written for the "Illawarra Mercury." Plymouth Rocks
This very popular breed of poultry is without doubt one of the best of our domestic fowls, and there is an increasing demand in the colonies just now for good specimens. They are said to…
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A TALL, well-dressed person, who answered to the name of Harriet Mackay, alias Muir, described as an actress, was (says the European Mail) charged at…
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THE first general meeting of the above-named Company was held on Monday after-noon last at the registered office, Werragee, on the estate of Mr. Hugh M 'Kenzie…
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In my first article on the above subject, I gave an outline of breeds of poultry suitable for encouragement among farmers, where size, hardiness, and egg-producing qualities are requisite…
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A tall, well-dressed person, who answered to the name of Harriet Mackay, alias Muir, described as an actress, was charged at the Marlborough-street Police Court, on March 6, with…
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