Manning River and North Coast Farmer’s Association
A meeting of the members of this Union, convened by advertisement, was held in the school of arts, Cundletown, last Saturday afternoon, March 24th. Mr. John Black, one…
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Farming & the land, 1888
41 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 3
Farmers and Protection
Our farmers may learn something from the position of their fellows in Victoria. The protectionists here points to the southern colony as the paradise of the…
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It will be remembered that in March last a public meeting was held in the School of Arts, Cundletown, for the purpose of taking into consideration the position of the Farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers and Protection. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In your issue of this day’s date a long letter appears, signed “John Wearne, delegate for the Cootamundra farmers.” and it is astonishing that a man occupying such…
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Mr. Edward Pulsford, Secretary of the Free-trade Association, writes to the S. M. Herald, as follows:— The Herald is doing good service to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Manufacturing Enterprise. FOREIGN V. N.S.W. WHEAT
The assertion of the restrictionists that New South Wales can never make any manufacturing headway under our present fiscal laws has received another shock A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Keeping Butter
" In the first place, I am careful not to pack any but sweet, firm butter; no soft, oily, frothy stuff, such as one sometimes makes when the mercury ranges up to ninety…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm an Garden. The Cream Separator
Mr. R. H. McGlincey sums up the advantages of the separator system as follows: 1. It saves time. Ten thousand pound of milk will yield its cream in four or five…
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I'm certain that I do not know A better little lad than Joe, More kind and open-hearted ; It seems as if the sunny skies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer. Breeding, Rearing, and Feeding for Quality. Professor I. P. Roberts, in The Rural New Yorker. Nature of ordinary beef; breeding and feeding for meat not fat; exercise and nitro-genous food necessary; bad methods to be dropped; experiments of Professors Sanborn and Henry ; a practical suggestion
The beef that comes into the public market is mainly of two classes, fat and lean or good and bad, the latter class being much the larger. The wealthy who always purchase…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming in Victoria
Victoria last year added 158,823 acres to her cultivated lands as against 69,204 acres similarly added in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pure Air for Butter
Dairyman are well aware of the importance of pure air in the manufacture of butter, and of the fact that slight impurities are readily absorbed and diminish the excellence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat in America
Concerning the introduction of wheat into America, reliable information is obtainable. It may be difficult in the present day to realize the fact that wheat was at one time…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Inbreeding with Jersey Cattle
No subject has received more attention from stock breeders than that of "breeding in-and-in," that is, of continuing to breed from a single family without any admixture…
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"MELBOURNE has asserted herself as the metropolis of the Southern Hemisphere." These were the words of the Minister of Lands in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmer's Debts
The aggregate indebtedness of the farmers of America is put at two billions of dollars--more than the national debt. Yet there is no need to fear that the farmers will be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmer. To Tell the Age of a Horse
To tell the age of any horse, Inspect the lower jaw, of course; The six front teeth the tale will tell, And every doubt and fear dispel…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Traveller. Exciting Contest. a Bull Alligator Attacks a Herd of Cattle
A very exciting and sanguinery contest between a huge alligator and several head of cattle occurred recently, a few miles below Kissimmee, Fla., on the bank of Lake…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmer. Exercise Stallions
Exercise, exercise, exercise! is the key to vigorous, robust health in man or beast, and especially is this true of horses. A very common mistake on the part of stallion keepers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →How Protection Affects Farmers
We quote from President Cleveland's address to Congress the following remarks on farmers and Protection:-- "The farmer and the agriculturist…
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