Nary An Army Worm. The Old Farmer Was No Raw Recruit if He Was Home-Grown
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 2
He was a gay young officer and Uncle Sam was in great luck to have such a nice hired man. The car was crowded, and he had to set his bright, new uniform right down beside a dingy,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poultry on the Farm
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 April 1892 · page 6
THERE is more money in a good flock of barn-door fowls than most people will credit. But, like many other small things, prejudice will not allow…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cool Storage for Butter
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 1
A telegram to the Star stated Mr. T. Pearsall, of Albury, has just completed a refrigerating chamber which is intended for competition for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Poultry on the Farm. Grades and Thoroughbreds
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 8
IN my last notes I promised to describe the most suitabl egrade, and thoroughbred fowl for egg production and early maturity. We will take the egg…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairying v. Maize
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 1
The following useful letter has been published by Mr. Thomas, of the Clarence River. The farmers on this river, and more…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show. Vice-regal Visit to Grafton
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 4
Lord and Lady Jersey arrived at the Clarence in the North Coast Company's beautiful steamer, the Kallatina, early on Monday morning, crossing the bar at 6…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poultry on the Farm. Food and Early Maturity
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 6
FOOD for laying hens should consist of meal or grain of a nitrogenous kind. Corn (carbonaceous) is too fattening. It is not good for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Diseases in Cattle
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 4
Mr. H. E. Palmer, Inspector of Stock, has received a communication from the chief officer of his department, drawing his attention to the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prevention of Rust on Farm Implements
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 6
The following recipe for the prevention of rust on farm implements when not in use will be found invaluable:--Melt together 1lb. of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers' Poultry
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 6
Last week I received a question to answer, relating to farmer's poultry, from one of my clients. He asks: " How is it we do not hear of any…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Points of Hereford Cattle
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 8 June 1892 · page 8
The mild countenance of the Herefords is associated with a broad face, and large expressive eye. Docility is certainly a valuable quality, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter Factories at Jamberoo
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 22 June 1892 · page 5
Jamberoo may be said to be a land of butter factories, there being three of these establishments within a radius, of three miles, namely at Woodstock, Wanghope…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers' Conference at Wagga Sydney
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 22 June 1892 · page 4
A farmers' conference met at Wagga this morning, when a motion to the effect "that six presidents of the various farmer unions should take the Chair in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Champion National Prize Competition for Mixed Farms
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 6
We are enabled to announce the awards that have been made in this important competition by the Minister for Agriculture on the recommendation of the Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sugar Crops on the Clarence
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 13 July 1892 · page 8
Mr. E. W. Know, manager of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, in a letter to the press states that the company for the next season will…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For the People. Important Facts for Country Readers. the Farmers' Parliament at Wagga
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 13 July 1892 · page 6
I HAD the the pleasure last week of being present at the Selector's Conference at Wagga; attending in my capacity as a journalist; and as a member of Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cunning Cattle Stealers
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 July 1892 · page 7
The Circassians, a lawless, lazy people, found chiefly along part of the shores of the Black Sea and in Turkey, have the name of being among the cleverest thieves of cattle in the world. Let this story serve…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lord Cockburn and the Sheep
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 July 1892 · page 7
Lord Cockburn, a well-known Scottish judge, who died in 1854, was one day walking on the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh, with a shepherd. Remarking that the sheep were lying down in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Keeping Butter
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1892 · page 8
During the last hot summer months (says the "Bundaberg Star) a manufacturer on the Kolan River possing a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Californian Pig-Farm
Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1892 · page 8
A California farmer has one the largest and most complete hog ranches in the world, where the business of raising…
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