The Farmer and the Smart Butcher
The "Forbes Times" tells the following story of a selector, who was in the habit of selling his beef to the local butchers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mid North Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1893
154 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 8
Coopernook. the Weather and the Crops
The farmers on the Lower Manning are certainly experiencing a very trying time of it this season. The maize crop, which in most places is a very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods on the Manning. Damage to the Corn Crops. Taree
Flood weather has again visited us, having commenced on Tuesday morning by a sharp shower, followed about 11 p.m. by a thunderstorm, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods on the Macleay. a Phenomenal Rainfall the Highest Rise Since 1875. Houses Inundated. People Rescued in Boats. Enormous Damage to Property. Extensive Slips on the Armidale Road. Farms Partly Washed Away. the State of Clybucca and Seven Oaks. Eventful Passage of Burrawong the Impending Distress. Prompt Action of the Municipal Authorities. a Public Meeting Called. Full Details
OLD residents have to carry their memories back to 1875 to recall a more disastrous flood than that which swept over Kempsey and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dairy Factory System in Illawarra
Illawarra being the home of dairy farming in New South Wales, it is but a natural sequence that it should also be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ploughing in Green Crops
The ploughing in of green crops has long been in favor with farmers of an advanced type, and with good reason,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Butter. London, March 9
The Australian factory-made butter brought by the Oruba realised from 104s to 108s per cwt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Farm Notes
EVERY man who handles cows should remember that they are creatures of habit. Habit made them and habit alone will continue them in the line of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Advice to Farmers. Interview with Mr. Stephenson. Important Points. What the Agriculturists Should Do
MR. J. Stephenson of the Department of Agriculture arrived in Kempsey last week by the Burrawong. Although this is but the third visit of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Farm Notes
Give the horse a few potatoes frequently. It will help to rid them of the worms. More money is lost by feeding pigs too long than by selling too early. As soon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Distinction of the North Coast Maize Crop
Our recent reports from the North Coast lead us to conclude that the maize crops of that very important agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Points of a Dairy Cow
In buying a cow for dairy purposes, and depending largely on external appearances in making a selection, it is wise…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Co-operation Amongst Farmers
There is a disposition increasing amongst South Australian farmers to co-operate for mutual advantage. They…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →American Farmers under Protection
The American farmer pays no rent, but as a rule he pays a much worse thing--interest on his mortgage. Farmers are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairying on the Clarence
To the farmers who have lost their crops by the floods--and this embraces a considerable number--dairying appears…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm and Garden
Cotton grows well in India. Mentioned by Theophrastus B.C. 350. Spinach is from New Zealand ; brought to Europe in 1687…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Cows
AT the Metropolitan Agricultural Show the special prize for the cow giving the largest quantity of milk was awarded to Mr J. Lindsay’s…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mange in Cattle
A farmer in America states that he purchased a cow, which soon commenced to lose hair from above her eyes. The hair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden
One advantage in specialty farming is that a man can afford to have just the tools and implements needed for his work. Sometimes a difficult matter with diversified…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy Company
AT the meeting of the shareholders in the Lower Manning Dairy Company on Saturday the troublesome question as to the means of supplying milk was…
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