Mineral Wool
OF all the wonders of modern industry, that of the manufacture of a soft and downy "wool" from sandstone and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mid North Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1896
80 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 4
The Sunflower Crop
THE despised sunflower promises to be a payable crop in the country (says an American exchange), especially in States where it thrives naturally. In Russia and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In Opportunity for the North Coast Farmers
THE season which we are now passing through, though it is distinctly favorable to the Hastings and other rivers on the North Coast, has been the very opposite in most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kempsey Police Court. Feb. 5th. -- Before Capt. Davies, P.M. and H. W. T. Lee and L. L. Boshell, Js.P. Alleged Cattle Stealing
John King was charged by Ralph Whalen with stealing one spotted strawberry heifer Mr. Jones appeared for the defence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Crops in one Year
To grow and harvest six crops of grain and vegetables on the same field in one season is a triumph in farming that does…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Why Children Dislike Farm Work
IN the first place, they are not brought up to love the country; they are early accustomed to hear both father and mother…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Maize and Fruit Crops. a Plague of Birds
FROM all parts of the district come reports that the birds are playing havoc with the maize and fruit crops. At Clybucca, Pola Creek, Frogmore,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Experimental Crop Returns
A GOOD many people are now experimenting with various kinds of Crops, and publishing results. This is good in every…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Farmers' Union for the Macleay
THE enthusiasm displayed by the farmers of the Nambucca and Bellinger districts in forming unions at those two centres ought to spur on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Profession of Farming. The 'New Woman' and Agriculture
A WRITER who has had a life-long experience, than whom no one is more fitted to express an opinion, writes an THE "new woman" in the United States is trenching on the domain of the agricultural labourer. The biggest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maize Crop. How to Market It
SHOULD this district be spared this season from the visitation of floods, the maize Crop will be the most prolific seen for many years. The price for our staple…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Co-operative Dairying
THE first essential in running a co-operative creamery (says Mr. S. Gates) is that no one considers honor or pay. There…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →People's Banks. Cheap Money for Farmers
THE yearly turn-over of the People's Banks in Germany amounts to £100,000,000, in Italy to £25,000,000, and in Russia to £2,000,000. The scheme of Herr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural Notes. [These articles are Copyright.] for Practical Men. Written for the ARGUS. Queries upon practical farming or kindred subjects forwarded to the Editor of this journal will in due course be dealt with by Mr. Hennessey in this column
I TAKE my pen with pleasure to commence a new series of practical papers on matters pertaining to agrarian pursuits. I find that the practical men on the land…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Earmarking Cattle
THE 'Queenslander' publishes an important paper by Mr. R. M. Collins on a proposed system of registered earmarks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Beet Sugar Crop
The production of beet sugar during the past month shows a decrease of 573,000 tons as compared with the estimate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Information for Farmers
IN the course of his visit to the Manning River district, the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Sydney Smith, noticed that most of the farming…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Successful Farming in England
So much is heard of the wide spread depression of the farming industry in England that when accounts come to band…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural Notes. [These articles are Copyright.] for Practical Men. Queries upon practical farming or kindred subject forwarded to the Editor of this journal will in due course be dealt with by Mr. Hennessey in this column
IT occurred to me, after my first notes were written, that someone would certainly want to know the difference between soil mechanically and soil chemically…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Dairying Industry on the Macleay
IT is a matter for hearty congratulation that at the present time the farmers of the Lower Macleay are able to keep three dairy factories going. Of course, neither…
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