Difference Between Creamery and Factory Butter
WHEN the separators first came into use, this same question presented itself in relation to the factory and hand-made butter. The main advantage for the so-called…
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Farming & the land, 1897
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Smithtown Dairy Produce Company
A meeting cf the shareholders of the above Company was held on Saturday last to take into consideration an offer made by the Australian Dairying…
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Mr. F. Clarke, M.P., has received a communication from the Board of Health with reference to a newspaper clipping enclosed by him giving an…
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The early development of heifers is an important thing in dairying. They yield their profit more quickly, and make more useful cows. It is claimed…
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Last Friday a meeting was held at Mr. C. Christian's, East Frederickton, to form a branch of the Macleay Farmer's Union. Mr. George…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Co-operation and the Farmers' Union Movement. Addresses by Messrs. Meares and Cole
FOLLOWING we give the text of the addresses delivered by Messrs. Meares and Cole last week :--Mr. Meares said whenever a body of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 5. Phosphate of Lime--stalactites and Stalagmites--nitrogen--lime
In those districts where shell lime, chalk lime or marble are not readily available, the superphosphate made from bones as previously described might be advantageously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 6. Influence of Latitude--of Mountain Ranges--experiments with S. Australian Wheat--hybridising
The fruits and especially the seeds of many plants contain alimentary substances possessed of the most nutritious qualities and frequently medicines of the greatest power…
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The meeting of the Kempsey branch of the Macleay Farmers' Union, which was to have been held on Saturday last, was adjourned out of…
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BOTH the Excelsior Creamery, Kinchela, and the Shamrock Creamery, Long Reach, have been taken over by Messrs. Foley Bros…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 7. Barley, Oats, Rye-- in Various Countries-- Rice in China and Japan -- Wheat in Australia-- Wheat in Europe-- Spring and Winter Wheat
Barley and oats are the kinds of grain the culture of which extends furthest to the north in Europe; the meal which they yield, and which is seldom or never used for…
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A meeting was held at Frederickton on Monday last for the purpose of forming a branch of the Macleay River Farmers' Union at that place. Mr…
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THE adjourned meeting of the Kempsey branch of the Macleay River Farmers' Union was held on Saturday afternoon last at Neil's Hotel, Belgrave-street. There…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 8. Egyptian Wheat--spelt Wheat-- One-seeded Wheat -- TILLERING -- Methods of Sowing-- Straw
Egyptian, or many spiked, wheat is a species chiefly cultivated in Egypt and some parts of Italy. It is supposed to be of African origin, and in its qualities and…
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A GENERAL meeting of the members of the above Union was held in the Theatre Royal, Kempsey, on Saturday last. There was a very good attendance. Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 9. Rye--its Grains and Straw--hollands or Geneva--horned Rye of Ergot--differences Between Barley and Wheat--a Calendar of Nature
Rye is a grain that has an appearance something between wheat and barley. The ear is bearded and the stem tall and slender. Formerly the raising of rye was much more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Macleay Farmers' Union. New Branches Formed
A MEETING of farmers was held at Mr. Hilliar's on the 27th ult. for the purpose of forming a branch of the above Union. Owing to the rain the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Good Cattle-dog
Like the Western ranchman, Florida planters 'round up' their cattle as stated intervals to take account of them, says a correspondent of the 'Common-wealth.'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 10.--Oats -- External Appearance-- the Potato Oat-- How Discovered-- How Grown-- Its Nutritive Qualities Compared with Those of Wheat-- Deficiency in Saccharine Matter-- Rice -- Its Appearance -- Separating the Husk From the Grain-- May Be Profitably Cultivated in the Swampy Lands of Australia-- Various Species
OATS.-- This grain differs in its external appearance from wheat, barley or rye, especially in the form of the ear. The ear is a panicle formed by the rachis dividing into…
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A well-attended meeting of the Kempsey Branch of the Farmers' Union was held at Neil's Hotel on Saturday last. The principal business…
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