The Potato Crop
ADVICES from the potato growing districts of Australia point to the yields being light this season. Even in Tasmania the crops are turning out much below the average, and both New South Wales and South…
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Farming & the land, 1898
300 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 15
Progress of the Dairying Industry. Some Interesting Figures
In 1891 there were 945,575 cows in Victoria, New Sooth Wales, and New Zealand, while in Canada there were over a million. The Australian output of butter then was 23,000 tons, and the Canadian 51,700…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Correspondence. Although always willing to ventilate matters of public interest, we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed. the North Coast Company and the Farmers' Union. To the Editor
SIR, -- The communication published by you under this heading last week imperatively demands a reply. I offer no apology in requesting a little space for that purpose,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 20. -- the Potato (continued) -- SOIL -- Mountain Patches -- Argillaceous Soils -- PROPAGATION -- SETS -- Size and Weight -- Single Eyes -- Two or More Eyes -- the Advantage of Large Cuttings -- Keeping Free From Weeds -- Pinching Off Blossoms
The culture of the potato is now so very extensive that an abundant supply can be obtained in all places throughout the year. Such have been the improvements in the…
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MR. C. C. Lance, in an article to Farm and Dairy, refers to the sweeping derogatory statements that are made against N.S. Wales butter as a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Accident at the L. M. Dairy Co.'s Factory. ME. W. Allan Falls Down the Lift
A VERY serious accident happened to Mr. W. Allan, of Soott's Crock, Oxley Island, on Saturday morning last, while at the Lower Manning Co-operative Co.'s Factory at Mitchell's Island…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The North Coast Company and the Farmers' Union. To the Editor
SIR, -- "Unionist's" letter in reply to the communication, which appeared in your issue of the 19th under the above heading, does the writer of the letter scant justice…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 21. -- the Potato (continued) -- CHARACTERISTICS -- Height and Leaves -- Petals and Fruit -- RUNNERS -- EYES -- Value of the Potato -- Where Indigenous -- the Wild Plant in Chili -- Introduction to England -- Introduction to Ireland -- an Anecdote -- Subsequent History -- Necessities of Ireland and Scotland
This valuable plant belongs to the Solanaceous family, almost all the species of which are of a narcotic and poisonous quality, as the Belladonna, Henbane, Tobacco, &c…
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A meeting of the Clarence River Farmers' Union has decided to postpone the appointment of a salesman in Sydney until the prospectuses of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Macleay Farmers' Union. Kempsey Branch
A MEETING of the above branch was held at Neil's Victoria Hotel on Saturday last. Mr. P. O'Halloran occupied the chair. The Secretary read the proposed…
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By the last trip of the Burrawong two high-class South Coast dairy bulls were landed in Kempsey in good condition. They were purchased from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →DAIRYING. To the Editor of the Wingham Chronicle
Sir,—I noticed in your paper of the 5th instant a letter from a Mr. G. Allan, junr., to exculpate himself re the writing of the letter signed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rearing Calves from Dairy Cows. (A. M. Stevens at the Hellensburg Farmers' Institute.)
THIS is a subject inseparable from the dairy, in which becomes one source of profit or loss as the case may be. It has been said that "the calf is the mother of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DAIRYING. To the Editor of the Wingham Chronicle
Sir,—If a native bear has five tails, and an ourang-ontang two, how many ought "Butter Milk" have to give him his duo proportion?…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DAIRYING. To the Editor of the Wingham Chronicle
Sir,—I see by to-day's issue that Mr. Rye, although assured he was mistaken in his identity of "Butter Milk," lias again attacked Mr. George…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agriculture & Dairying. Interesting Lectures by Mr. Thompson
As announced in our columns by advertisement, Mr. J. L. Thompson, Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, arrived in the district at the end of last week, and on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The World's Largest Orchard. Americans Own a Fruit Farm in Jamaica 44,000 Acres in Extent
THE largest fruit plantations in the world are in Jamaica. They are owned and operated by an American company, the area of whose fruit farm is 44,000 acres. They own 28,000 acres, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Correspondence. Although always willing to ventilate matters of public interest, we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed. the North Coast Co. and the Farmers' Union. To the Editor
SIR,--"Ultra-Unionist" calls me to task for not doing justice to the previous letters which appeared in your journal. With much more truth I could return the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 22.--The Onion--description of Leaves, Flowers and Root--flavor Early Cultivation in England-- Varieties Grown in Australia--soil and Seed--the Welsh Onion--scallions--the Tree Onion--the Ground Onion--the Chive
This is a biennial herbaceous plant, with long tubulated leaves and a swelling pithy stalk, thicker in the middle than at either end. The flowers are in the form of a large…
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A MEETING of the Executive Council of the above Union was held in Neil's Victoria Hotel on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. E. Rudder (President) was in the…
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