Lectures on Insect Pests and Dairying
AT the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening last, Mr. W. W. Froggatt (Entomologist of the Department of Agriculture), and Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan (Dairy Expert), lectured…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mid North Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1898
300 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 15
How to Educate the Farmers. Interest the Boys on the Farm
A farmer needs to possess a knowledge of soils, plants, and animals, and, in addition, he requires to be a business man. This may be considered a fairly large…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Potato Crops. Shortage in Other Colonies
VICTORIA.—A gentleman who has just returned from a visit to the Victorian potato districts says: "The position of the Victorian potato crop is causing great anxiety in that…
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ON Thursday of last week, as reported in our issue of May 28th, Mr. W. W. Froggart (Government Entomologist) and Mr. O'Callaghan (dairy expert) delivered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 34.--Rosace[?]--what the Term Includes and How Name Derived--uses and Effects--various Genera and the Medicinal Properties Discovered in Them--the Apple-- Leaves, Flowers and Fruit--the Wild Crab--life of the Apple Tree --Usefulness of the Apple--grafting--pruning--number of Varieties--pippins
Rosaceoe include the Apple, Pear, Quince, Plum, Peach, Cherry, Strawberry, Raspberry, &c. The natural family rosaceoe embraces a considerable number of plants of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →L. M. Coopeeative Dairy Company
The Lower Manning Co-operative Dairy Company started a few years ago on a small scale. Through the perseverance and energy of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Treatment of "Blown" Cattle
Mr. Matthew Woodbury, of Spring Hill, Inverell, gives the following treatment for "blown" cattle:—"I have" had a lot of trouble with my cattle being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Practical Dairying
Writing on the subject of systematic dairying "Upland," in the " Farm and Dairy," says :—If some of our…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crops for Ensilage
Ant vegetation that stock will, eat in its natural state will make good ensilage, and it will be much improved by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 35.--The Apple (continued)--CIDER Apples--the Making of Cider--perpetuation and Degeneration--classification of Apples--for the Table--for the Kitchen--for Cider--for Cottage Gardens
Of the varieties of the eider apples, the redstreak and another were formerly most prized; the eider of these apples and the perry of the squash pear were celebrated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Import of Dairy Cattle. Sydney
Mr. Sydney Smith Minister for Agriculture, is arranging for the importation of 54 head of dairy cattle from England and elsewhere, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Inspection of Cattle
The Premier received deputation of dairy farmers from the North and South Coasts on Monday to urge a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter and Bacon and Co-opesation. To the Editor of the Wingham Chronicle
SIR,—Regarding the proposal now on foot to establish a Co-operative Bacon Factory at Wingham in connection with the already established Butter Company of the Lower…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy Companies. to the Editor of the M. R. TIMES
SIR,—In your last issue, Mr. A. Porrett is reported to have said, at Wingham, on Saturday, that his company bad recently made great progress, Strengthened their position financially, and paid more for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Successful Small Farming
Mr. H. W. Collingwood, of Jersey, writes thus : " My plan lias been to produce crops that compete least with the large market gardens. With me, such crops are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmers' Union
IT is nigh the time when the Macleay Farmers' Union will hold its first annual meeting to elect officers, &c., and to take stock as it were of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 36.--The Apple (continued)--TIME of Transplanting--propagating --Crossing --Seed-sowing --How to Bring Quickly to a Bearing State--propa Gation by Cuttings-- Grafting and Inoculation--kinds of Grafting Stock--where the Apple Tree Thrives--mode of Bearing--pruning--pests
Apple trees may be transplanted at various ages; as they bear this process at a greater age than any others the time of transplanting may be in any open weather during the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clarence Farmers' Union. Disposal of Produce in Sydney
A MEETING of Council was held at Maclean on Saturday, Mr. T. Hadfield (president) in the chair. A number of branches were represented…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dairy Inspectors
A deputation comprising Messrs. C. G. Lance, H. Pateson, Manning, O'Reilly, F. H. Barlett, Yewen, G. H. Varley, waited on the Premier last…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sheep Killing. Sydney
A man at Moree has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for killing a sheep. The man pleaded he was hungry and wanted a feed…
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