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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

446 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 10 of 23

Macleay River Farmers' Union

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 3

A MEETING was held at Mr. George Hilliard's on Saturday evening last for the purpose of either transferring the Smithtown branch or opening a new one…

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Correspondence. The Farmers Union and Flood Cuttings. to the Editor of the Macleay Cheonicle

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 3

SIR,—Through the columus of your valuable and widely circulated journal, I beg space to enter my emphatic protest against the action of the Macleay River Fanners' Union in attempting to secure a…

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Dairy Notes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 4

THE Department for Agriculture has been pressed to send, for a short time, at least some of the State imported [?]nd bulls to the Richmond River district, so the shorthor[?]…

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Farm & Garden. Original Articles

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 7

No. 89. The Holly (continued)—The Laughing Plant—Description—Pods—Seeds—Effects on consumers—The Ink Plant—The Umbrella Tree—Description…

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The Clarence Maize Crop

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 6

About a quarter of a million bushels of early maize has been shipped from the Clarence up to date, and that portion of the crop is…

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Cutting and Curing Small Crops of Hay

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 2

In my experience grass cut when in full blossom will give the best results in the production of beef, milk, butter, and cheese. This stage indicates the…

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A Dairying Venture. the Industry in Victoria

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 4

MR. F. G. Bedford, who is well known on the northern rivers, and was dairying on the Manning for many years, has accepted a position as manager of Terringower Station, in the far-farmed Western…

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FARM & Garden Original Articles. No. 88. Sensitive Plants (continued)--Oxygen and other gases--Interdependence of all forms of Life--The Camphor Tree--Description--Leaves--Flowers--Production and Treatment of Camphor--The Holly--Species--The Common Holly--Uses--Growth--Timber--The Bark

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 3

The cause of this motion gave rise to much discussion among botanists some time since, but after a variety of experiments upon the sensitive plant the results seem to be that the…

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Macleay Farmers' Union

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 9

A MEETING was held at Mr. George Hilliard's Clybucca, on Saturday evening last for the purpose of either transferring the Smithtown branch or opening a new one…

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Cutting and Coring Small Crops of Hay

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 June 1899 · page 2

In my experience grata cut when in full blossom will give the best results in the production of beef, milk, butter, and cheese. This stage indicates the…

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A Farmer's Argument

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 June 1899 · page 9

A GOOD argument was put by one of the farmers who recently attended to hear an address by Dr. MacLaurin in the Hunter River District. A number of the settlers were discussing that highly…

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Cattle Sales. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 8

At Homebush there were 1180 yarded, including a large number in very good condition; and a fair number of light weights. A lot of 200 odd, from Queensland, were very…

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Improvements in Wheat Culture

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 2

The following extracts are from an article by Mr. M. A. Carleton, of the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology, United States Department of…

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Captain Jack. a Story of American Farm Life. Chapter V.—Continued

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 4

[?]WELL[?] queried Selton. 'Well,' echoed Pete. 'I [?]ot an' held the horses while they went all over the buildin'[?], then I drove 'em all over the farm, an' when they was done…

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FARM & Garden. Original Articles. No. 90. The Dahlia (continued)—Theory of Engrafting—Layers, Slips, Grafts—Descriptions of each method of propagation—Limitations—Grafting by Approach

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 7

They should be planted in sandy earth with heat below, and in bleak or exposed situations should be covered with a handglass, and they will strike and produce…

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Progress in Dairying. North Coast v. South Coast

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 3

Contrasting these two districts, it may be stated that the number of dairy cows in the North Coast increased…

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The Lower Manning Dairy Company. June 12

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 3

THE Lower Manning Co-operative Dairy Co. shipped 796 boxes of butter to Sydney for the month of May. Local sales for the same period showed a large increase on the previous month. Altogether…

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The Dairying Industry. to the Editor of the M. R. TIMES

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 5

DEAR SIR,—Having read in Saturday's issue of your valuable journal, an advertisement from the Australian Dairying Company, Ltd., thanking their customers for their liberal support, &c., and also a…

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Farmers' Union

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 8

The second annual general meeting of the members of the Macleay Farmers' Union will be held at Neil's Victoria Hotel, Kempsey, on…

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Farm & Garden Original Articles

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 3

No. 89. The Holly (continued)--The Laughing Plant--Description--Pods--Seeds-- Effects on consumers--The Ink Plant--The Umbrella Tree--Description…

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