English Farming
ENGLISH farmers have lately completed the ingathering of one of the best all-round harvests of the present century. From all parts of the country come reports of large crops of grain, which have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mid North Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1899
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The Dairying Industry
THE vast importance of the dairying industry to the northern districts— in fact to the whole colony— is sufficient excuse for repeated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Improvements In Dairying
WITH a view to aiding the dairying industry, Mr. Cook recently directed Mr. O'Callaghan to visit a number of factories, and, if desired, work a few days at each, to see if…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tick Plague. Warning to Coastal Dairymen
AN influential meeting of stockowners was held at Singleton last week in reference to the Queensland tick plague. The principal speaker, Mr. C. E…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No 71. Hemp (continued)--Various Soils--The Fibre--Its Uses--Uses of Seeds-- Leaves--Sowing--Quantity of seed to an acre--The Oak--Raising Oak Seeds Transplanting--Various Methods
When viewed with a microscope each of these fibres is seen to be made up of bundles of other fibrils which are twisted spirally, and which, after the process of maceration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Government and the Butter Trade
IN a recent article we had occasion to deprecate the proposal that the Government by an official agent should take an active part in the commercial disposal of the products of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Lower Manning Dairy Company, Limited
The above Company paid its milk suppliers on the 16th inst, for January's supply. 89,914 gallons of milk were supplied which produced 29742lbs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lower Manning Co-operative Dairy Company
THE above-named company has paid suppliers of milk supplied during January. The total supply was 899,148 lbs., which produced 29,742 lbs. of butter fat. Suppliers were paid 8[?]d per lb. for same,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Macleay River Farmers' Union. Kinchela Branch
THE usual monthly meeting of the above branch was held at the Good Templars' Hall on Saturday evening, 18th inst. The Branch Chairman being absent, Mr. F. W, Salmon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Macleay Farmers' Union
On Saturday next, the 25th inst, the Executive Council of the Macleay River Farmers' Union ia to meet at Neil's Victoria Hotel, at 11 o'clock. A very lengthy and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Byron Bay
THE last monthly meeting of the directors of the North Coast Fresh Food and Cold Storage Co-operative Company was held to-day, The manager's report showed that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Driving Cattle Through the Town
THE following petition asking that the town of West Kempsey might be removed from the operations of the Cattle Driving Act (which provides that cattle may not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kiln Dried Maize. a Suggestion to River Farmers
The following suggestion is made by a gentleman well acquainted with the maize growing districts of New South Wales:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seeds of New Commercial Crops
Mr. Cook the Minister for Agriculture, is of opinion that the Agricultural Department might well give greater…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles
No. 72. The Oak (continued)--Planting--Expense--The British Oak--Varieties--River Oak, She Oak and Swamp Oak--Forest Oak, Silky Oak, Foreign Oaks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Macleay Farmers' Union. Kinchela Branch
THE usual monthly meeting of the above branch was held at the Good Templars' Hall on Saturday evening, 18th inst. The branch chairman being absent, Mr. F. W…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Deluded Farmer
VERILY, we are sick at heart to think that there are yet to be found farmers in our midst and other parts of New South Wales who are deludedly content to cheerfully play…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Pointers
If the butter is mottled work it s little after salting. If the batter is too soft feed the cow with some potatoes…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →One Dairy Herd Immune
MR. ARCHER, Gracemere, Rockhampton (Q), has act the dairymen of the district an example. He has fought the ticks successfully, and is able to say that his milk cows are immune. Then, he has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hardy Cattle
The merits of many products in a country subject to long dry periods are decided on their capacity for thriving without moisture. We have drought-resisting fodder, crops, and…
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