English and American Fruit Crops
Latest reports to hand show that the fruit prospects in England are very discouraging, while record yields are anticipated in some parts of the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mid North Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1906
490 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 17 of 25
The Dairy. Management of the Separator
The points in the operation of a separator, given in their order of importance as bearing on the quality of the work are as follow (says E. H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy Cow
At the Dairy Farmers' Convention, held in Chicago at the end of February last, Mr A. B. Gurler read a paper on the individuality of the dairy cow. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Field. Atmospheric Discoveries
French scientists have thrown down a challenge to the conclusions of an English scientist on the subject of liquified air. M. Gorges Claude has for years…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Water for Farm Animals
That not only unwholesome water, but a stinted supply, is fruitful of animal diseases, has been known for some time. About three-fifths of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers and Freetrade
Four provinces of New Zealand have decided to remit to the coming farmers' conference a proposal: "That the only fair and equitable way of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Loss of Cattle
Of 200 cattle camped near Cowra on Sunday, over 50 died, a number of others being affected. The came of death is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Share Farming
THE Sunday Times has some pertinent remarks on the question of share farming, the writer says: "What is the reason for the hatred which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Raising Geese. [All Rights Reserved.]
ON many farms a flock of Toulouse geese may be profitably reared each year the number depending on range and other facilities. The Toulouse breed are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Dairy. Original Apticles. [All Rights Res[?]ved.] Raising Geese
ON many farms a flock of Toulouse geese may be profitably reared each year, the number depending on range and other facilities. The Toulouse breed are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Control of Dairy Produce in Denmark
A law relating to the import and export of agricultural produce was passed by the Danish Legislature in March last. The law enacts that butter, cheese,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Dairy. Points for Milkers
Before milking, thoroughly clean the cow's udder and flanks, and then clean yourself, so that the particles of dust and dirt will not fall into the pail while…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Dairying Industry
The second half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory was held on Saturday. Mr. F. A. Hooke, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Poultry for Profit in the North Coast Districts. No. 6. (All rights reserved.) Duck Farming
FIVE thousand ducks reared and marketed in one year on two acres of land That sounds rather startling, eh ? Nevertheless it is only a well authenticated…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Tick Invasion. Dairymens Union Meeting
At a meeting of the Dairymen's Union held last week at Murwillumbah, the tick question was discussed as follows:—Mr. King presided and in opening discussion said they were all aware that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Price of Butter
Three years have elapsed since butter of first quality was as dear us at present, the wholesale rate being is id per lb. for choicest. The scarcity of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cow Ledger for Recording Cow's Milk and Butter for the Year
Average per cow tor season :--581 gallons milk 231 lbs butter, worth £9 0s 3½d. If we now make an analysis of the above, we see that it took 25lbs, of milk to average one 1lb. of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved,] Excellence of White [?] DOTTES
THE rapidity with which white Wyandottes have increased in popularity is impossible to account for by My theory except that actual merit. While their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Excellence of White Wyandottes
THE rapidity with which white Wyandottes have increased in popularity is impossible to account for by any theory except that of actual merit. While their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Field. Spraying Potatoes for Blight
Mr. Kirk (Government Biologist for New Zealand) states that the potato crop in that colony will show a shortage for the season. The ha[?]oc t[?]s year was in…
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