Farm Oilstones and Grindstones
Freqently the oil and grindstones on a farm become irregularly worn, and in a condition to ruin edge tools, as at A (fig 1.) At fig. 2 is shown a stone worn into an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mid North Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1906
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When Farming Don't Pay
THE Bible tells us that when Noah went into the Ark he took with him two of each kind of live animals. It seems as if a great many farmers have kept up a some…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Macleay River Co-operative Dairying Co., Ltd. First Annual Meeting
THE first annual meeting of the above Company was held at the Theatre Royal, Kempsey, on Wednesday last. Mr. Jas. Campbell (chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmers in Queensland
A contingent of twenty-five farmers from various parts of this State passed through Newcastle by last eight's Brisbane mail train en route to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Macleay River Co-operative Dairying Co. Annual Meeting
THE first annual meeting of the above Company was held at the Theatre Royal on Wednesday afternoon last Mr. Jas. Campbell (chairman of provisional directors),…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pure Butter
The question of pure butter is being widely discussed in agricultural circles in Great Britain. At a recent meeting of the Bucks Chamber of Agriculture,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm and Field. Remarkable Butter Yield
A most remarkable account of butter production from a Jersey cow is being published in the American papers, to which a few references may be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Butter Making Process
A committee of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, has just made public its report on the Taylor process for butter-making. It is recommended that Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Forming a Dairy Herd
IN starting with a herd of grade crossbred of mixed cows it is necessary first to select the good ones and dispose of the unprofitable, replacing them as far as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Salt
A good sample of dairy salt contains 97.5 to 99.5 per cent. of sodium chloride the balance consists of such impurities as lime, calcium chloride, and magnesium…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society. SYDNEY
Maize market remains unsettled, river sorts 3s 6d to 3s 9d, imported quoted to 4s. Potatoes in good demand with short supply, primest Macleay £3 to £8 10…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farmers' & Settlers' Co-op Society. SYDNEY
Maize, 4s to 4s 1d ; local potatoes, £4 to £6 ; northern eggs, 10½d to 11½d ; pigs--back fatters, 40s to 70s, baconers, 33s to 47s, porkers, 12s to 32s 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Season
The wool season so far shows an increase of 150,000 bales, valued at £2,100,000, while the Brand total of the clip in approximately eleven million pounds sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Adulterated Butter
THE London correspondent of the S. M. Herald writes :--In spite of the failure of the late Government to carry their Butter Bill, the Agents-General have been making great efforts to prevent frauds in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Butter Bill
Mr. J. TAVERNER, Agent-General for Victoria, in the course of an interview with Lord Carrington, urged the new President of the Board of Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter Faking in England
The butter fakir sticks at nothing. His latest trick is to make use of the factory boxes in which the butter is sent home, so that the retailer is made…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Correspondence. Unsalted Butter. To the Editor
SIR,--I wish to make a few comments on Mr. Meares' remarks on unsalted butter at the recent meeting of dairymen in Kempsey, According to his own showing. Mr. Meares…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Alleged Cattle Stealing. Smart Arrest. Walcha
What appears to be a smart capture has been made by Senior-Sergeant Edwards and Constables Rossetter and Mitchell. Quite recently some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Selecting Vegetables for the Table
THE selection of vegetables suitable for the table is a more important matter than many people recognise, so much so that the condition when ready for…
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