Farm and Field
Rabbits and mice often cause considerable damage to fruit trees by gnawing the bark. To prevent this, take one peck of quicklime and slake it…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mid North Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1909
432 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 22
Stroud Butter Factory
The 13th Half Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of the above Company was held in the School of Arts Stroud, on Wednesday night last…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Straying Cattle [To the Editor]
DEAR SIR,— The Stroud Shire Councillors are very much in ernest in having the blackberry and sweet briar terminated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Dairy Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Profitable Use of Surplus Apples
A very important industry, yet one not generally practised, is the production of Apple Butter and Apple Jelly. There are several grades of apple…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Milking Machines. Warning to Dairymen
ON all sides one hears of the wonderful success of the Improved "L-K-G" Machine, and as is the case with all successful patents, a crop of weak…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →John Vane, Bushranger. [All Rights Reserved.] Being a true narrative of his career--illustrative of varied phases of country life fifty years ago--in which his experiences as bush boy, gold seeker, cattle stealer and a member of the notorious gang of bushrangers led by Ben Hall which terrorised the countryside in the early sixties, are faithfully depicted. Chapter XXV (Continued)
Meanwhile we learned what a solid sensation our trip to Bathurst had caused, and we gathered from his friends a few particulars concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Farmer Feeds Them All
The politician talks and talks, The actor plays his part, The soldier glitters on parade, The goldsmith plies his art…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Immigrant Farm Workers
THE early part of this year has started very briskly so far immigration matters are concerned. Large numbers of specially-selected young men have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Dairy Original Article. [All Rights Reserved.] Growing Celery on Sandy Soil
Although celery is best adapted to a very moist soil, yet those who have sandy gardens can grow it, by giving the necessary care. It may not be so…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →New Milking Machines. Warning to Dairymen
On all sides one hears of the wonderful success of the Improved " L-K-G " Machine, and as is the case with all successful patents, a crop of weak…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →John Vane, Bushranger. [All Rights Reserved.] Being a true narrative of his career--illustrative of varied phases of country life fifty years ago--in which his experiences as bush boy, gold seeker cattle stealer and a member of the notorious gang of bushrangers led by Ben Hall which terrorised the countryside in the early sixties, are faithfully depicted. Chapter XXVI (Continued)
We left the town next morning, first giving the policeman a strict caution not to attempt to give information to headquarters at either…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Prices for Cross[?]ed Wool
Advices from New Zealand state that the crossbred wool from Mr. Logan's Estate, Tapanui, recently topped the Dunedin sales at 1[?]d per lb…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federating Dairy Companies
IT is understood that a proposal is on foot to federate the whole of the dairy companies in the Richmond and Tweed River districts. The idea is to have all the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Island of Women Farmers
At Ouessant, a little island off the coast of Brittany, few men are ever seen, and the women do all the work. The men of Ouessant do no farm…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cardinal Points in Dairying
There are six cardinal points to be observed, viz.:--(1) Breeding; (2) suitable feed and plenty of it; (3) calving; (4) good water supply; (5) cleanliness; (6)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An African Farm
In response to an appeal for various articles for use on an African farm, a milking stool with other things; was sent to a mission worker from England. He gave it to a Kaffir…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) Pruning Apple Trees
The pruning of apple trees should commence in quite the early period of its growth, and should be done judiciously and continuously. In that…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →John Vane, Bushranger. [All Rights Reserved.] Being a true narrative of his career--illustrative of varied phases of country life fifty years ago--in which his experiences as bush boy, gold seeker cattle stealer and a member of the notorious gang of bushrangers led by Ben Hall which terrorised the countryside in the early sixties, are faithfully depicted. Chapter XXVI. (Continued)
We ran to our clothes, but before we could dress we saw seven policemen riding up the flat. I grabbed my gun and ran to my horse, which…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Dairy. Boric Acid in Butter. Its Preservative Action. Interesting Experiments
With a view to ascertaining what the preservative action of boric acid in butter is, Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, the New South Wales dairy expert,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Horticultural Experiments. an English Fruit Farm
Much has been written about the remarkable results obtained from experiments carried out at the Duke of Bedford's experimental fruit farm at…
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