A Royal Dairy
The Queen of Holland supplies from her dairy near the palace at Het Loo a large proportion of the milk consumed by buyers in Amsterdam. Her…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Mid North Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1912
437 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 22
Agricultural and Pastoral Notes
Articles under this heading are kindly supplied by the State Agricultural. Department:—SOWING LUCERNE…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Butter Blender
THERE has just been placed on the market a machine called a "Butter Blender," which has the power of transforming one pound of batter into two by the addition of a pint of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How to Test Faked Butter
The "Scientific American" gives the following simple test for ascertaining the purity of butter : Heat the supposed butter in a spoon over…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Examples of Profitable Dairying. (P. G. HAMPSHIRE, Agricultural Gazette.)
As showing the results of careful selection and breeding of dairy cattle, together with systematic culling and attention, a number of dairymen on the Hastings River are good examples of the splendid…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dairyman's Narrow Escape
The dairy farmer was never so near to being closed right down. At the time of the calling off of the strike, every foot of space in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Breeds. Betterment Scheme. Outlined by Mr. Trefle
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Trefle) is calling a meeting of leading dairy cattle breeders during Show week. Mr. Trefle's idea is to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →One Man Keeps 35,000 Sheep Dogs
Gustav Jovanovitch is known as the Russian mutton king. Jovanovitch's sheep whiten the Siberian plains for hundreds of square miles. They…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Horse-breeding. the Need for Advance
"In comparing the quality of draught horses in New South Wales with other States of the Commonwealth and New Zealand, a glance…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Machinery on an Up=to=date Dairy Farm
To obtain the best possible results from a dariy it is absolutely essential that the machinery used shall be the very best obtainable. Times are so…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairying. Winter Fodder Crops. Last Season's Experiments
THE maintenance of a regular supply of green food for winter is a requirement of the coastal districts, which it deserves. The wonderful…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Farmyard Manure and Superphosphate
It is suggested, as a result of some experiments, that the fertilising value of superphosphate is enhanced by mixing it. with farmyard manure…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Sherwood Branch
THE usual monthly meeting of the above branch was held on the 1st April, Mr Davis (President) in the chair. Minutes of previous meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Agricultural. Hawkesbury College. Winter School for Farmers
This year's winter school for farmers will commence on Monday, 17th June, and will terminate on Saturday, 13th July…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Prize Dairy Cattle
Mr W.A. Harris of "Springvale" Gloucester, has made an important addition to his well-known Jersey herd by the purchase of Lady [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes
Articles under this heading are kindly supplied by the State Agricultural Department:—BLACK OATS…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Butter at the Sydney Show. Hastings District Dairy Co. Third
IN the dairy produce section at the Royal Sydney Show the award for the best box of butter, opened on the first day of the exhibition, was made known on Friday. The Alstonville Co-operative…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Machinery on an up-to-date Dairy Farm
To obtain the best possible results from a dairy it is absolutely essential that the machinery need shall be the very best obtainable. Times are no str[?]nous that people should not keep second rate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying Winter Fodder Crops. Last Season's Experiments
The maintenance of a regular [?] supply of green food for winter is a requirement of the coastal districts, which hardly receives the attention…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Our Butter Factory
While it may be true that there is no friendship in business it is difficult to see how the axiom can be made to apply to a co-operative…
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