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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

346 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 12 of 18

Removal of Butter Factory. to the Editor of the Port Macquarie News

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 4

SIR,—The [?] of the removal of the butler factory from Port Macquarie to Wauchope is to be discussed at the next meeting of shareholders, and I hope to see the matter seriously deliberated. It…

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Record Price for Farm Land

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 7

ON Saturday last Mr. John Bransdon, in conjunction with Mr. W. Landrigan, disposed of Mr. H. Trotter's, farm of 27½ acres, situated on Koree Island, for the sum of…

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The Farm. the Abuse of Artificial Manure

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 9

In a lecture recently delivered before the Mayfield Farmers' Club, Mr. G.A. Cowle, M.A. B.Sc., in describing certain abuses of artificial…

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Cattle Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1914 · page 3

Messrs. Stanley Jones & Coy. re[?]t having sold in conjunction with [?]srs. Tindle & Coy. 250 head of [?]ocks on account of Mr. George…

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Tipping the Ears of Cattle

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 July 1914 · page 8

The plague of flies and mosquitoes has been very bad in the Clarence River district this year (writes Mr. S. Cooper, from Sportsman's Creek),…

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Farming

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 2

[?] a patch of Australia recently, to see a [?]siness, I was suddenly [?] by a stentorian…

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Dairy Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 4

THE monthly meeting of Directors of the Hastings District Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., was held in the factory office on Monday last. The Chairman, Mr. Jacob Healey, presided, and there was a full…

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Record Price for Hastings' Farm

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 2

A farm of 27½ acres, situated on Koree Island. Hastings River, has recently changed-hands for £1635, nearly £60 per acre. Commenting on this…

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Original Correspondence. [We do not necessarily identify ourselves with the opinions expressed by correspondents under this heading.] Queensland Cattle Tick. To the Editor of the Macleay Chronicle

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 July 1914 · page 4

DEAR SIR,—At the last shire conference in Sydney this subject came up for discussion; and owners are alive to the danger. We know we have it in the north, and there are…

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New Prison Farm. Vegetable Growing

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 8

On behalf of the Government, the Minister for Justice has secured an area of 107 acres at Emu Plains, which will be used as a prison camp…

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An Appreciation of the Great Dairying Industry

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 6

The strides made by the Dairying Industry, in this State during the past quarter of a century have been simply wonderful, and nobody twenty…

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Oil Engines for Farms and Estates. Reprinted From the London "Times," 27Th Feb., 1914

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 3

The oil engine has become almost ubiquitous, largely as result of the high degree of reliability combined with great simplicity which has been attained in its…

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Power on the Farm

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 2

WHAT a blessing the oil engine has proved to the "man on the land" with the numerous duties to which he can put his engine, and what a labour-savor it has proved…

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Live Stock in Dry Farming

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 9

To pet at the importance of live stock in dry farming, Prof. Shepperd sent a list of questions to the Directors of the Experimental Stations in…

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[?] the Farm

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 5

WHAT [?] has proved to the "Man on the [?] numerous duties to which he can [?] what a labor saver it has proved. [?], old-fashioned…

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Dairy Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 4

THE twenty-first half-yearly meeting of sharholders of the Hastings District Co-operative Dairy Co. was held in the Temperance Hall, Wanchope, on Wednesday last. Mr. J. Healey…

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The Farm

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 9

The proper treatment of old and worn-out grazing land often appears to be a very serious and difficult problem to many farmers. It is…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. District Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 August 1914 · page 6

AT Saturday's meeting of the above, in McKune's Hotel, there were present: Messrs. C. A. Hill (President), C. J. Rogers, Chas. Sutherland…

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The Farm and Dairy. Cheddar Cheese From Pasthurised Milk

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 9

The pretence of inferior cheddar cheese on the market, and the lack of uniformity which characterises the protect of the peasant average cheese…

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The Dairy. Feeding Good and Bad Milkers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 9

A cow requires fool whether she is milking or not. The amount of food necessary to maintain a dry cow in fair condition, to that she will…

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