Farmyard Manure
Experiments have shown that the chemical composition of farmyard manure is not an entirely trustworthy measure of its value as a fertiliser…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mid North Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1915
506 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 26
The Wheat Escapade
One Ministerial novice is to be succeeded by another, in the administration of the Wheat Acquisition Act. The situation in which the State now…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Field. Original Articles. Atmospheric Nitrogen
No one to-day questions the conclusion that the source of nitrogen increase in the soil under these experiments is atmospheric nitrogen. It has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leguminous Crops
In order to grow- leguminous crops successfully, certain conditions have to be met. There must be plenty of mineral plant food in the soil, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Foot-rot in Sheep
If foot-rot in a flock of sheep is caught in its earliest stage the apparently-sound sheep should be passed through a trough containing a solution…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Important to Dairymen
Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, chief of the Dairy Branch Department of Agriculture, includes the following significant remarks in his last annual…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Complaint by Poultry Farmers. Bran and Pollard Cornered
Many poultry farmers and others are complaining of their inability to secure adequate supplies of bran and pollard, and it is likely that action…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm and Field. Original Articles. Green Manuring
With regard to nitrate of soda there is no uncertainty as to when it should be applied; experiments extending over long periods have shown that it should…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying Handicaps
IN his annual report for the past year, Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, chief of the Dairy Branch Department of Agriculture, remarks :—"I have to report that, generally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Field Original Articles. Fertilisers and Forage
There is one phase of the question of soil fertility which has a direct bearing upon the feeding of animals, and is worthy of more consideration than…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Wire. Sydney, Thursday. World's Butter Record. Scored by North Coast Dairy Co
The North Coast Co-operative Co. (Byron Bay) last month had a world's record output of one thousand tons of butter, and paid its suppliers…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farm and Field Original Articles. Atmospheric Nitrogen
No one to-day quetions the conclusion that the source of nitrogen increase in the soil under these experiments is atmospheric nitrogen. It has…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Leguminous Crops
In order to grow leguminous crops successfully, certain conditions have to be met. There must be plenty of mineral plant food in the soil, and…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Land Hunger. 105 Applications for One Farm
For one homestead farm of 400 acres at Drysdale, 105 applications were lodged, and 101 went to the ballot…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A & B Butter Factory
During the month of December the local butter factory manufactured 71273 lbs butter, and distributed the sum of £3179 10s 5d amongst suppliers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Stock Sold
At the Camden stock sales last week, fat stock, cows, heifers, and calves, realised very big values, and it is estimated that two-thirds of the 300 head of mixed stock went…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Field. Original Articles. Top Dressing Pastures
The selection of fertilisers for top dressing grass lands must be determined largely by the character of hay which it is desired to produce, and it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Requirements of the Dairy Industry
We pride ourselves on being able to supply machinery of every description for the complete equipment of cheese and Butter factories, also…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →1000 Tons Butter
The North Coast Co-operative Dairy Company's turnover for December was £119,800, which is by many thousand pounds a record pay, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Pays. Month of December. Wingham
Wingham factory paid 10¾d and 9¾d. The output was about 43. tons Some splendid prices have been received for export butter, and should…
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