Our Great Wool Industry
In 1892 New South Wales had 62,000,000 sheep. The wool yield was 375,000,0001bs. In 1921 the flocks had fallen to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mid North Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1925
632 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 12 of 32
The Great Man Passes. From Farmer to Prime Minister
Mr. W. F. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, died at 5.40 p. m. on Sunday last. His passing was peaceful…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Maize Crop
Mr. H. J. Edstein, of Smith-street, Kempsey, reports that he has had a record maize crop on a plot of ground in Forth-street. The crop has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Main on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minster of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. PASTORAL…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat and Fat Lambs. The Winter Fodder Problem
The cultivation of fodder crops for the winter and spring, when natural pastures are usually at a standstill, has not received the attention from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fish Farming
At Bibury, in the Cotswolds, "there is a farm where every year trout are bred in hundreds of thousands for the stocking of rivers and lakes all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland Stock Sales. Fat Cattle
About 1050 head yarded, being a light supply. Consignments largely of light and medium quality. Cow beef was much in evidence, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmers' Vote (To the Editor.)
Sir,—The State Elections are again upon us. We have been afflicted with this tribulation for the past sixty years, and the condition of the rural…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maize Competition. Yields at D. Duncan's Farm
The yields from the first plot of the fourth annual maize competition run under the direction of the Macleay A., H. and I. Association are now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Cattle Stealing
Francis John Fuller was charged that on or about April 1st he did steal three cows, to the value of £1410-, the property of the Estate of Edith…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Macleay Co. Butter Pay
For last month the Macleay Dairy Co. paid 12¾d for choicest, 12¼d first, and 10¾d second grade, with 13 for cheese. During the month 304,304lbs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Marketing. Concentration of Selling
"At the March season of the executive council of the P. P. Union a resolution was tabled that efforts be made to bring about…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Homebush Stock Sales. Cattle Sell Well. Sydney
Despite the yarding of 3500 cattle, the market opened particularly well. In the first sale, with only a fair lot of cattle offering, the market was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter in London "Australia Fixes Price." Plea for Free Trade
In connection with the suggestion by Sir J. D. Connolly, the ex-Agent-General for Western Australia, that there are unnecessary intervening…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stabilisation City Opposition to Scheme Something for Farmers to Think Over
It is strange how some of the great Sydney dailies, who tell us in one breath that the Nationalists arc the farmers friends, then in another part…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week. by direction of the Hon[?] the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. PASTORAL…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying. Balanced Rations. For the Dairy Cow
The food of the cow must be ready made and composed of such materials and in such proportions as will mal[?] body temperature, provide for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Butter Stabilising Prices
Referring to recent cabled statements from London that some of the large multiple retail shops and Tooley-street merchants are much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Cattle Case
At Kempsey Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. Potts, P.M., Francis John Fuller was charged that on or about April 1st he did steal three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm Learners
Mr. Inspector Armstrong of the Department of Labour and Industry informs us that the Department just now has six new settlers from Great…
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