Butter Inspectors
Why should not boards "of health inspect bad butter and cheese as well as bad meat? [?]n many instances, however, the groceryman is as much to blame or…
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Farming & the land, 1892
360 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 13 of 18
"The Norway Sheep"
THE fierce wind breaking from his bonds come [?]aring from the west; On every long, deep rolling wave the white horse shows his crest,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pasturing Wheat
Occasionally farmers are known to have pastured their growing: wheat with supposed [?]ficial effects. Obviously there should be in such cases so luxuriant…
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An Ohio farmer says in the New York, World: As a general rule I have found that early sown wheat seems to do the best,…
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Professor A. E. Blount says: "The vaine of wheat to the farmer consists first in its productiveness second, its power to resist the many accidents to which it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy and Farm. Raining Foals by Hand
THE writer lest a mare last year when her colt was only three weeks old and found it necessary to raise the latter by hand, says the BREEDERS' GAZETTE. Fresh cow's milk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Open Column. [This column being open for the expression of opinions on public matters we do not hold ourselves responsible for the statement made therein. To the Editor of the ' Northern Star.' Why Do Not This District Dairy Factories Co-operate?
SIR,—You have taken much trouble in the endeavour to instruct the dairy factory farmers on many matters appertaining to the business they pretend to follow, but it is very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden Silos That Pay. These Are Divested of Numerous Superfluities and Made Truly Economical
In a series of letters written to Country Gentleman is one from a New York farmer, who has this to say about building and covering silos: "Theoretically,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying in New Southe Wales
THE Statistical Register gives the number of butter factories in the colony at the end of March this year as 124, distributed as follows: — Shoalhaven electorate, 33; Eden, 24;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Northern Star. Wednesday Morning, 31st AUGUST, 1892. District, Experimental Farms
IT will be a strange proceeding if the rumored abondenment of the Experimental Farms should prove to be correct, and some foundation for this is given in remarks made by…
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UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributions having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…
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THE fact that those officers in charge of the two experimental farms in this district have received intimation that their services will no longer lie required, lends…
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WE are glad to note that efforts are again being made to establish a Dairy Factory at Wyrallah on the North Arm, and we trust the favourable start made…
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THE S. M. Herald says: It is proposed, in collection with the Agricultural Department, to follow the example of Victoria and appoint an official to examine and brand all butter exported seawards from…
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THERE is great rejoicing and a frantic waving of hats and [?]gs in the Jersey camp. All because a cow, "Signal's Lily Flag," has broken the butter reoord. During the year ending May…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy and Farm. Feeding Pigs
IT is not advisable to feed young pigs on fattening food, nor should they be kept in a fat condition. The pig should be kept growing and it is time enongh to fatten him after the frame has…
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AT the Ma[?]towoc (Wis.) Farmers' Institute, Mr. H. Sanford, editor of the Manitowoc Tribune, who is a breeder of Jersey cattle gave utterance to some very clear ideas on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral
UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contribution having reference to agricultural; and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Cost of Wheat-growing
RECENT reports from the central districts strongly support the prediction of some months back regarding this year's production of wheat. The yield of this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Northern Star. Wednesday Morning, 14th SEPTEMBER, 1892. Butter Export Inspection
IT would appear that as Victoria has a system of inspection of exported butter, carriod out by its Department of Agriculture, that our Department is about to follow in…
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