The Slump in Butter
THE London correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph " writes as follows, under date March 6th,' regarding the recent slump in the price of butter:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1908
1,185 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 21 of 60
Found Drowned. Manager of the Pastoral Finance Association. Sydney
Yesterday morning the dead body of Thomas C. Boyd, manager of the Pastoral and Finance Association, was found floating in the water off Kirribilli Point…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Shortage in New Zealand
A BIG shortage of butter is assured this season in the new Dominion. At the present time the quantity stored totals 42,711 boxes. This time last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Dairy. Small Herds and Large Returns
THAT large returns are not essential in order to derive a " fat cheque," is clearly illustrated in the following paragraph of a dairy farmer in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Co-operative Societies
The "Auckland Weekly News" writes: -- The latest annual circular of the Farmers' Co operative Association of Canterbury contains a summary of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mixed Farming
THE time is fast approaching when dairy farmers on the Northern rivers will devote more attention to agriculture if only for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crops on the Tweed. Murwillumbah
The maize crop on the Tweed this season will be a record one, and some farms will yield 120 bushels to the acre. The averaga yield is estimated at 70 busbies to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Butter-Box
AT a conference of dairy company managers in Sydney, a novel mid interesting type of butter box was displayed. At present the boxes are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local Interest. Butter Market
THE Constal Farmers' Society, Sydney, reports:—There has been an exceptionally brisk demand all week for "Choice" qualities of butter, both from local grocers and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Drive in a Blizzard
While the police guard were taking shelter, in some sheds from a blizzard a crowd of several hundred men drove all the cattle off Croonmor Farm, on the Power…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Wonderful Dairy Cow
MESSRS. GRIFFITHS AND COUNWALL, of New plymouth, have sent us ("Now Zealand Herald") the following report of their famous Jersey cow Grannie's Girl…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maize Crop
THE maize crop on the Tweed is alleged to be a record one this year. Mr. P. Smith informs us that Mr. T. Campbell has a crop that he expects to yield 120 bushels to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer and Grazier
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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labor's Opinion of Dairymen
A LABOR-SOCIALIST, writing in one of the western district papers that poses as the unofficial organ of the labor unions, makes a vicious attack on the dairy farmer whom…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farmers' Small Wharves
A DEPUTATION of residents of the Clarence River was last weak introduced to the Minister for Lands by Mr. J. M'Farlane, M.P., for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Heavy Sheep
AN enormous sheep, declared to be the largest and heaviest ever seen in an English market, was sold at Leicester cattle market at Christmas. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Butter Market. SYDNEY
Butter--Superfine 110s, choice 102s to 104s, medium 98s to 100s, pastry lots from 80s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Butter Box Factory. Utilisation of Local Timbers
IN a recent issue of the COURIER appeared an article which advocated the establishment of a local butter box factory, and I have waited, thinking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Summer Work with Poultry
During very warm weather it is found advantageous to do the necessary work in poultry houses that have not much shade, in the early morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Royal Agricultural Society. Show a Financial Success. Continuous Butter Judging Prizes. Mr. Varley Elected on Council. Sydney
At the monthly meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society the secretary reported that the result of the show be a financial success…
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