Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

564 stories in South Coast's papers · page 23 of 29

“Feed the crop and it will feed you.”

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 2

Even that old-fashioned farmer who says he “can’t afford to buy fertilisers,” has to admit that each crop produced removes from the soil that…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Dairy. Export of Butter. the London Market

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 3

Messrs Weddel and Coy's annual report dealing with the London butter market during the season which ended on June 30 is to hand…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Well Braced Farm Gate

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 3

The accompanying illustration from the "Breeders' Gazette" shows how gates are braced and made firm in parts of Ireland. The method has much to commend it, as it makes gates that are constantly in use rigid…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Sydney Butter

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 7

Prescott, Limited, Sussex-Street Sydney, report:--The price of oboic[?]st was reduced on Monday to 109s. At this figure the local…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 1

A proposal is now trader under consideration by the executive of the Victorian Mill-owners’ Association for concentrating…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

The Sydney Milk Trade. A Dispute about Price and the Right to Organise. Farmers on Strike. Meeting of Suppliers. Backbone Displayed and Unionism Triumphant

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 6

A meeting of about thirty members of the Shoalhaven Milk Suppliers' Association was held at Clark's Hall, Bomaderry, on Thursday night, to discuss the situation that had…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Farmer. Dry Farming

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 10

"The most fatal error in modern farming," says Dr. Wm. Macdonald," Dry and Agronomist of Natal, "is the careless preparation of the…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 1

Milk out the last drop, for that contains the most butterfat. Even on the most productive…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1910 · page 1

Part of the value of the drill is in the saving of the seed lost under the method of broad casting…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Peas for Sheep Fattening

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 8

The value of peas for topping off sheep and lambs is described as being fully realised by farmers in the Willungra district of South…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

The Farmer. a Seed's Requirements

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 8

What a seed might be supposed to say to a farmer is thus fancifully described: "Now, I hope you will make me a nice bed to rest in. I…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 1

Recent consignments of bacon to London did well,—the white “lardy” fat of the Australian meat always pleases the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Sale of a Farm

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 4

Stewart and Morton report having sold, on behalf of Major H. H. Honey, his Spring Hill farm property, Kiama district, to Mr. John Weir. The…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Sweaters on the Farm. "Strawberries and Cream."

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 6

She sat by the glaring roadside on a dusty green bank where sliver weed and agrimony fought for supremacy. The left side of her rusty bodice was…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Farm and Dairy. Government control of Dairy produce in Denmark

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1910 · page 1

A law relating to the import and export of agricultural produce was passed by the Danish Legislature in March last…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

The Cattle Market

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 2

Wm. Rixon reports large yardings at yesterday's sales: Breeding sows £3 10s, porkers £2, small store pigs £1 10s 6d, slips 16s to…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Farmer. No More Poor Farms

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 8

The Prosperity Station is a Kansas improvement on the poor farm. So many of the country homes in Kansas were vacant last year…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 1

Do not make the mistake of placing cream to cool in standing water. There it will get warmer…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Workmen's Compensation Act and the Farmer

The Bega Budget · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 2

The Workmen's Compensation Act passed by the Wade Government provided for compensation to workmen in certain dangerous…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Moruya Farms

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 4

Tenders are invited by Mr. H. E. Simpson, up to Friday, Oct. 14th, for the purchase of Gray's Mullenderee farms, Moruya district, now in the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →