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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

373 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 19

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Agricultural Pests

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 3

"We have destroyed by scattering wheat steeped in a solution of strychnine over that part of the paddock where the…

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The War Food Fund. Will Farmers Give One Day's Milk ?

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 1

Notwithstanding the large quantities of foodstuff sent home by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce for free distribution amongst the poor,…

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Taxing the Farmer. to the Editor

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 3

Sir,—The dog tax is regarded ac distinctly hostile to dogs, in fact it is in many cases fatal. Taxes upon strong drink are favored by some…

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Farm Brevities

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 4

Cheap seed is generally too dear to sow. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps…

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Candelo Dairy Company

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 1

THE half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Candelo Co-operative Dairy Co. was held at the Company's office…

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The War Food Fund. Will Farmer's Give One Day's Milk?

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 3

Notwithstanding the large quantities of foodstuffs sent home by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, for free…

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Farmers & the War Food Fund

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 2

The circular recently sent out by the President of the Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund askking the coastal farmers to give…

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Alleged Dirty Dairy Premises

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 1

The case in which Alex. Lamond was charged with a breach of the Pure Foods Act, in that his dairy premises at Worrigee were unclean…

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New Dairy Bill

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 4

The new Dairy Bill now before the N. S. W. Parliament, contains some strong proposals. Inspectors will be appointed who…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervisor of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly as the experience of the Department. No. [?]…

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Great Britain’s Wheat Requirements. Every Acre We [?] Should Be Seeded.[?] a Duty We Owe to the Empire and Ourselves

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

Mr. G. W. Walker (Lindley, Walker & Co.) writes— “When I returned from England towards the end of November last, I drew…

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The War Food Fund. Will Farmers Give One Day's Milk?

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

Notwithstanding the large quantities of foodstuffs sent home by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce for free distribution amongst the…

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Alleged Dirty Dairy Premises

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

On Tuesday, [?] Mr. C[?]gg, P.M. the adjourned cases in which Alexander Campbell [?]amond was charged with com[?]ding a breach of the Pure Foods…

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Wool Growing oh the Coast

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 3

The Coolangatta wool clip realised 12[?]d per lb. when put [?]p for auction in Sydney recently. This figure was only beaten by one lot of 37 bales in…

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The Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company, Limited

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

The annual meeting of shareholders of the above Company was held at the School of Arts, Robertson, on Friday, 19th inst. There was a fair…

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Bega Dairy Company

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 3

The 29th half-yearly report of the Bega Dairy Company showed that the quantity of butter manufactured was 692,2381bs, an increase of 38,470…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Feeding Value of Rape. an Autumn Fodder Crop

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 9

At the present season, when the sowing of a few acres of rape should be in the mind of every provident farmer, it is distinctly interesting to…

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How the Frogs Made Butter

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 10

There was great excitement, and commotion in the pond one morning, for the tadpoles were crowded at one side and wore shaking oft' their tails and…

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Butter Prices and the Necessary Commodities Commission

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 12

A memorandum has been addressed to the Attorney - General by Messrs. J. Perry J. M 'Farlane, G. Nesbitt, and other North Coast representatives…

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Local Wool Growing

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 2

Auctioned in Sydney recently the Coolangatta wool clip realised 12¾d per 1b. This figure was only beaten by one lot of 37…

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