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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

378 stories in South Coast's papers · page 9 of 19

Farm Notes. Pruning Stone Fruit Trees

Southern Star · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

Owing to the rust and other fungus diseases, the stone fruits are losing their leaves early this season in many districts. This will…

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To Maize Growers. Think of Next Year's Crop

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 1

Every farmer who raises seed, whe[?] ther for his own use or for salt, should practise a rigid system of selection. An enormous loss must Occur…

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Butter Shortage Feared

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 1

The outlook for butter for the winter months is causing some uneasiness among the merchants in Sussex-street. Discussing the position…

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The Farmer. Horse-breeding Principles

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 2

Several rules, both negative and positive, the "Farmers' Gazette" remarks, that the well-known breeder, Robert Pratt, considered should…

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Farm Notes. Factors Influencing Fertility

Southern Star · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 4

So much is said and written in cu[?] of agricultural [?] a the quantity of [?] and [?]…

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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 18 May 1917 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon W. C. Grahame, M.L.A. Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 314…

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A Shoalhaven Family Does Well on the North Coast. Talented Children Score at Casino Show. Mr. O'Keefe's Success in the Cattle Section

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 7

Mr. D. O'Keefe, who it will he remembered resided at Worragee some years ago, has been very successful as an exhibitor…

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Plant Breeding on Farms. Save Promising Plants

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 6

The Plant Breeder of the Agricultural Department is anxious to get into touch with farmers or sons of farmers who have sufficient interest in…

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"John Bridge." Annual Meeting of Share Holders, Chairman on Wool Clip and Wheat Pool

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 3

From the financial columns of the "Sydney Morning Herald " of the 16th instant, we extract the following interesting remarks made…

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Open Column. (To the Editor.) Butter Commandeered

Southern Star · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 4

Dear Sir,—I have before me a circular signed by Mr O E D Mcares, taking exception to my action in writing to the acting Premier…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes a Personal Experience. on Yanco Irrigation Area

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 4

The experience of the Dairy Expert with the demonstration farm that he took up at Yanco four years ago at his own expense is the subject of an…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Agricultural. Factors Influencing Fertility. The Process of Nitrification

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 1

The most important property possessed by soils, as affecting their fertility, is that known as nitrification—the process by which the nitrogen in various forms is…

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Dairy Hygiene

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 4

On Thursday night of last week, Mr. Wallace, Dairy Expert, lectured at Bimbaya on the above subject, under the auspices of the local Agricultural…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. [Issued by the Department.] Progress of the Dairying Industry. Influence of the Act

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1917 · page 1

The quantity and the quality of the butter manufactured in New South Wales butter factories in the months of October to February (inclusive) are…

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The Farmer. Sugar Beet and Winter Milk

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1917 · page 2

There is no reason why the milk output-should fall away to nothing in winter. It is all a matter of feeding, except in the high lands, where…

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Something About Wheat II

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 6

The system of judging at our shows does not help the farmer in his seed selection. The prize winners in the open classes would [?] a farmer poor if he…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Dairying. Progress of the Industry. Influence of the Act

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 8

The quantity and the quality of the butter manufactured in New South Wales batter factories in the months of October to February (inclusive) are statistically presented…

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Butter Shortage. Some of the Causes

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 2

In spite of a record season for production, New South Wales is threatened with a butter shortage this winter (says the "Stock and…

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War Farming in England

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 2

The British Board of Agriculture is urthering a scheme of Government assistance to farmers in supplying for use an immense number of motor…

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Dairy Hygiene. Lecture at Bimbaya by Mr. M. WALLACE. (Continued from Last Issue.)

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 2

Bacteria closely resemble the human inhabitants of this world in that there are good and bad among them. Some are man's enemies and some are his…

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