Today’s farmers have the latest information available at their fingertips from a plethora of sources, everything from agricultural fact sheets through to volumes of information instantly downloaded from the internet. When our pioneers were opening up the Manning Valley, it was a different world.
 

From the 1850s to the 1930s the main forum for discussion on the latest farming practices were the local newspapers. Farmers brought samples of their latest crop or pasture grass to the newspaper offices, articles were written, other farmers when they came to town inspected and gave their views of the produce. Newspapers published articles on recommended crops, such as cotton, tobacco, castor oil plant, paddy’s lucerne, all in an effort to add to the farm income staple of maize and the prosperity of the valley.
 

Grasses such as Rhodes, paspalum and kikuyu were discussed at great length. When dairy stock were introduced to paspalum in the early 1900s, the quality and quantity of milk dramatically increased, and undoubtedly brought a smile to the faces of farmers. Changes to farming practices came thick and fast, investment in cream separators soon became a necessity - the boom was well under way. As time rolled on tractors and implements and milking machines were purchased, further increasing production and making the farm more efficient. State wide maize and farm competitions were held, the results were published in detail, all assisting the local farmer in his effort to excel.
 

This book features selected reports extracted from the following newspapers - Maitland Mercury, Manning and Hastings Advocate, Manning River Chronicle, Manning River Independent, Manning River News, Manning River Times, Northern Champion, The Empire, and Wingham Chronicle. All of these newspapers gave Manning Valley farmers great support, and a forum for ideas and innovations, which greatly assisted the development of the industry.
 

This book gives an interesting insight into what the pioneers planted to improve income and increase production together with the diseases and weeds they fought in establishing a way of life in the early days of the Manning Valley  district.

The following is the  INDEX  from the book  " Manning Agriculture  - chronicles of the early days " ........

To locate a particular name either scroll down the page or use the EDIT - FIND function on your computer
 

Africa
Agriculture & dairy returns
Alderley House Stroud
Aldous Mr
Algie Mr
Allan G
Allan Hubert
Allandale farm
America
Anderson H C L
Andrew's Inn
Apiary
Atkinson Alf
Atkinson Mr
Australia
Australian Agricultural Co
Australian government
Baile Mr
Bananas
Bananas - Costa Rica variety
Barley
Barnett brothers
Bathurst
Bathurst burr
Bathurst Plains
Beattie Clyde
Bee Eater (bird)
Bee hives
Beecham Mr
Beef measles
Beetles
Belgian Congo
Bellevue - Mondrook
Bellingen
Bent Street Wingham
Benton R J
Big Swamp
Bight Wingham
Bingson David
Bird Jesse T
Birds
Black leg
Black Owl
Black's Corner Cundle Plains
Blady grass
Bloomfield U G
Blue Wren
Board of Health
Bobin
Bohnock
Bokhara clover
Boorer T J
Booth Leo
Botanic Gardens Sydney
Botany
Bou Farm
Bowraville
Bracken
Bran
Brazil
Breakwell E
Brentnall Mr
Brimstone W
Britain
British East Africa
British government
Brother Mountain
Brown E
Brown top grass
Buffalo grass
Bulahdelah
Bulga
Burrawangs
Burren Marlee
Bush fire
Butter
Butter boxes
Butter churn
Butter factory
Calcutta
California
Camden Haven
Cameron Mr
Campbell J W
Cane Dennis
Canterbury
Carey Jack
Carpet grass
Carruthers Joseph Sir
Castor Oil
Caterpillars
Cattle
Cells The
Central Bucca
Ceylon
Charity Creek
Chatham
Cheese factory
Chester Hill Dingo Creek
Cheviot-Hills station Tenterfield
Chile
China
Clarence River
Clarke G T
Clinch Mr
Clover
Clover Bokhara
Clover Chilean
Clover Shearman's
Clover strawberry
Cockscomb
Coff's Harbour
Collins Charles
Comboyne
Congo sugar grass
Cook Captain
Coolah grass
Cooradulla
Coralville - see Big Swamp
Cordial factory
Corn -see Maize
Cotton
Couch grass
Cow peas
Cowan D A
Cowan James
Cowbimilla Narrandera
Cowes Phillip Island
Crayfish
Creagh J A
Creamery
Croker H
Croki
Croki wharf
Cross W
Crowdy Plains
Cuckoo
Cumming William
Cundle Estate
Cundle Land Co
Cundle Plains
Cundletown
Curlew
Dairy
Dairy & Agriculture returns
Dairy farm competition
Dairy Industry Act
Dalgleish E O
Dawson River
Dawson River Bridge
Delves H
Dept of Agriculture
Diamond Head Plains
Dimond William
Dingo
Dingo Creek
Dodder
Dorrigo North
Dorward D
Dorward Mr
Doyle C
Dragon flies
Dumaresque Island
Duncan D
Duncan Mr (2)
Dundee
Dunn Captain
Durhambah property
Dutton Mr
Dyball Mr
Dyball R Jnr
Dyball R Snr
Dyer's Crossing
Dyer's Crossing
Eagle Owl
Eagles
Eden
Elephant grass
England
Ensilage
Europe
Everingham Mr
Everingham S
Everingham S E
Fern
Ferry Taree
Fescue giant
Fish
Flett H
Flett Mr Snr
Flett Percy Mrs
Flett S
Flintoff Mr
Flintoff Thomas
Flood
Floodgate
Fly
Fly trap
Foley Brothers
Ford Ben
Ford John
Fordson tractor
Fotheringham Mr
Fox
Frost George
Fruit
Fruit trees
Fruitgrowers Federation
Gallipoli
Gallipoli grass
Gardem H R
Gardner S W
Geebung
Ghinni Ghinni
Ghinni Ghinni Creek
Giant fescue
Gill-bird
Gillogly A P
Gillogly brothers
Glenthorne
Gloucester
Gosford
Grafton
Grapes
Grass-tree
Grasshoppers
Gray W H
Great Britain
Green leeks (bird)
Gum trees
Hamilton A G
Hammond Edgar
Hannam Vale
Hares
Harrington
Hartigan D
Hartley Vale
Hawkesbury Ag College
Hawkesbury River
Hayes D
Hayward Robert
Henry
Henry W
Herkes Mr
Hitchens E
Hogan Sgt
Holden Ashley
Holland Rev
Honey
Honey eater (bird)
Honeysuckle
Horse "Prince Morefield"
Horses
Hutton J C & Co
Hyacinth Board
Hydrochloric acid
Ibis
Ice factory
Immigrants
Imphee
India
Indian government
Intercolonial Exhibition
International Harvester Co
Ireland
Irrigation plant
Irvine T A
John's River
Johnston grass
Jones Harry
Jones' Island
Julius F
Julius Mr
Kameruka Estate
Kangaroo grass
Kelly T
Kennedy Thomas
Kerosene tin
Kikuyu
Killabakh
Killabakh Creek
Killawarra
Kimbriki
King Island Miletos
Kingfisher
Kirton Mr
Koppin Yarratt
Krambach
Lambert A J
Lang Dr Rev
Latimore R
Laurie J H
Laurie T H & son
Lean S T & sons
Lee Sam
Lemons
Levick G
Lime
Lime (chemical)
Longworth A
Longworth F
Longworth Mr
Lower Manning Rv
Lucerne
Macdonald A Miss
Macksville
Macleay River
Macquarie River
Maiden Mr
Maitland Stock Board
Maitland West
Maize
Maize - Funk's Yellow Dent
Maize - Golden Beauty
Maize - Golden Superb
Maize - Hickory King
Maize - Leaming
Maize - Manning Pride
Maize - Manning White
Maize - Marlborough Prolific
Maize - Pale Cap Horsetooth
Maize - Red Hogan
Maize - Satisfaction
Maize - Silvermine
Maize - Up-to date
Maize - Yellow Dent
Maize - Yellow Hogan
Maize - Yellow Moruya
Mandarins
Mangel-wurzel
Mangolds
Manning A g & Hort Assoc
Manning Dairy Co-op
Manning River
Manning River - see Lower Manning
Manning River - see Upper Manning
Manning River Dairy Co-op
Marks G Inspector
Marks Mr
Marlee
Marsupials
Masters D
Mazzagne sorgham
McDonell D
McDonell D A
McGovern P
McKeown Mr
McLaren Mr
McLaughlin W
McRae J D
Melbourne
Melbourne Botanical Gardens
Melon
Metz W
Middleton Hartley Vale
Midgee Garrett Island
Mileton
Miletos
Milk standard
Milk vendors
Milking machine
Milking machine "Ridd"
Millet
Millet native
Millet white
Million Farms Campaign
Mion D
Mitchell's Island
Mo-catto grass
Mobbs J A
Molasses
Moleville
Mondrook
Mooney J P
Mooney Mr
Mooney P
Moore E J
Moorland
Mopoke
Moscatt George
Moto
Moto Plains
Motte La Mr
Mount George
Mount Victoria
Mudford D
Mudford Mr
Mueller von Baron
Muldoon W H
Mullen G S
Muluerindi station
Munford Mrs
Murray D
Murray Mr
Murray V
Murray Victor
Murray W J
Muscio orange
Nabiac
Nabiac Show
Nambucca
Narrandera
Native grass
Neilson Harold
Neilson P
New England
New Zealand
New Zealander milking machine
Newcastle
Newspaper - Agricultural Gazette
Newspaper - Bulletin (Townsville)
Newspaper - Daily Telegraph
Newspaper - Farmer and Settler
Newspaper - Govt Ag Gazette
Newspaper - Manning River Times
Newspaper - New York Tribune
Newspaper - Northern Champion
Newspaper - Revue de Viticulture
Newspaper - Richmond Rv Herald
Newspaper - Sydney Sun
Newspaper - Toowoomba Chronicle
Newspaper - Tweed Advocate
Newspaper - Tweed Daily
Newspaper - Wingham Chronicle
Newton Captain
Noble Mr
Noonan spray system
North Coast
North Coast Steam Navigation Co
Northam Alfred
Nut grass
O'Brien John
Oats
Old Bar
Old Black Bull Inn Bathurst
Oliver disc plough
Onions
Onions - Barlettas
Onions - Hunter River Spanish
Opthalmia
Orange NSW
Oranges
Owl - black
Owl - eagle
Oxley Island
Oysters
Paddy's lucerne
Paff F A
Pampoolah
Pampoolah - Pigeon Grove
Pampoolah - see Redbank
Para grass
Parakeets
Paris 1855 Exhibition
Parker G
Parker Thomas
Parrots
Paspalum
Paterson River
Peaches
Pear
Pear Prickly
Peas
Peewit
Pelican Bay
Penecillaria
Pera Bore
Pereira Mr
Perrett Alex
Perrson Mr
Perry John
Pests
Phalaris
Phillip Governor
Phillip Island
Pigeon Grove Pampoolah
Pigs
Pine Hills Bathurst
Pitt J M
Pitt J M (Instructor)
Pitt Son & Badgery Ltd
Ploughing demonstration
Plums
Pollock Mr
Population
Port Macquarie
Possums
Potatoes
Powell W J
Prickly Pear
Provost Mr
Public Health Act
Pullen G
Pumpkin
Purfleet
Pye D D
Queensland
Queensland blue grass
Queensland government
Rabbits
Rain calculation
Rape
Redbank
Redbank - see Pampoolah
Redman F
Revue de Viticulture
Rhodes grass
Rhodesia
Richards Reuben
Richardson Mr
Richardson R
Richmond River
Ricketts Captain
Ridd milking machine
Riordan Frank
Riordan Mr
Robinson W R
Robson Mr
Ryan Mr
Rye corn
Rye grass
Saccaline
Safety cavalry bridle
Salt
Saltbush
San Francisco
Sauzier John A
Sawmill
Schmitzer Angus
Seccombe Edwin
Seccombe Mr
Seccombe W
Shaddock
Shave's plough
Shearman's clover
Sheep
Shetland ponies
Ship - "Burrawong"
Ship - "Electra"
Ship - "Maianbar"
Ship - "Rosedale"
Ship - "Wollongbar"
Shirley Geo Ltd
Shirley's manure
Shoeing tackle
Silage - see ensilage
Silo concrete
Silver Eye
Singleton
Slaughter houses
Slyney E
Small Jos
Small Mr
Smith Harry
Smith J F
Smith John
Smith Sid
Smith Spencer
Snails
Sorgham
Sorrel
South Africa
South America
South Pacific
South Passage
Sow Yee (aka Ben)
Sparrow
Spartina grass
Spine-bill (bird)
Spring Hill butter factory
Springs Delight Comboyne
St John's Ave Taree
Stanley L
Starling
Stewart R
Stewart's River
Stick insects
Stinson Irvine
Stock Inspectors Conference
Strawberries
Stroud
Sugar cane
Sugar grass
Sugar Loaf
Summerville W F
Summerville W F Mrs
Sunflower
Suttor George
Suttor W H
Swallow
Swan Bay Richmond River
Swede turnips
Sydney
Sydney Botanical Gardens
Sydney North Shore
Sydney Show
Tall cat grass
Tall fescue
Taree
Taree Estate
Taree ferry
Taree Literary Institute
Taree Plains
Tasmania
Taylor J
Templeton E Mrs
Tenterfield
Texas grass
The Cells
Thistle
Threshing
Threshing machine
Timber
Tinonee
Tiri
Tobacco
Toowoomba
Tuberculosis
Turkeys
Turner Fred
Turner Henry
Turnips
Tweed River
Twelve Apostles (bird)
United Kingdom
Upper Manning Dairy Co
Upper Manning River
Valparaiso
Vegetable
Victoria
Victorian government
von Mueller Baron
Walcha
Wallamba
Wallamba Show
Warrego summer grass
Warrell Creek Nambucca
Water hyacinth
Watt Mr
Watts C K
Wearin John
Weevil
Wellington
West Maitland
Westernport Bay Victoria
Wheat
Whitbread S
White B
White Charles
Whittet J N
Wilkes Ted
Williams H M
Willy Wag Tail
Wilson Henry
Wingham
Wingham Butter & Bacon Co-op
Wingham market garden
Wingham wharf
Winkley W R
Wollongbar
Wollongbar experiment farm
Wombatina
Woodley E H
Woolla Woolla
Yee Sow (aka Ben)