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Central Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

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Unemployed Soldiers. Sure Means of Relief. The Million Farms Proposals

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 12

As a farmer's son reared on the land and a British soldier, I can speak m the interests of the unemployed soldiers in our midst who are suffering…

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Educate the People. on Million Farms Proposal Appeal to Journalists Sir Denison Miller's Optimism

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 2

(The following is part of a splendid speech delivered by Sir Denison Miller, Government of the Commonwealth Bank, at the Sydney Press Club on Tuesday…

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The Farmer's Vote. It Should Go for the Coalition Party. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 3

Sir,—Every day that passes makes it more and more apparent that if the Labor Party is to be defeated at the coming election, all who are opposed to…

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On the Land. Useful to Farmers. Two Recipes for Whitewash

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 16

A cheap whitewash, which will stand the rain and weather, without coming off, and will do for galvanised iron, is made as follows:—Place enough…

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A Choice Dairy Farm

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 10

In our advertising columns, particulars will be found of a 283 acre Cedar Brush Dairy Farm, at Wyong, to be offered at auction on the property on…

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Farming Versus Short Hours and Good Wages

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 3

From the Wollombi district comes the complaint that most of the young men leave the district for the more lucrative employment and shorter…

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"Taxed Off the Earth." Inverell Farmer's Plight

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 6

Mr. G. T. Butler, of Ormonde Vale, a pioneer and an exhibitor for half a century at Inverell Show, when officially opening the Show, made some…

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Agricultural. "Skinning and Trenching." a Convenient Method of Preparing Sod Laud for Crops

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 2

A writer in the "Agricultural Gazette" describes a method of preparing sod laud for vegetable growing by a process of skim ploughing, a method…

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The Dairying Industry. No Evidence of Child Slavery

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 17

Some year or two back an attack was made on the dairy farmer in regard to child labor. The P.P. Union investigated the matter by calling for…

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The Bait. MR. McGIRR'S Half Guarantee. Farmers See the Hook

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 3

One of the most curious developments of the election campaign was Mr McGirr's half promise to a Sydney audience that the Government would…

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Farm-Made "Super." How to Turn Accumulated Bones to Good Account

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 3

The following directions for making this invaluable fertiliser on a small scale may prove useful on farms where bones accumulate, and the question…

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The Orchard. a Profitable Side-crop. Prepare Land Now for Strawberries

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 13

Planting time for strawberries will soon be to hand, and preparation of the ground should be started at once. Of the side-crops grown by…

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Poultry. Green Feed All the Round. a Poultry Fanners' Crop Calendar

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 8

The following list tells the poultry[?] and when to sow in order to maintain a constant supply of green feed for his birds throughout the year:…

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Lime Wash for Dairy Buildings

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 7

Take one bushel of quicklime, and slake with boiling water, covering it during the process to keep in the steam. Strain this lime wash through a fine…

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Make It a Welfare Centre. an Invitation Open to All Farm Folk

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 18

Rural Banks, a national scheme for the conservation of fodder, women's life on the farm—these are some of the subjects set down for special discussion…

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New Dairy Act Regulations

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 7

The Dairy Industries Act of 1915 has been added to and amended. The new regulations came into force on March 1, 1922. Amongst the new regulations…

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Blight in Crops

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 12

There has been a considerable amount of blight in crops on the Hunter this year, produced, it is believed, by the recent moist season. The grape vines…

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Dairying. Which Are Your Good Cows? Dairy-farmers Still Guessing

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1922 · page 8

"Up till now, at any rale, there seems to he very little effort to keep a record of the actual returns from the cows milked, except, of course, in…

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"Slaves" in Dairying

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1922 · page 2

Speaking at a meeting of dairy farmers at Derrinallum, near Camperdown (Victoria), Mr. Walters, President of the Farmers' Union, said it would have…

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The Primary Producers' Union. Protecting the Dairymen's Interests

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1922 · page 9

In moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet at the annual meeting of the Coraki Co-operative Butter Co., the Chairman (Mr. J. P…

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