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Farming & the land, 1925

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To Fail at Dairying. Practices That Help

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 11

There are a number of practices that tend to failure at dairying. Following, taken from an American paper, are a few:—…

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The Farmers' Job

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 7

The hours worked by dairy farmers and their wives and children formed the chief topic of discussion at a meeting of the Lismore branch of the Primary…

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Good Dairy Washes. Three Useful Formulae

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 16

The following wash is used by many dairy-farmers, and has boon proved satisfactory at Hawkesbury Agricultural College:—Mix air-slaked lime with…

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Linseed Crops

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 7

Mr. Harold Meggitt asks in a city paper where are our farmers:— Apparently on July 11 the exportable surplus of linseed from the…

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Bravery of Minister. a One-time Gosford. Rector. Unarmed, Stops Blacks Killing Cattle

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 15

A telegram to the "Guardian" from Perth states:—"Personal bravery of Rev. E. R. B. Gribble, of Forest River Mission (W.A.), averted a calamity…

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World's Butter Championship

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 16

The world's butter championship competition promoted by the Auckland winter exhibition committee was won by a New Zealand factory, viz., the…

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In The Wheat Belt

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 8

Mr. F. G. Finley, of Ourimbah, has just returned from Temora, where his son Dr. C. A. Finley, has a practice. Mr. Finely was much impressed with…

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Back to the Farm

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 12

A correspondent, H. C. Stitt, writes interestingly to the "S.M. Herald": When regularly following the Press of the United States one cannot help…

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A Great Crop

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 13

Mr. H. Howard, of Fern Road, Ourimbah, claims that he has a record crop of peas. From 8 rows of 20 yards he, in a few days, pulled for sale seven…

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Mixed Orchard Farming. Some Good Advice

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 17

Luke Williams, of Moonah, Tasmania, gave the following excellent advice to readers" of the '' Tasmanian Fruitgrower" the other day…

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A Warning to Mrs. Farmer

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 7

Mrs. Farmer, as I am engaged writing a series of articles having to do with a "Better Country Town" movement, I feel sure you will forgive me if…

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Griffith Fruit Crops

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 7

A review of the fruit position on the Mirrool section of the Murrumbidgee irrigation area is published in the "Co-optimist," a circular issued by the…

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Poultry Farmers. Association Launched

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1925 · page 16

About 200 poultry farmers, including a sprinkling of women, manifested much enthusiasm in launching the Poultry Farmers' Association of New…

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The Washington Navel as Cropper

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1925 · page 17

In view of very light crops in two successive seasons and only a moderate cue in the third, the question of the reliability of the WAshington navel as a…

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The Sweet Potato. Commercial Possibilities of the Crop

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 5

The sweet potato does not receive the attention in this State that it deserves, notwithstanding that its cultivation calls for no special consideration. It…

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