"Mac's Crop Control"
Three bright yellow oranges growing on a tree Somewhere in an orchard owned by you and me…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1939
28 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2
Dairying Grass Silage Procedure in Opening Up Stack
As the best quality strage is produced in the heart of the stack, care must be exercised when opening it up to expose as small an area as possible to the air, because…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Milk Supply Cooling on Farms Milk Board Request
RECENTLY the Milk Board informed country factories that it considered that a decided improvement in quality would be made" if all farmers cooled their milk…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Show Cattle T.b. Certificates Required by Many Societies
IN view of the recent discussions by the council of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association on the much-vexed question as to whether only certified T.B…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying Influence of "Carrot Weed" Cause of Taint in Milk
During the present season, states the "Agricultural Gazette," many instances have come under notice in which taint in milk has followed the grazing of cows on coastal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Show Cattle and T.b. Restrictions Railway Assistance Sought
FURTHER to discussions by the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association relative to the exclusion or otherwise, as exhibits at future shows, of cattle which…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dairying Cream Quality Some Common Defects
A healthy herd, good dairy buildings (embodying, of course, good sanitation, lighting and ventilation), and well-cared-for daily utensils are the main factors ensuring the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Show Council Reaches Decision Regarding Cattle Exhibits See Page 8. Cattle Exhibits Show Council's Decision None on
CONTINUING a discussion adjourned from the last meeting when the council of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association voted evenly on the question as to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairying Milking Yards Arrangement Some Important Requirements
Hygienic and well-planned dairy premises are an important factor in successful dairying, and certain standards are prescribed under the Dairies Supervision Act. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Richmond Rates Alderman Dalton Compares Farm and Town
Alderman Baldwin, at the meeting of the Richmond Council on Thursday, asked Alderman Dalton if his statement reported in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairying Balanced Rations for Cows
Rations for dairy cows must not only be "balanced" (contain the elements of nutrition in desirable proportions), but they must be appetising also, and if they are to be fed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →T.B. Testing of Cattle
Satisfactory progress is being made in the second year's testing of cattle for tuberculosis under the scheme sponsored by the Milk Board in connection with registered…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Free Information Valuable Departmental Service for All Farmers
Not every farmer is aware that there is a free information service at his disposal. Local experiment and research, and contact with that of other States and countries…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairying Mixing Warm and Cold Creams a Bad Practice
The mixing of warm, freshly separated a cream with a cold, ripe cream from a previous separation is very often accomplished with disastrous results as regards…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farming Fodder Conservation Essential Sound Land Management
FODDER conservation was essential to sound land management and rural economy, and should be considered the normal thing on every property rather than the exception…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Show Council Farmers' COMPETITiONS Arranged Show Ball Helpers Thanked Accounts for £1154 PASSED
DECISIONS to hold a Championship Field Maize Competition and a Fodder Conservation Competition as usual this year were features of the monthly meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farming Marketing of Pigs Careful Handling Important
For whatever purpose pigs are marketed (whether as porkers or bacon pigs), it is highly desirable that before leaving the piggery they should be plainly fire-branded…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farming Gases From Ensilage Precautions to Be Taken
The death of a farm employee at Camden recently through carbon dioxide given off by silage recalls that a similar fatality took place in 19,30 at Manor House Farm, Rugby…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Poultry Planning of Farm Layout Some Common Errors
One of the commonest mistakes in planning a poultry farm is to erect long continuous houses for layers, with narrow runs only the width of the house compartments. This…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hawkesbury Herald Thursday, July 27, 1939. Agitation for a Wool Bounty
As year after year has witnessed the increasing number of industries in Australia to have come under the sheltering wing of…
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