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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

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Lucerne Cultivation. Feed for Dairy Cows

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 6

The following practical essay by Mr J. K. Wilson won first prize at the recent New York State Fair in America:— "The subject of growing and feeding…

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Cattle Sale

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 7

Mr. J. J. M'Carthy conducted a clearance sale of Mr. Geo. Gray's dairy herd, etc., on Wednesday last. Milch cows realised £7 10s, some lower,;…

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Hand-weighing Method. for Sheep and Pigs

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 6

It is often desirable to weigh pigs or lambs to sec whether or not they are making profitable gains. For the farmer who has no platform scale, an…

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Mixed Farming. New Zealand Example. a Profitable Return

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 6

Mr W. Adams, of the Pukckone district, 30 miles from Auckland, New Zealand, his obtained a return in one year of L1136 from 136 acres of ground…

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Cattle Sale

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 3

At a clearance solo held by Mr. J. J. M'Carthy of Lady M'Millan's dairy herd on Wednesday last, cattle showed no forward movement in…

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The Dairy. Butter Making. Useful Hints

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 2

"Butter-making on the farm," is the title of a paper recently issued by the dairy instructor connected with the New Zealand Department of…

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Butter Versus Milk

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 5

The accounts from the Sydney milk companies and the Illawarra Central for last month reached suppliers about the one time!, and it is stated by rome…

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Illawarra Butter in London. Top Price Realised

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 5

A cable has been received by the manager of the Illawarra Cental Dairy Co. to the effect that their shipment of butter to London per the…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 8
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Messrs. Griffiths and Hassel, patent attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 4 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for…

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Important to Dairymen. Payment on Milk Test

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 2

THE following circular, which will have an important bearing on the dairying industry in this district has been issued to its suppliers by the Dairy Farmers'…

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Cattle Sale

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 7

Mr. J. J. M'Carthy conducted an auction sale of Mr. W. H. Prior's dairy herd on Wednesday last. Cattle showed a geat weakness compared to…

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The Farm and the Body

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 7

There is a wonderful similarity in the processes of Nature. The highest productivity of a farm and the highest capacity of the body are…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 13

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following…

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Why Don't We Grow Wheat?

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 4

The Match issue of "Life" just to hand is noteworthy for its extra Australasian flavor. To begin with there is a stirring article by T. K. Dow…

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Co-Operative Butter Box Factory

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 2

A definite step was taken in Sydney on Monday in connection with the proposal that the co-operative butter factories should form a company to supply their own…

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Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company. Weekly Market Report

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 2

Butter,—We have nothing ho report except that choicest butter for local consumption is selling freely at 96. The representatives of English firms are equally…

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Coastal Farmers Co-operative Society, Ltd. Weekly Market Report

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 3

Butter.—The local output for February and March will be the largest for many years, seventy five per cent of which is being expected and will meet the closing…

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Illawarra Breed of Cattle

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 2

At the Alstonville show dinner last week Mr. T. Brown, Kiama, who, with Mr. J. T. Junor, Casino, judged the purebred cattle, said his classes were…

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Wheat Manuring. Supplying Nourishment

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 3

Why is it (asks the "Mark Lane Express Agricultural Journal") that of two adjoining farms of similar soil formation, the one produces a poor…

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