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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tre[?] Minister Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be [?]practicable to the individual producer…

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Rotation of Crop

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 22

The ten years' experience of paspalum gained on this farm points to the advisableness of a system of rotation. After the pasture is seven or…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 9

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

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Dairy Farmers' Defence

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 2

THE committee appointed by the conference of the executives of the Dairy Farmers' Association and the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Firbank Wheat for Hay

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 18

The results obtained from Firbank wheat are rapidly bringing it into favor as a wheat to grow for hay, and a heavy sowing this season is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6

Thus Notes' are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of tho Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve ninny problems concerning the land and production which would be Impracticable to the individual producer…

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Agricultural Department Notes. Hawkesbury College. Winter School for Farmers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 18

This year's winter school for farmers will commence on Monday, 17th June, and will terminate on Saturday, 13th July…

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Farm Sanitation

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 18

For the healthful disposal of waste the country resident can ensure surroundings of the utmost cleanliness toy means of a quite inexpensive…

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Butter Market

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 2

The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society Ltd., report:—., A strong demand set in last week from inland centres. Victoria and…

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Cattle Exhibits. Beef, Fat Stock, and Butter Makers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 12

With an increased number of entries [?] the beef-cattle classes—147 this year [?] against [?] of last year—Mr. John [?] the judge, had no easy task in…

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Sheep

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 12

It is becoming a well recognised fact that good displays of sheep are not looked for at our Royal Easter Show, owing to the greater importance…

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Butter-fat Test

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 12

The 12th annual Royal Champion Butter-fast Test competitions attracted four cows less than were nominated last year. Nevertheless, the results…

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Albion Park Budget. "Beachcrove" Jersey Cattle

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 6

Probably a the present time there is no better class or strain of the Jersey breed on the South Coast than that owned by Mr. J. A. Brown, of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 7

These Notes are issued every week, under personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department an solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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Far and Near Farmers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 12

Farmers and settlers, who visited the Royal Show, no doubt, envied the lot of the agriculturists whose holdings were within easy hail of the…

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Examples of Profitable Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 4

As showing the results of careful selection and breeding of dairy cattle, together with the systematic culling and attention, a number of dairymen…

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State Farms' Exhibit

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 13

By no means the least interesting of the farming and agricultural exhibits were shown in the pavilion set apart for the Department of Agriculture's…

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Illawarra Dairy Co

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 6

The Illawarra Dairy Co. had an exceptionally heavy month for the month ending March, manufacturing 45 tons of butter, for which suppliers were…

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Machinery on an Up-to-date Dairy Farm

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 2

To obtain the best possible results from a dairy it is absolutely essential that the machinery used shall be the very best obtainable. Times are so strenuous that…

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Dairy Farmers' Defence

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 2

IN connection with the collection through the butter factories of a fund to be used in defending the interests of dairymen in the…

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