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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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The Farmer's and Dairymen's Milk Coy

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 9

The twenty-fourth annual general meeting of the above company was held on Wednesday, Mr. Lochhead presiding. The report and balance-sheet, covering the…

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Dairying. Some Irrigation Settlements. Comparisons of Rents and Water Charges

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 6

Comparisons made by the Dairy Expert between the rents and water rates on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and those on other areas serve to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the [?] J. L. [?] Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 143. AGRICULTURAL…

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Dairying. Bad Flavors in Milk. The Influence of Atmospheric Conditions

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 6

Seven rules for the prevention of bad flavors in milk and cream are given in a newly, issued book by Mr. G. Sutherland Thomson, who was at one time…

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Australian Butter

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

A recrudescence of a wave of dissatisfaction is causing considerable concern throughout commercial circle in California owing to the further arrival from Australia…

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Farm Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

The Agricultural Department's rocommendations for the ensuing season :— ROTATIONS IN RELATION TO POTATO GROWING,…

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The World's Butter Production

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 4

We rend in the papers that the world's butter production is increasing by leaps and bounds; that through the higher standard of…

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Wheat for the Royal Show

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 1

The first entries for tho coming Royal Show were those in the Wheat Section and the Secretary states that there has been a satisfactory increase…

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Dairy Farmers' Association the Veterinary Station

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

At a meeting of the executive council of the Dairy Farmers' 'Association, held in Sydney, the action of the executive officers in declining to meet the Australian…

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"Dairy Bulletin" reports Kiama Show

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

The best report of the Kiama Show appears in the "Dairy Bulletin," with is fine illustrations of the champion dairy cattle, grand parade on show ring, and…

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Rural Topics Salt for Cattle

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 17

A subscriber to the "Star," who now lives in: the Hay district, writes us as follows about the cattle dying in Bega district: "I see by your paper that…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal [?] ervision of the [?] H, K, [?] Minister of Agriculture, and [?] on the experiments of the Department. No. 141. AGRICULTURAL…

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A New Zealand Sheep Auction

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 3

Last on the list at the Matawhere sheep auction recently was an aged ewe, whose shrunken sides and generally emaciated condition augured that…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every weak, under the personal supervisor of the Hon. J. L. [?] Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 145. DAIRYING…

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Modern Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 1

The drudgery which at one time wag associated with dairying is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Just as machinery in many other instances…

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Big Gas Well on a Farm. Tapped at a Depth of 350 Ft.—5,000,000 Ft. Daily

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 3

A well on the farm of George Hornby, of Evansville, Ind., four miles north of this city, is producing 5,000,000 feet of gas a day and experts say this…

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Sow Rape Soon. Points for Wheat and Sheep Farmers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 6

With the approach of the end of summer it seems appropriate to offer a reminder on the subject of rape. We have touched it several times in…

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Rural Topics Fatal Ailments of Cattle

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 20

At last meeting of the P. and S.P. Board at Bega the subject of losses of cattle from what is termed impaction, was discussed…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trade Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 146. AGRICULTURAL…

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All the Profit in Wheat Growing. How to Get It

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 3

Expert in Modern Agriculture. Author of "A.B.C. of Rational Scientific Manuring," "A.B.C. of Scientific Stock Feeding," etc., etc…

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