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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Farming in the East. Iii

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 6

Like the Athenians of old, the Japs are very religious. They have tried about everything that came along. Every nation has struggled for the…

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Pastoral. Ringbarking. Methods of Practical Men

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 6

The varying results obtained in the West by ringbarking has led the Stock inspector at Cobar to make some inquiries in his district lately, and the…

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Rural Topics Cattle Mortality in Bega District

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 18

The following are some extracts from the Chief Inspector's report of the investigations into the cause of the mortality amongst cattle in the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 6

Those Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. O. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are baaed mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 152…

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The Royal Show. Mr. H. Colley's "Model" wins the Milk and Butter Test

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 2

The Sydney Royal Show opened on Tuesday of last week and was reported to be greater than over. There was a fail representation or…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 153…

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The "Alfa-Laval" Cream Separator. Is the Breach of Life to the Dairying Industry

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 9

The enormous development of the Dairying Industry in this State during the last thirty years is almost entirely due to the introduction of…

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Milking Shorthorn Cattle

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Milking Shorthorn Association of N.S.W., was held in Sydney last week, Mr. J. T. Cole, presiding…

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Sowing the Wheat. Some Seasonable Hints

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 6

Practical points in connection with the sowing of wheat were offered by the Chief Inspector in the course of conversation, in reply to the suggestion…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 154…

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Dairying. Herd Testing. What is Revealed About Profits

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 6

The extent to which herd-testing has benefited the dairy industry in Denmark cannot be better expressed than in simple statistics. It was in that…

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Winter School for Farmers

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 2

The secretary of the Kiama Agricultural Society, is in receipt of the following circular from the Under-secretary, Department of Agriculture:—…

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Wedding. BUTTER—VINCENT

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 2

On Easter Monday a quiet wedding took place at the Methodist Chaper, Auburn, the Rev. R. O. Finnigan officiating. The contracting parties…

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Heavy Sheep

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 3

The Australian merino sheep has earned a world-wide reputation by the excellent wool it yields, and while particular attention has been paid by…

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The Use of Cocoa Shells Fodder for Cattle

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 6

A use has been found for the cocoa shells which are a by-product of the chocolate industry in France as fodder for cattle. The cows like it, and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Eon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 155…

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Protection for Swallows. How Birds Help the Farmers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 3

The spring birds are to be protected in Europe, and indeed in America, as they have never been protected before, says the "Daily Mail."…

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Dairying. Cheese. Its Proper Care in the Curing Room

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 6

The condition of cheese' arriving on the market during the hot weather of the recent summer. has reminded the Department's dairy instructor who…

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Rural Topics Two Scots Lads Dairying

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 20

The records of successful land settlement in the Bawawm district,—and they are many—contain no more inspiring object lesson than that…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 156…

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