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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

197 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 10

Forcing Better Farming

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 3

"One good effect of high prices of dairy land has been that it has compelled many farmers to go in for more intensive cultivation. With cheap land…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 17

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 77 Castlereagh Street, report that the following patents connected with farming and mining…

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Illawarra Dairy Cattle Association

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 22

The annual meeting was held in Kiama last week. Extracts from the report: "As a result of special general meetings of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Asnford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly, on the experience of the Department…

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Dairying. Tweed River Herd-testing Association. The Second Prize Herd

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 6

In connection with an account of the Tweed River Agricultural Society's efforts to encourage herd-testing within its district, we made some references a…

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The Farmer's Path

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 3

"The prosecution of sectional ends is the farmer 's narrow path of safety in the political quagmire. The producers for many years to come should learn to…

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A Toast to the Farmer

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1914 · page 2

The following lines were written by Mr. Richard Bingham, of Ashfield, after a visit to the Cowra. Experiment Farm, says the Cowra "Free Press":—…

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Pastoral. Crossbreeding Experiments with Sheep. Some New Considerations

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 6

The crossbreeding experiments with sheep, initiated under the direction of the Sheep and Wool Expert, are now running into five years at Wagga…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 6

Those Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Asnford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 169…

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Co-operative Dairy Conference

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 2

A conference of representatives of co-operative dairy companies, convened by Messrs. C. E. D. Meares and N. H. Throsby, will be held in Sydney off…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 August 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. 170…

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Agricultural. Saving Moisture Toe Wheat. Some Cases in Point

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 6

It is not many weeks since the [?]y Notes" wore urging upon the attention of wheat farmers the importance of fallowing as a method of…

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Dairy Inspection

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 7

At the Central Illawarra Council meeting on Wednesday a report on the dairies in the district by Inspector Siddon. In every instance alterations…

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Encouraging Youthful Farmers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 3

The Canadian Bankers' Association at Winnipeg has offered to contribute the sum of £200 in prizes at the Manitoba Winter Fair, which will be held in…

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High Butter Fat Yields

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 2

In order to stimulate an improvement in the brooding, feeding, and telling of dairy cattle, the Minister for Agriculture. (the Hon W. G…

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The Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Company. Payments and Big Results. to the Editor

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 19 August 1914 · page 2

Sir,—The scheme for payment for milk on a butter fat basis, recently initiated by the above Company, has given rise to a deal of dissatisfaction…

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The Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Company. to the Editor

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 19 August 1914 · page 2

The report and balance-sheet of the above is just to hand and a comparison of the figures of last year with those of this may be interesting to some of…

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Dairying. High Butter Fat Yields. Agricultural Department's Offer

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 6

In order to stimulate an improvement in the breeding, feeding, and testing of dairy cattle, the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. W. G. Ashford) has decided…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 6

These Noter are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. A[?]ford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 171…

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Worms Damaging Wheat. In the North-West

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 6

The reports of cutworms doing damage among wheat crops were lately supplemented by a letter from a farmer in the North-West who, having noticed…

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