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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Agricultural. Crops for Green Feed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 6

Green food suitable for poultry has exorcised a number of poultry farmers this spring, and lately suggestions were made by the Poultry Expert for…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 6

These Noter 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. 177…

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To Cattle Buyers

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1914 · page 2

Read the exceptional opportunities to purchase high-class cattle at sales conducted by Mr. J. J. McCarthy, the present month on October 14 and 21…

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The Dairying Industry

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1914 · page 2

Thus the "Campbelltown Herald":— The dairy farmers on the South Coast seen, by all accounts to be a live body of men, After years of bickering…

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Pastoral. Small Flocks

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 6

Plans for Dips and Drafting Yards. Plans for two different, but convenient, sheep dips appear in the September issue of the "Agricultural…

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Wheat Gambling

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 8

The man who buys wheat in order to sell it again at an increased pricey waking his profits solely out of the fluctuations of the market, is not the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, ander the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. A[?]ford, Minister for Agriculture, end are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 178…

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Butter Season. Chances on British Market

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 14 October 1914 · page 2

Realising that New South Wales would have a very heavy early summer butter production, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Ashford, caused…

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Rural Topics Fodder Wheat Enperiments

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 20

Mr. James Chittick, who has control of the kangaroo Valley experiment plot, has supplied the following particulars of the wheat grown…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. A[?]ord, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 179…

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A Phenomenal Cow. What Herd Testing Is Showing Cheese v. BUTTER

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 3

Herd-testing by the United Pure Breeders' Association is doing good work in revealing to owners the quality of their cattle as producers. Mr…

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Cattle Sale

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 5

The sale held on Wednesday by Mr. J. McCarthy, on behalf of the executors of the late Mr. S. Clarke, was a most successful one. Cows brought £16…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 6

These Noter are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Aenford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 180…

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Dairying. the Coloring of Margarine. The Claims Considered

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 6

"The Margarine-Butter conflict in Australia narrows itself down to a question of color. Margarine makers claim that they should be allowed to…

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Rural Topics a Few Sheep

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 October 1914 · page 4

It will pay any farmer, no matter how small his acreage, to handle a few sheep in the capacity of scavengers for gathering up the waste…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 October 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. No. 181…

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Dairying. Sour Skimmilk. As Food for Calves

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 October 1914 · page 6

Experiments carried out by the United States Department of Agriculture, indicate that in summer calves make as rapid gains on sour skimmilk…

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Early Dairy Cattle Records

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 4 November 1914 · page 2

In the October number of the "Agricultural Gazette" appears an interesting article from the pen of Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan on N.S.W. dairy cattle…

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New Method of Preserving Butter

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 6

I have lately been asked to give the following recipe for curing butter with sugar, as a substitute for salt. It will keep for months, oven for years, and as…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 November 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. 182…

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