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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Rural Topics Agircultural Department Notes. Dairying Udder Diseases

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

Caked and spoiled udders are the bane of the milk producers business, says Dr. A. S. Alexander, in a current article. General they do…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 11

Messrs. Griffithand Hassel, [?] Attorneys, of 77 Castlere[?] St., Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected…

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Butter Prices

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Knox, director of the Berrima Company, speaking yesterday, said he was afraid that the present method of fixing prices by the…

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The Butter Market

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

The Coastal Farmers' (Sydney) Co-Operative Society report:—The sudden increase in supplies is marvellous. This together with the severe re-action…

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Rural Topics Cattle Poisoned by Cane

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

The Greenridge correspondent of the Casino "Express," reports:— Cases of sorghum and millet poisoning occurred here about a month…

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Kiama Show. Magnificent Display of Cattle Record Two Days' Takings £194/15/-

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 2

The show was held in ideal weather and the attendance a record, never beaten by the Society for a few days' exhibition. The takings for the first…

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Cattle Straying

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

John Wingate pleaded not guilty to allowing three head of cattle to stray on the streets. Evidence was given by J. B. Nicholson (inspector), and…

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Coastal Farmers' Society

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society was held at Bega on Saturday afternoon. Mr. W. D. Warden, chairman of…

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Agircultural Department Notes. What Cover Crops to Grow

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

No hard and fast rule can be laid down as to what are the best cover crops to grow. Conditions in a State like New South Wales vary…

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Gifts of Wool. Mr. S. Kidman's Patriotic Offer

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

At the Adelaide Wool Sales on Friday the Chairman announced that Mr. Sidney Kidman had decided to give ten bales of Boorara (Queensland) wool,…

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Cattle Judging at Albion Park

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 5

The "Dairy Bulletin" writes as follows in reference to the recent judging at the Albion Park show:—"We cannot help saying that we think a…

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Agricultural Department Notes. Sheep on the Coast

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

The Conditions of Success, success with small flocks of sheep To a farmer who had had, some success with small flocks of sheep…

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Albion Park Budget. Busy Farmers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 5

Since the several heavy thunderstorms, which, we have had, during the last couple of weeks, the farmers have been busy ploughing, and getting the…

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Rural Topics Victoria Dairy Industry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

Dairy, farmers suffered heavy losses through the recent drought, and now, with depleted herds, they are tempted by the inducement of the…

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Seasonable Dairy Utensils

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 8

This being the season when dairy [?] are in much demand, we have pleasure in intimating that we have ample stocks of Milk and Cream Cans…

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The Butter Market

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 2

The Coastal Farmers' (Sydney) report as follows :—The Minister for Customs has now given permission for the export of two-thirds of all butter…

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Rural Topics a Gippeland Dairy Farm. Milk for City Buyers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 2

This compact farm is devoted chiefly to the production of milk, which is distributed over sections of the metropolitan area, a convenient…

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Cattle Straying

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 4

W. G. Robertson and John Fraser were fined each 5s and 3s costs for horses astray, C. C. Chinnock was fined 10s and 3s costs; he was [?]a…

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Agircultural Department Notes. Choosing a Dairy Bull

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 2

How is the farmer to select with confidence a bull that will beget a large number of first-class milking cows? There is no quest in which…

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Farmers' Union Forming

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 18

A report of a meeting at Alstonville to discuss the question of forming a farmers' union, states there was a large attendance, Mr…

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