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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 1

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Graham, M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture, and are based…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 1

These notes are issued, every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Graham, M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture, and are based…

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Herd Testing. the Dairymen Divided in Opinion As to Utility. the State Calf Scheme

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

The benefits of herd-testing were discussed at a meeting of the executive of the Primary Producers' Union in Sydney. The president (Mr. McRae)…

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Rural Topics Dairying—a Loss

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 6

The average milk yield of the whole of the milking cattle in Victoria is estimated to be less than 350 gallons per cow. This yield, at an average test of…

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Silos & Droughts. Dairymen's Trust to Luck

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 4

Every recurring dry spell finds the dairy farmers of the near South Coast turning to the market of supplies of bran chaff and lucerne. When this…

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Coastal Farmers' Co-op Society

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 2

The report and financial statement for half-year to 30th September last, to by submitted to the half-yearly general meeting to-day states that the…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 3

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision, of the Hon. W. C. Graham, M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture, and are based…

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Cotton Growing in Queensland Encouragement for Farmers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

The Queensland Director of Agriculture, in a recent report, states that up to the present dry conditions have checked the planting of many…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 8

The following applications for patents connected with the Farming and Mining Industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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Big Cattle Prices

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. T. H. Lewis, of Cockwhy, sends the "Milton Times" a copy of the "Hereford Times" (England), which contains the report of a sale of…

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Show Cattle

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 5

Mr. James Condon, of the Meadows, was successful at the Kiama show with his Shorthorn bull, and men who are good judges consider…

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Corn Crops

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 5

Although the country is parched up everywhere, it is wonderful how the corn crops bo for are standing the Hroughty conditions, and there are…

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Farmers & Dairymen's Milk Co

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 2

The twenty-ninth annual meeting of shareholders of the above company was held on Wednesday. Mr. R. H. Antill, the chairman of directors, briefly…

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Quick Growing Fodder Crops

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 4

In view of the depletion of reserves of fodder and the serious damage done to ordinary pastures—especially to paspalum —by the phenomenally dry…

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Butter Tests at Dapto Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 8

The following is the report of the judge (Mr. Letton, of Prescott and Co., Sydney), in the butter exhibits at the Dapto Show:…

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Quick Growing Fodder Crops. What Farmers Can Do

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 8

In view of the depletion of reserves of fodder and the serious damage done to ordinary pastures—especially to paspalum—by the phenomenally dry…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 8

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Graham, M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture, and are based…

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Rural Topics Agricultural Department Notes. Quick Growing Fodder Crops

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 2

In view of the depletion of reserves of fodder and the serious damage done to ordinary pastures, especially to paspalum, by the phenomenally dry…

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Butter Factory Economy

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 4

Maclean butter factory (says the local journal) ingeniously turns its exhaust steam into ice. This is accomplished by catching the steam from…

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Storage of Benzine on Farms

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 4

In connection with the request that the regulations governing the storage of benzine be relaxed on farms a replay was read from the Under-Secretary…

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