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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

161 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 9

Herd, Testing for the Illawarra District." Outlined by Mr. McINNES, Dairy Expert

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1919 · page 3

The following circular was submitted to the Kiama Agricultural Society at the meeting yesterday for consideration:—…

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Current Comment. the Butter Market

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 4

The Coastal Fanners' Co-op. Society reports: Shortage in production due to drought, conditions is serious and necessitates heavy importations…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 6

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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The Farmer's View

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1919 · page 3

When Roosevelt was Governor of New York he know quite well a farmer who lived at a house on the road where the Governor,…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 October 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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Surplus Profit to Dairy-farmers

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 4

A sum of £110,000 will be distributed shortly, amongst butter producer by the Commonwealth Dairy Produced Pool Committee. This amount…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 1

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

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 November 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 mainly…

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Butter

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 3

The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society reports :—In the absence of good soaking ruins there is a continued falling away in production…

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Auction Sale of Jersey Cattle

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 3

H. O'Brien Wislon stud dairy stock agent 36 Moore Street, Sydney reports having held in conjunction with Messrs. J. H. Beale & Co[?] of 289 Pitt…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 7

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

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The Farmers' Candidate

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 8

Mr. F. B. S. Falkiner, M.P. for Hume[?] has decided to accept the nomination [?] the Farmers' and Settlers' Association as the Farmers' candidate for the…

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Strange Loss of Cattle

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 4

Mr. J. H. Starr, Wallamore, writes to the "Tamworth Observer":—About the end of last year I lost a number of valuable, dairy cattle through…

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The Farmer's Candidate. F. B. S. Falkiner for the Senate

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 2

Mr. F. B. S. Falkinent M.P. for Hume has decided to accept the nomination of the Farmers & Settlers Association as the Farmer's candidate for…

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An Illawarra Pig Farm

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 10

The pig, in former years regarded as a by-product has now attained a value which places him on. an equality as a farming proposition with any other…

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Pig Farming. an Illawarra Enterprise

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1919 · page 4

Realising that the pig has now attained a value which places it on an equality as a farming proposition with any other class of live stock, Messrs…

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Pig Farming

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 3

Messrs. A. W. McKenzie and B. J. Benham recently started a pig farm at Para Meadow. Shelter sheds have been constructed, composed of…

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Agricultural Department Notes. Feeding the Orchard Soil. Value of Leguminous Cover Crops

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 2

The policy of systematically adding organic matter and nitrogen to orchard soil by ploughing in green legume cover only recently touched on in…

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The Price of Butter. Demand for an Increase

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 4

The shortage in butter product, on consequent upon the drought in the northern rivers and other dairying districts and the necessity for an…

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Castor Oil. Possible Commercial Crop

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 4

At a meeting of the industrial section of the Royal Society. Messrs. E. Cheel and A. R. Penfold gave an interesting account of their experiments…

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