Agricultural Department Notes. DAIRYING. Grasses on the Coast
Progressive coastal farmers are beginning to see the wisdom of sowing suitable grasses and clovers witha a view to providing a change from…
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Farming & the land, 1921
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The Cost of Butter Production
Mr. H. P. Dunlop, general secretary, Primary Producers' Union, commenting on the inquiry being held by the Board of Trade into the cost of production of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle at Royal Show
I had a stroll through the cattle sections on the opening day and was pleased to notice that Illawarra breeders were well to the fore in the prize…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farm on the Hill
Twenty-four years ago or thereabouts a man went out to a hill-top outside Kiama and bought a rough little farm of 78 acres. All his friends wished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pure Bred Cattle. Meeting of Association
The annual meeting of the united Pure-bred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association was held at the Show ground on Wednesday evening. Mr. J. T…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Influence of Milk Records on Prices of Cattle
In recent years, milk recording in Scotland has had a remarkable effect on the prices of good milk record cows and their progeny at both public and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About a Dairy Herd
"Yes, we started here—right over on the other side of the road. There's a fine slope on the hill lower down that we [?] when we were lads…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Hill View." the Home of the Dudgeon Cattle
"Hill View" is outside Jamberoo. Every child in the Illawarra can tell you that, and though it is some climb to get there, it is worth it once you…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Price of Wheat. Interstate Conference May Review
In the absence of the Minister for Lands (Mr. Oman), on Saturday, departmental officers were unable to understand the Prime Minister's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Milk Trade. Dissatisfaction Among Dairymen
There is great dissatisfaction at the state of the milk trade since the stoppage of supplies some weeks ago, Dairymen are only getting three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Corn and Saccaline Crops
There are some of the best corn and saccaline crops in Albion Park district at present known for some years. Broadcast corn has grown rapidly,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Man on the Land. Important to Farmers. Free Publications Available From the Department of Agriculture
The latest list of the publications issued by the Department of Agriculture is now obtainable post free on application to the Under Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tests of Milk and Butter Fat Yields
The dairy branch, Department of Agriculture, supplies the following among a list of pure bred cows, Whose tests of milk and butter fat yields were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Primary Producers' Union. Profitable Butter Production Herd Testing Pays
The Publicity Officer (Mr. J. M. Scott) on the Primary Producers' Union, writing on the 4th instant (April) gives some interesting facts on herd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Milk Trade Reform. Farmers' Aspirations
The Country Milk Suppliers' Association is determined not to allow the matter of reform in the distribution of milk to drop. At a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Position Stabilised Up to 30th September Next
Mr. Scott, Publicity Officer, P.P.U., writes on the 11th instant as follows: New South Wales and Queensland have evolved a scheme of pooling and…
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New South Wales has again led the Commonwealth. The first grain ship with the wheat shipped by bulk handling process has left Sydney. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Saving the Farmer Money
New South Wales has again led the the Commonwealth. The first grain ship with the wheat shipped by bulk handling process has left Sydney. In…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nowra Cattle Market. Demand for Springers
At their usual cattle sale at Nowra on Tuesday Stewart and Morton report having yarded 350 head, and notwithstanding fall in values for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Camden Farmers and the Co-operative Scheme
A meeting of the Camden Branch was held last week; Mr. Knox. president of the Association, explained the co-operative proposal. There was a…
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