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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

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Cattle Sale

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 9

On Tuesday Stewart find Morton held a special sale at their Nowra yards of a good offering of forward and back ward springers and cows, yearling…

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Detention of Cattle Case. One Heifer to be Returned

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 7

The case in which Edward Wooton sued Sidney Murley for the detention of two cows, part of the evidence of which appeared in last issue, was…

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DAIRYING. Bigger Dairy Profits. By Feeding the Right Cows. (From Notes supplied by the Department of Agriculture)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 1

In a recent issue of the Queensland Agricultural Journal is given an intering review of the year's dairying operations in the northern State, not the…

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Unregistered Dogs. Cost Owners 18/- Farmers Must Register Dogs

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 3

Quite a number of poisons appeared before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M., on Monday to answer charges of having unregistered dogs. Some, of the…

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A Tribute to the Farmer

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 2

Sir Joseph Carruthers says:—The farmer is the best man we have in any land, and in Australia he is no exception to that rule. If he does not…

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The Milk Trade. Dairymen Dissatisfied

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 6

Our Albion Park correspondent writes:— The milk trade has improved a little owing to the yield in quantity going…

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New Butter Record. I.m.s. Heifer

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 23 May 1923 · page 3

Heather H. of Hillcrest, an Illawarra Milking Shorthorn heifer, the property of Mr. A. C. Payne, Chatsworth, Gympie, has completed her 273 days test…

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Cattle Stealing Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 7

Augustus West Herbert pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing two heifers, property of J. J. Booth, Jamberoo. Mr. Bathgate, instructed by Mr. Ryan…

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Local & General. Crops Damaged

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 7

Saccaline and planter crops in tho southern parts of tho district wore considerably damaged by tho westerly: winds this week. The biting cold…

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I.m.s. Butter Tests

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1923 · page 2

The secretary of the Illawarra Milking shorthorn Society of Australia, 303 Queen-street, Brisbane, advices that the cows Viola 26th of Darba[?]ara, and Bella…

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The Farm. How to Grow a Good Crop Op Maize

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 8

Noticing a paragraph in the last issue of your paper about the scarcity of maize in this district, I thought I would make public a few suggestions…

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Butter Supplies

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 2

The demand for milk in the metropolitan area, which is culling for the bulk of supplies at present, owing to the shortage which is usually prevalent…

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Coastal Farmers Co-operative Society. Annual Report

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Coastal Farmers Co-operative Society will be held at Lismore on the 28th inst., when the following report will be submitted:…

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Coastal Farmers' Co-op. Society

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 17

The annual statement, to be submitted at the meeting in Lismore, states that the business had been most satisfactory. The net surplus was £29,536…

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Fodder Advances. to Save Dairy Herds

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Chaffey, has arranged to assist necessitous dairy farmers with advances through the Rural Industries Board, to…

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Coastal Farmers' Society

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 2

Something in the way of sensational figures, but very welcome to those concerned, are disclosed in the Coastal Farmers' Society's balance-sheet, for…

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Dairying. the Healthy Cow. Points in the Feeding and Care of the Calf

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 3

The calf should be allowed to remain with the cow for two or three days. In this period the calf learns to drink, and is subsequently handled with…

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Butter Yield. New Australian Record

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 4

The Secretary of the Herd Books (Mr. R. S. Maynard), advises that a new record has been established by a Friesian has imported by Mr. F…

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Passing of the Squatter. One Station—100 Dairy Farms

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 19

It is announced that Roseberry Station, Upper Richmond River, North Coast (New South Wales) has been sold to a syndicate. The area of the station is…

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DAIRYING. (From Notes Supplied by the Agricultural Department). How Bacteria Enter Milk. And How to Control Them

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 8

Bacteria, the microscopic forms of plant life which, if uncontrolled, so depreciate the produce of the dairy farmer, may enter milk in several ways…

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