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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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All About a Sheep's Liver

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 1

At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Camphin, S.M., the South Coast Meat Company was charged with exposing meat for sale…

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Dapto Agricultural Bureau "The Breeding and Care Op Cattle."

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 6

A meeting of tho above was held on 3rd inst., with a good attendance of members. Correspondence was received from…

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Live Stock. (From Notes Supplied by the Department of Agriculture). ACTINOMYCOSIS. An Infectious Disease of Cattle

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 4

Actinomycosis is an infectious disease of cattle which occasionally infects other animal and man, due to a fungus affecting the jawbones, tongue,…

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Coastal Farmers' Annual Meeting

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 2

The following players will represent the Startlight 2nd Grade team against Gerringong to-day on the latter's ground, bus leaving at 2.30 p.m. :—…

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Department Tnotes. Cleanliness in Dairying

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 2

As the great majority of the defects of milk and milk products arise through lack of cleanliness, this simple virtue is of particular importance…

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Coastal Farmers' Annual Meeting

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 2

The universe is a wonderful scheme, And its meaning is a man's eternal theme. But despite this science and mental…

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DAIRYING. For Profitable Dairying. The Plough as an Adjunct to the Cow

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 7

If the Australian dairy cow is to have her wants supplied, her owner must use the plough to a much greater extent than at present. If he finds…

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Rural Topics. Coastal Farmers' Society's Annual Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 22

The annual meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society at Bega last week was, states the "District News" the largest and most…

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Farmborough

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 12

A correspondent writes:—I take the liberty of correcting the statement which appeared in "Reminiscences of Illawarra" that "Farmborough" was…

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The Business of Dairying

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 2

Your business as a farmer must be to strive for the maximum output and a higher butterfat test. Methodically drenching each cow After calving, with Sykes's Drench, is a big…

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Illawarra Central Dairy Co

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 6

The annual meeting of shareholders in the Illawarra Co-operative Central Dairy Co. will be held at Albion Park on Wednesday, August 27th, at 2 p.m…

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Mr Davies, M.L.A. and Farmers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 6

What was stated to be a record gathering of milk suppliers assembled in the Municipal Hall, Unanderra, on Monday evening to hear Mr. Davies,…

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Pure Bred Cattle

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1924 · page 4

A very important feature of the next Dapto Show will be the restriction nil competition in the pure bred cattle classes to pure bred cattle registered…

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Wire Netting for Farmers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1924 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Kiama P. P. Board a communication was read from the Under Secretary, Department of Lands, advising that arrangements…

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Farming Notes. Herd Testing. What New Zealand is Doing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1924 · page 4

During the past season the New Zealand Co-operative Herd Testing Association has made remarkable headway. It has tested no less than 32,000 cows…

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Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Co. Limited

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 August 1924 · page 16

The 25th annual meeting was held in the Town Hall, Albion Park, on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. A. H. Weston (chairman of…

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The North Coast Farmers. Captured the Sydney Milk Market

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 1

The "Manning River Times" reports a meeting of milk suppliers convened by the Central Milk and Freezing Company, Chatham…

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A Great Dairy Adjunct

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 8

In these clays when the separating of cream by centrifugal force is practically universal and when the separator is as generally in use as the setting…

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Rural Topics. Breeds at London Dairy Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 22

The Journal of the British Dairy Farmers' Association just issued sheds an interesting light on "Which Breed did beet at the Dairy Show?"…

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Amalgamation of Butter Factories

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 September 1924 · page 24

A proposal to amalgamate the various butter factories of the northern district, initiated by the Aberdeen branch of the Primary…

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