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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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Dairying. Milk Quality. Factors Upon Which it Depends

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 10

Variation in composition of milk may be caused by any of the following causes or any combination of them:—1. The cow: its breed, its…

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Rural Topics. Proposed Grand Challenge Group of Dairy Cattle

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 18

Mr. F. S. Morton, while at the Sydney Show, discussed with South Coast exhibitors and others of Ayrshire cattle for the exhibition at the…

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Dairying. Winter Fodders. the South Coast

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 3

Wheat and oats are now being largely grown on the South Coast. The farmers' experiment plot system has introduced many, varieties of wheat…

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A Dairyman's Dream

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 2

Oh, worry me not when I'm weary and sad, And keep far away when the milk trade is bad;…

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Movie Notes Didn't Like Farming

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 15

The son of a scientist, Rudolph Valentino was born in…

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Illawarra Cattle. for Macleay River

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 3

During the last week or two much activity had been manifested by several gentlemen from the Macleay River who have visited most of the leading…

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Important Cattle Sale. Lindsay's Ayrshires

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 15

Attention is directed to the advertisement in this issued in reference to the important sale of pedigree Ayrshire cattle at Mr. T. W…

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Successful Cattle Sale. Average of £10 Per Head

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 3

Messrs. O'Gorman and Burns, of Albion Park, in conjunction with Mr. G. J. Alexander, of Kiama, report a very successful sale on behalf of the estate…

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Winter School for Farmers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 2

Arrangements have been made for the annual Winter School for farmers to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, this year…

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Dr. Finlay on Australian Dairying

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 2

"The old, purely pastoral method of dairy farming does not show enough profit," says Drl G. F. Finlay the stock expert, after having…

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New Dairy Factory on Patterson

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 21

Cream suppliers in the Paterson and Allyn Rivers districts are this week voting for the sites on which to place their new central factory…

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Butter Industry. Wonderful Improvement in Quality of Butter Manufactured in N.s.w

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 4

An important statement, which has been supplied to the Premier (Mr. Lang) by the Department of Agriculture, indicates the improvement made in…

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Prince as Farmer. His Alberta Branch

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 4

Sonic facts adduced by Professor W. L. Carlyle, manager of the Prince of Wales's E.P. ranch in Alberta, may be of interest to any who think that his…

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The Green Manure Crop

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

Where a green manure crop is grown an endeavor should be made to get as much growth into it as possible, for this will not only have…

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The Kudzu Plant. (To Dairy Farmers.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 21

Sir,—I would like to know if there is any Kudzu plant cultivated on the South Coast? If so, I would like to know the results, and in the…

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Butter Prices

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 21

Cable information from the London representative of the Dairy Produce Control Board states that the butter market is quiet, but that…

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Is Butter Quality Declining? Commonwealth Supervisor Sats It Is

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 10

Mr. P. J. Carroll, when speaking to the conference of dairy factory mangers, recently held in Brisbane, Queensland, said that the averages of…

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Electricity on Farms

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 2

The question of the extension of electric lighting to Central Illawarra and Shellharbour Municipalities directs attention to the fact that in the United States of America at the present time a big move has commenced to enable the farmer…

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Dairying. Eliminating Guesswork in Dairying. The Value of Herd Testing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 10

"The cow-testing association has probably done more, directly and indirectly, towards raising the production and placing dairying on a sound…

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Horse Versus Tractor. Views of South Australian Farmers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 7

Very instructive discussions crop up at the regular meeting of several of the branches of the South Australian Agricultural Bureau—a…

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