Rural Topics. Department Notes Dairying Feeding the Dairy Cow A Balanced Ration Necessary
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 7
A balanced ration is the feed or combination of feeds that furnishes the several constituents—namely, crude protein, carbohydrates, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Farm. Team Work in Co-operation. The Myth of the Cooperative 'Bus
Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 11
Co-operation brings success only when the members jump out and push, instead of climbing on to ride, points out Professor Macklin, University of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rural Topics. the Farm Separator. Conditions Which Reduce Its Efficiency
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 24
Many dairy-farmers fail to realise that for a separator to do its work efficiently the bowl must spin evenly at the designed speed, without any…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Crop Rotation and Soil Fertility
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 24
In the practice of crop rotation a farmer has at his command a means whereby he can materially reduce acre costs or increase the output of…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Dairying. an Essential in the Dairy Cow
Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 1
"Feed is the source of milk, and the consumption of a large amount of feed on the part of the cow is highly essential," writes Professor G. C…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rural Topics. for the Farm Housewife The Pulping of Fruit
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 2
Pulping is an economical method of preserving all deciduous and berry fruits. It is easily and quickly done, and does not require any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illawarra Cattle for the Macleay
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 14
Messrs. W. Brown and Burton, both Macleay farmers, have made important purchases of high-class Illawarra dairy cattle, for themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →For Dry Times. Crops Suitable for Silage
The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 21 July 1926 · page 4
To make good silage, it is essential that the material used should contain the right amount of sap If it is too dry, it is likely to mould or char—that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Cattle Breeding. Dr. Finlay's Lecture
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 18
Dr. F. G. Finlay, the visiting expert brought out by the Royal, visited Dapto on Monday and Tuesday, under the auspices of Dapto…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Cross Country Railway. Unanderra Farmers Want It Started
Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 1
At the meeting of the Unariderra branch of the Milk Suppliers' Association on Saturday night, the chairman (Mr. A. Cook) referred to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Sold. at Albion Park
Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 11
Messrs. G. J. Alexander and O'German and Burns, auctioneers in conjunction, offered the farm in the Estate of the late Geo. Ball at auction…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rural Topics. Crops Suitable for Silage
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 2
To make good silage, it is essential that the material usel should contain the right amount of sap. If it is too dry, it is likely to mould or char…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Farmers
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 22
Mr. W. J. Cochrane, sub-agent, has received the following from the Department of Labor and Industry:—…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →An Achievement in Butter Manufacture
The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 2
Mr. A. T. R. Brown, the new District Daily Instructor, speaking at the farmers' conference on Wednesday, said that the previous speakers had shown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Green Fodder Crops
The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 3
Under the auspices of the Gerringong Agricultural Bureau, Mr. C. T. Hindmarsh contributed the following interesting and valuable paper at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Better Farming" Conference. Lecture by Dr. Finlay
The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 4
On Wednesday last Dr. Finlay addressed a fair number of farmers in the Oddfellows' Hall on the subject of "Better Farming and Cattle Breeding."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Sections. Illawarra Milking Shorthorns
Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 10
Several speakers spoke of the time wasted in cattle judging. The President: We will just have to pick judges who will keep up to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy Farmers' Co-op Milk Company Ltd
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 23
The following report for the year ended 30th June, will be submitted at the annual meeting of shareholders of the above, to be held next…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Dairy and Agricultural Produce
Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 10
Mr. A. Cook wanted to know why persons in this section got in with free entries, whilst the poultry exhibitors had to pay 6d fee. He moved that all…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Jamberoo Co-operative Dairy Society. a Record Year. Nearly 1½ Million Gallons of Milk
The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 2
Jamberoo folk may well feel proud of their Dairy Society, their pastures and their dairy herds, for last year they smashed records all round, and in the face of a drought at that all Figures are dry reading generally, but the following culled or…
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