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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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London Butter Awards

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 1

The silver medals won by the Gloucester Dairy Company and the Comboyne Rural Co-op. Society Ltd. for salted butter exhibited at the last…

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P.d.s. Column. Butter Values

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 1

A review of the P.D.S. Statistical records of butter values which have ruled in the Sydney market for the past 20 years reveals that…

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Increased Butter Production

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 1

The following summary of butter graded in Sydney for the six weeks ended 9th instant illustrates how rapid has been the increase of…

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Rural Topics. Dairying. Winter Fodder Crops. a Reminder to the Dairy Farmer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 30

Of all animals the dairy cow is the most economical producer of human food. No other animal can utilise large quantities of food to such…

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Rural Topics Dairying. for Farmers, Who Test a Useful Conversion Table

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2

By use of the table given below dairy farmers who submit their cows for testing will be enabled to convert the weight of butter-fat shown…

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Dairying in South Africa

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 7

There is evidence of a very strong desire on the part of South Africa to improve dairying conditions in the Union by organisation…

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P.D.S. Column. Important Move by Queensland Butter Board

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 1

Before the close of last year certain action taken by New South Wales in protest against persistent importations of butter from the Northern State,…

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P.d.s. Column. Important Move by Queensland Butter Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 1

Before the close of last year certain action taken by New South Wales in protest against persistent importations of butter from the…

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Dairying. Grasses for Winter. Supplementing the Paspalum Pasture

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 7

Coastal dairying owes a substantial debt to paspalum, but that the grass has its limitations is becoming increasingly recognised by dairy fanners. To…

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Falling-off in Dairy Stock

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 3

"Two factors have contributed to the reduced entries among the dairy cattle—the unfavourable season in many parts of the dairying belt, and the…

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N.z. Butter Shipments

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 7

The excellent season which has prevailed throughout New Zealand dairying centres is shown by the following figures:—…

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Rural Topics Dairying. Water for Dairy Cows. The Importance of a Pure Supply

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

Clean, fresh, running water is best for dairy cows, and next to it comes good spring or well water pumped into troughs. Water contained in…

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Dairy Herd Improvement The Bull as a Factor

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

It is not enough that the herd bull should be pure-bred—there are such thing's as poor pure-breds, observes a departmental pamphlet. Nor is it…

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Export Butter Market

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 7

London prices up to middle of February, largely because of the lessened production in the Northern Hemisphere, were sustained at…

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Dairying. Winter Fodder Crops. a Reminder to the Dairy Farmer

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 6

Of all animals the dairy cow is the most economical producer of human food. No other animal can utilise large quantities of food to such advantage…

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Rural Topics. Dairying. Bone-chewing in Cattle. Mineral Poisoning as a Possible Sequel

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 8

The increasing prevalence of bonechewing in cattle, and the importance of taking the measures necessary to correct the condition of…

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Dairying. a Dairy Farm Competition. Points from the Judge's Report

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 13

In inaugurating a dairy farm competition the Murrumbidge Pastoral and Agricultural Association was responsible for something in the nature of an…

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Increasing Dairy Production

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 3

With the universal application of the Paterson Scheme making it possible to tell our butter on the lower markets oversea with more…

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Queensland Butter Control

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 3

In view of the opposition to the power of control given to Marbeling Boards by the N.S.W. Act and expressed readiness to accept…

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Kiama Cattle Sale

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 11

Illawarra Milking Shorthorn breeders who did not exhibit at the Royal held a stud sale at Kiama, on Tuesday, but beyond the high prices realised by Mr. W. H. Swan for really good…

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