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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

176 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 9

Rural Topics. Dairying. Supplementing the Paspalum. Trials with Lucerne on the North Coast

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 5

Trials with lucerne as a fodder crop at Wollongbar Experiment Farm indicate that, despite the encroachments of paspalum and the…

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Nowra Dairy Company. Co-operation Adhered To

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 2

The Nowra Co-operative Dairy: Company at its annual meting last week, discussed the advisability of establishing its own floor in the metropolitan…

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Albion Park and Central Illawarra Dairy Coy. Adjournment Meeting for Election of Directors. Poll Declared

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 10

An adjournment from the annual meeting of the above company, to declare the result of the poll for the election of two directors, was…

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Dairying in Western Australia

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 4

Like other primary industries, dairying is making solid progress in Western Australia. From a wheat importer not many…

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Rural Topics. Dairying Maize for Green Fodder. Varieties Recommended for Different Districts

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 2

For green fodder for stimulating milk production when summer pastures are short there is no crop better than maize, and maize…

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Illawarra Central Dairy Co

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 17

The adjourned meeting of the Illawarra Central Dairy Co. was held on Wednesday afternoon in the Town Hull, Albion Park. In the…

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Illawarra Central Dairy Society. Election of Directors

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1929 · page 3

The adjourned meeting of the Illawarra Central Dairy Society, was held in the Town Hall, Albion Park, on Wednesday afternoon, when in the…

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Gerringong Co-operative Dairy Society. New Directors

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1929 · page 6

The result of the ballot for three Directors for the Gerringong Co-operative Dairy Society was available on Tuesday night, the voting being as…

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Commonwealth Export Butter Competition

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 6

An item of interest to Butter Factory Managers is the conditions of the first competition for the handsome Silver Shield presented…

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Australian Dairy Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 6

One of the outstanding notes at the "Keep Step" Conference of delegates from Co-operative Butter factories, held in Sydney last…

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Rural Topics. Dairying. Mineral Defiency. Its Dangers and Its Corrections

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 4

Numerous reports are being received from stock inspectors of the southern districts of mortality such as is usually described as being due…

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P.D.S. Column. Fat Butter

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1929 · page 1

When, through the assistance of the Government, co-operative manufacture replaced the proprietary firms in the butter industry in the Irish Free State,…

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Lower Wool Values

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 5

The wool sales in Sydney opened 33 per cent, lower than last season. At first sight it may not be thought that this could have…

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P.d.s. Column Pat Butter

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 5

When through the assistance of the Government Co-operative manufacture replaced the Proprietary firms in the butter industry in the…

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Rural Topics. Dairying. Bloat in Cows Causes and Method of Treatment

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 2

Bloat, or hoven, is due to succulent foods eaten under certain conditions which cause the formation of large quantities of gas in the rumen…

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Dairy Supervision. a Change of Control

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 2 October 1929 · page 4

The transfer of the Dairy Inspectors from the Board of Health to, the Department of Agriculture has been finally decided upon…

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Junior Farmers Club

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 2 October 1929 · page 2

The report of the activities of the Junior Farm Club movement shows that good progress is being maintained. At a meeting held in Sydney on…

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Poddies—or Pigs. a Pertinent Dairy-Farming Question

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 7

Which pays the better—to devote the skim-milk available on the dairy farm to the rearing of calves or to the feeding of pigs. In the opinion of many…

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Dairy Co-operation in U.s.a

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 3

During 1928 dairy products to the value of £128,000,000 were marketed through Farmer-Controlled Co-operative Associations in the United States…

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Dairying. Mineral Deficiency. It Dangers and Its Correction

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 7

Numerous reports are being received from stock inspectors of the southern districts of mortality such as is usually described as being due to "dry…

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