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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

223 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 12

Farmers' Benzine

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 2

A recent resolution passed by the Ballina Chamber of Commerce asked for the alteration of the restrictions governing the purchase and storage of…

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The Wheat Crop

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 9

The important port that the production of wheat has played in Australia is scarcely understood by many persons', who do not realise that wheat it the principal crop raised in Australia, and its development during the past 30 years constitutes the most interesting feature of Australian…

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Cattle for Japan

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 5

A Japanese cattle buyer is at Darwin arranging for a trial "shipment of 600 head to Japan. It is stated that if trial shipment is successful, a 7000 ton…

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United Kingdom Butter Imports

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 8

In view of the low price realisations in the London butter market this year, and the assertion in some quarters that this was due to…

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Rural Topics. Dairying Dairy Herd Improvement. Selection of the Bull and the Dam

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 27

The bull is a potent factor in the improvement of the herd, but it is not enough that he should be purebred and that he should show the…

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United Kingdom Butter Imports

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 1

In view of the low price realisations in the London butter market this year, and the assertion in some quarters that this was due to increased world production…

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Farmers Benefit. the Price of Milk

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 2

An increase of 2d. per gallon to the famers has resulted from the declaration of new mill prices by the Metropolitan Milk Board which…

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New Zealand Dairy Production

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 2

The report of the Dairy Division of the New Zealand Department of Agriculture shows that the production of butter and cheese for…

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P.d.s. Column. Dairy Produce Review

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 2

So that the activities of the Dairy Produce Export Board and the Australian Dairy Council can be made known to the dairying…

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Top-dressing of Dairy Pastures in Coastal Areas. Better Late Than Never

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 4

The question of the correct time to apply the fertiliser is just as important as which fertiliser to use. In Coastal districts, Winter Pasture…

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On the Farm. Improvement of Old Paspalum Pastures. First Essentials

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 4

It is definitely established that grass is at its greatest feed value when from, say, 3 to 5 inches high Long, rank growth is not nearly so palatable or…

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Dairying. Productivity of Dairy Cows. Babcock Tester, the Only Infallible Judge

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 8

There is only one infallible judge of the productive capacity of dairy cows, and the wise dairy farmer refers for a verdict to the Babcock tester. There is…

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Rural Topics. Dairying. Productivity of Dairy Cows Babcock Tester the Only Infallible Judge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 2

There is only one infallible judge of the productive capacity of dairy cows, and the wise dairy-farmer refers for a verdict to the Babcock…

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Jamberoo Co-operative Dairy Society Record Produce Treated. Mr. Peters Gives it Straight from the Shoulder. Mr. Scullin Advised to Stick to the Ship. Co-operation As a Hobby-horse

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1930 · page 2

In spite of the fact that the usual seasonal increase in milk prices did not eventuate last year, the Jamberoo Co-operative Dairy Society established another record for the year ended 30th June, 1930, in the quantity of produce handled, 1,153,498 gallons of milk…

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P.D.S. COLUMN. Dairy Produce Review

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1930 · page 1

So that the activities of the Dairy Produce Export Board and the Australian Dairy Council can be made known to the dairying industry, those bodies…

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Illawarra Co-op, Central Dairy Scty. Annual Meeting. Mr. H. G. Frascr Tilts at Mr. Peters

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1930 · page 14

The thirty-first annual general meeting of the Illawarra Co-operative Central Dairy Society was held in the Town Hall, Albion Park, on…

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Dairying. Hand Feeding of Dairy Cows. a Novel Competition

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1930 · page 3

Various factors are responsible for the tariftier tendency in Australian farming, but that the wisdom of including to those methods found necessary in…

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Illawarra Co-operative Central Dairy Society Limited

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 August 1930 · page 11

The 31st annual meeting of the Illawarra Co-operative Central Dairy [?]o. was held in the Town Hall, Al[?]on Park, on Wednesday afternoon…

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Rural Topics. Dairying Sand Feeding of Dairy Cows a Novel Competition

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 August 1930 · page 28

Various factors are responsible for the thriftier tendency in Australian farming, but that the wisdom of inclining to those methods found…

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Records in Production. A.I.S. Cattle Establish State Record

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1930 · page 2

Two State records for Australian Illawarra Shorthorns were established in the 1929-30 West Australian Government herd test, the results of which…

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