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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

189 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 10

Rural Topics Dairying. Rations for Dairy Cows. Must Be Balanced, Palatable, and Economical

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 2

Rations for dairy cows must not only be "balanced" (contain the elements of nutrition in desirable proportions), but they must be…

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Butter Exports

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 1

Although the export season has not yet concluded Queensland and Victoria— both still having a substantial surplus—over 70,000 tons of butter…

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European Butter Production

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 1

Mr. Wm. Goodfellow, managing director of the New Zealand Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., the world's largest butter company, has just made exhaustive…

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Rural Topics Farmers' Problems. a Recent Lesson. Article No. 1

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 2

A matter of the greatest interest to all Australians, and particularly to the farming community, has recently been given considerable…

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Russian Butter

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 1

Discovery of a cattle tick in some Russian butter sold in Cambridge (England) has, tinder-like inflamed public opinion against the proposed…

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Butter Substitutes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 1

It is satisfactory that prompt action by the authorities has placed an effective brake on the sale of butter substitutes in New South Wales. In…

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P.d.s. Column. Queensland Dairying

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 1

Last week in Brisbane, there was a large gathering of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries at the annual conference. Development in the…

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DAIRYING Water for Milking Cows Should be Ample Convenient, and Pure

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 5

Of all farm animals, points out a South African departmental publication, dairy cows producing milk require the largest quantities of water,…

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Rural Topics Farmers' Problems a Solution Article No. 2

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 19

Conditions obtaining in regard to the marketing of wheat in other countries were briefly discussed in an earlier article, and it is proposed to…

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Dairy Science Schools

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 4

In continuance of the policy of giving instruction to dairy produce factory employees, arrangements have been made by the New South Wales…

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Cattle Slaughtering

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 10

The Town Clerk reported that Segt. Taper had resigned the position of Slaughtering Inspector, owing to his transfer to Helensburgh.—It was…

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Rural Topics Dairying Milk Insurance Feeding the Dry Cow

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 20

"Milk, insurance? Probably you have not heard it called that, but feeding a dry cow is insurance against next year's low yield, and…

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Increasing Empire Butter Sales

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 1

Mention has previously been made in this column in regard to the spread of sales of Australian butter in the Midland Counties of England. Recent…

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An Ideal Type. FOR A.I.S. CATTLE

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 2

At the meeting of the A.I.S. Society at Kiama on Tuesday, the question of the ideal type for the breed was again discussed…

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Rural Topics Dairying Dehorning of Dairy Cattle Treatment of the Calf

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 4

Horns of dairy cattle serve no useful purpose and are a source of much danger and annoyance. Only in the case of high-class animals that are…

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New Zealand Dairy Factories

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1931 · page 1

At 31st March last, the following factories were operating in New Zealand: 147 butter, 270 cheese, 59 dual plants, The number of suppliers to butter…

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Dairy Produce Board

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1931 · page 1

This week in Sydney, the annual meeting of the Australian Dairy Produce Export Board is being held, and representatives presentatives of dairying interests in…

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Rural Topics Dairying a Four-legged Factory Maintaing the Output of the Dairy Cow

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 2

"To grasp fully the secret of maintaining high milk production we must realise that in a cow we have a most wonderfully equipped little…

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DAIRYING. Feeding for Milk Production. Importance of a Balanced Ration

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 5

Hand feeding of dairy cows is comparatively speaking not carried out very extensively in this country and in many instances where the…

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Rural Topics Dairying Grooming of Dairy Cows Influence on Production

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 2

Grooming has an influence on the well-being of an animal, besides benefiting its appearance—it has been proved, for example, in the case of…

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