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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

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P.D.S. COLUMN. Publicity for Australian Butter

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1932 · page 1

The export butter competitions conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society and the Orient S.N. Co. in connection with the Sydney Royal Show,…

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Impounding officer's & Cattle Slaughtering Inspector's Report

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 3

The following stock were slaughtered at the slaughter yards for the month of April:—Cattle 208, calves 54, sheep 5515, pigs 63…

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Dairying. Trees on the Dairy Farm. a Seasonable Reminder

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 2

It seems a far cry from trees to the, size of the cream cheque, but there Is a connection. Where trees are so lacking that stock have insufficient…

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P.D.S. COLUMN. United Kingdom Butter Market

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 1

Butter values in Great Britain touched very low figures during the past week, and Danish was offering at the extreme figure of 88/- f.o.b…

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Trees on the Dairy Farm a Seasonable Reminder

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 4

It seems a far cry from tees to the size of the cream cheque, but there is a connection. Where trees are so lacking that stock have insufficient shelter…

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Cheaply-built Concrete Silo an Object Lesson to Dairymen

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 1

Not many dairy farmers would deny the advantages represented by a reserve of fodder in the form of silage— the only serious argument levelled…

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Winter Schools for Farmers. at Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 2

Farmers and others interested are reminded that applications for entrance to the winter schools at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, commencing 28th…

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Dairying Silage the Solution The Problem of Winter Feed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 8

"After being stored in a concrete silo of 100 tons capacity for three years, the conserved fodder (chaffed maize stalks with the grain in the…

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Rural Topics Cheaply Built Concrete Silo an Object-lesson to Dairymen

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 2

Not many dairy-farmers would deny the advantages represented by a reserve of fodder in the form of silage—the only serious argument…

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The Farm Home Eradication of Cockroaches Some Effective Methods

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 2

Cockroaches are ominvorous in their taste, and where there is warmth, and a plentiful supply of food, they quickly multiply. The…

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P.D.S. COLUMN. Butter Boxes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 1

The unwise action of the proprietary box manufacturers, when they at tempted to force the butter factories into signing long contracts for boxes…

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Sheep and Fowls

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 8

Robert Watson Smith appeared to answer six charges. He was first charged with stealing, on 5th instant, at Woonona, one sheep, the property of…

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Movement in Real Property Farms and Going Concerns in Good Demand

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 5

J. N. King reports as having sold in, the last few weeks, as follows:— J. Carrick's lease, stock and plant, at Coledale, to K. Charlesworth,…

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Rural Topics Dairying Treatment of Mammitis. Importance of Thorough Stripping

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 17

Stock owners will have noted that when advising on the treatment of cows affected with contagious mammitis, veterinary surgeons in this…

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The Farm Home Bread-making Some Useful Hints

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 17

The following hints on a question of wide interest to country housewives are from an address by Miss Valerie Holcombe, secretary of…

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Government Farms. Butter Production

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 1 June 1932 · page 1

At the last meeting of the central executive council of the Primary Producers Union it was resolved "to obttain from the Department of…

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Labor Campaign Mr. Davies' Warning to the Farmers. Milk Board Will Be Abolished

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 16

"Should Labor be defeated on June 11, the Milk Moratorium and Rural Industries Board Acts will be abolished, and the…

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Feeding Dairy Cattle. for High Production

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 8 June 1932 · page 1

"As the subject of high sustained production from your heads [?]tely wrapped up with the [?] cost of producing milk, it is various that…

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Rural Topics the Farm Home a Wholesale Sweet. Food Value of Honey

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 7

The virtues of honey as a food entitle it not only to a regular place in the diet as a preserve but also to consideration for many purposes for…

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Butter Consumption in Great Britain

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 4

The following is extracted from a London trade report:—Figures published in the Board of Trade Journal…

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