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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

210 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 11

Indispensable on the Dairy Farm. Two Recipes for Whitewash

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 July 1933 · page 3

Whitewash is generally considered indispensable on the dairy farm. Poorly made and improperly applied, however, it can become a source of trouble…

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

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 July 1933 · page 2

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

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Sheep at 1/- Per Head

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 July 1933 · page 9

The seriousness of the drought conditions in south-western Queensland is shown by the fact that Mr. H. Searl, of Toowoomba, has just completed the…

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Dairying. the Tit Silo. Its Value in Coastal Dairy Farming

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 July 1933 · page 3

A few years back the coastal dairy farmer rather envied the inland sheepman his good fortune in being able to conserve fodder in pits. The pit was…

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Rural Topics Dairying Indispensable on the Dairy Farm to Recipes for Whitewash

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 July 1933 · page 18

Whitewash is generally considered indispensable on the dairy farm. Poorly made and improperly applied, however, it can become a source of…

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Boys for Sheep Stations. Y.A.L. PROPOSAL

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1933 · page 1

Life on sheep stations, blast furnaces in steel works, the huge Burrinjuck Dam and the inspector of Australia's National Capital (Canberra) are to be…

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The Berry Farm

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1933 · page 1

"Regarding. the proposed transfer of the Berry Experiment Farm from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Education, rumours were…

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Young Farmers' Clubs

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1933 · page 1

"In the new courses of study to be introduced in 1934 in all Victorian elementary schools, Young Farmers Clubs will be given special prominence says…

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Lime Water for Calves. Easily Made on the Farm

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 12 July 1933 · page 2

Besides being a necessary mineral constituent for all classes of animals, lime acts also in correcting acidity in the stomach. It also renders the curd…

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Boys for Sheep Stations Y.a.l. Proposal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 2

Life on sheep stations, blast furnaces in steel works, the huge Burrinjuck Dam and the inspiration of Australia's National Capital…

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Lime-water for Calves. Easily Made on the Farm

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 2

Besides being a necessary mineral constituent for all classes of animals, time acts also in correcting acidity in the stomach. It also renders the curd…

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Dairying. Fumes From Oil Engines. a Frequent Cause Op Second-grade Cream

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 2

Where oil engines are installed on the dairy farm there is always a danger of the milk of cream becoming adversely affected by absorbed odours…

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Rural Topics Dairying. Fumes From Oil Engines a Frequent Cause of Second-grade Cream

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 2

Where oil engines are installed on the dairy farm there is always a danger of the milk or cream becoming adversely affected by…

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Horse and Cattle Stealing. Clever Spy System

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 2

Reports of "well organised" schemes of cattle and horse duffing in the Hawkesbury, Nepean, and Camden districts are having…

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Dairying. Soil Erosion in Dairying Districts. Prevention of Contour Draining

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 3

Soil erosion was causing the loss of considerable areas of good lands in New South Wales, said the Senior Experimentalist of the Department of…

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Rural Topics Dairying. Soil Erosion in Dairying Districts. Prevention by Contour Drainage

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 20

Soil erosion was causing the loss of considerable areas of good lands in New South Wales, said the Senior Experimentalist of the Department…

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Cattle for China

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 4

This district was represented in a consignment of first class registered Jersey cattle that was shipped to the China Development Co., Shanghai, by…

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Cattle Slaughtering in Nth. Illawarra

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 4

By notice in the Government Gazette, the charges for cattle slaughtering in the North Illawarra Municipality have been fixed as follows: Bovine…

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The Cattle King Does Not Know How Many He Owns

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 3

Last week, Kidman, the cattle king, gave an interview to a southern paper. He said "I do not know how many head of cattle I own. It would be too…

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Dairying. Pasture Improvement. Saving by Use of Farm-grown Seed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 3

In carrying out the work entailed by pasture improvement, pointed out the Assistant Agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture in a recent…

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