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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

234 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 11 of 12

Fine Cattle at Jamberoo

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 November 1937 · page 3

Among the members of the Jamberoo Club who are rearing good quality cattle are London Laves, who was a finalist in the recent State Championship…

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Bone Chewing in Dairy Cattle. a Sign of Mineral-deficient Pasture

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 November 1937 · page 1

On visiting dairy farms. within fifty miles of Sydney, writes a departmental veterinary officer, one is struck by the signs of mineral deficiency consistently…

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Testing of Dairy Herds for Tuberculosis

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 November 1937 · page 2

The application of the tuberculin test to herds in the metropolitan distributing district of Sydney has commenced under official supervision, in accordance with…

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Junior Farmers. Hope for the Future

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 November 1937 · page 3

The Supervisor of the Victorian Young Farmers' Clubs (Mr. Keddie) states that the movement is making great headway in his State…

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Cattle Dealer Fined

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 22

Limbrey Hooper, of the R.S.P.C.A. proceeded against J. Couzens on a charge of ill-treating cattle by overcrowding a cattlee truck at…

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Sheep Die Narromine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 6

Shortly after a mob of travelling sheep had entered a stock reserve sudden mortality occurred. It is stated that 330 died, as a result of…

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Overcrowding Cattle in Railway Truck Defendant Fined

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 12

At the Wollongong Police Court on Friday, before Mr. Hardwick, S.M., Limbrey Hooper, representing the R.S.P.C.A., proceeded against J…

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DAIRYING Problem at Moss Vale

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 5

The dairying industry in the greater part of this district is at present passing through a crucial stage, and a momentous decision on the part of…

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Rural Topics Testing of Dairy Herds for Tuberculosis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 2

The application of the tuberculin tests to herds in the metropolitan distributing district of Sydney has commenced under official…

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World Butter Championship

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 10 November 1937 · page 3

A world butter championship competition will be hold in conjunction with an Australian congress of, dairy factory and executive refrigerating engineers…

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Jamberoo. Junior Farmers

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 10 November 1937 · page 3

The Jamberroo Junior Farmers' Club are planning a great night out for Wednesday November 24th, when they will be holding a euchre party and dance in…

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Under Way. OFFICIAL T.B. Tests of Dairy Herds

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 10 November 1937 · page 2

Application of the tuberculin test to herds in the metropolitan district of Sydney has been started under official supervision, stated the Chief Veterinary…

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Soil Analysis. Limitation As a Guide to Cropping and Fertiliser Practice

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 10 November 1937 · page 3

The garden compost heap is a cheap means of converting garden and house hold vegetable refuse Into valuable fertilising material. Materials such as…

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Big Wheat Crop Forbes

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 10

Mr. George Limbers has commenced stripping a crop of 6000 acres of wheat Competent judges state the crop is one of the best in the State…

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Rural Topics the Farm Home the Garden Compost Heep. a Source of Valuable Manure

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 7

The garden compost heap is a cheap means of converting garden and household vegetable refuse into valuable fertilising material. Mat…

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Prevention of Soil Erosion. Bega Farmer's Success

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 3

Mr. C. N. Squire, dairy farmer in the Bega district, after four years experience with soil erosion control on his farm on hill land, definitely asserts that…

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Boiling Water for Dairying. Means of Supply

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 3

An ample supply of boiling water is essential to successful dairying. Without it, and plenty of it, diary utensils, milking machines, etc., cannot be…

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First Law in Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 10

So closely is hygiene related to quality in milk products, the habit of cleanliness should be the first law in dairying, and the fact that a farmer…

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Dairying Half a Million Annually Cost of Bovine Tuberculosis

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 10

At a recent conference of the Australian Veterinary Association the following statement on bovine tuberculosis was issued for publication: —…

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Ex-millionaires Welsh Crop War Fortunes Lost

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 9

This is the story of the millionaires and "near millionaires" of yesterday—the war wealthy magnates who have been forced by the depression to…

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