The Milk Supply. Cooling on Farms. Milk Board Request
Recently the Milk Board informed country factories that it considered that a decide improvement in quality would be made if all farmers cooled their milk…
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Farming & the land, 1939
223 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 12
Dairying Grass Silage Procedure in Opening Up the Stack
As the best quality silage is produced in the heart of the stack, care must be exercised when opening it up to expose as small an area as possible to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rural Topics Dairying. Grass Silage. Procedure in Opening Up the Stack
As the best quality silage is produced in the heart of the stack, care must be exercised when opening it up to expose as small an area as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How to Make Whitewash Many Uses on the Farm
Obtain, if possible, large pieces of fresh lump lime, place them in a very large bucket or other suitable container, and into this pour hot water. Cold water…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another State Championship to Gerringong. Grasses and Clover Projects. Junior Farmers Again Score
Mr. J. N. Whillet, Agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture, has reported that the 1938 State Championship in the sowing grasses and clevers project,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jamberoo Dairy Society New Business
The Jamberoo Co-operative Dairy Society's factory is at present working at full pressure in order to cope with the demands of the several now…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming Lands How Deterioration Occurs
The following, taken from a very interesting article in the circular issued by the Bank of New South Wales, should be of interest to South Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Treated Like Cattle" Relief Men at Jamberoo
Strong criticism was expressed at the Jamberoo Council meeting on Thursday of the arrangements made for the transport of relief men to that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy Breeds. at Sydney Show
The dairy section at the next R.A.S. Sydney Show is being kept well abreast of modern requirements, although there was little occasion for revision…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dapto Show. Good Cattle Exhibits. Grand Championship of All Breeds Won by G. E. CHITTICK
One of the best cattle exhibitions ever staged at the Dapto Show was seen on Friday last. There were good entries in practically every…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Progress of Junior Farmers' Clubs. Early Opposition
"The Junior Farmers Movement has come to Australia and other parts of the world, and has come to stay", said Mr. J. Webb, Supervisor of Junior…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers' Movement. Gerringong Club's Garden Competition
Following are the results of the Garden Competition conducted by the Gerringong Club. The possible number of points were 300:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farm Home. Dried Fruit a Concentrated Food
Fruit when dry is concentrated food, and a pound of dried fruit is the equivalent of several pounds of fresh fruit, as shown by the following table:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rural Topics Dairying Some Common Defects
A healthy herd, good dairy buildings (embodying, of course good sanitation, lighting and ventilation), and well-cared-for dairy utensils are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →'Tigers, Not Cattle' Lively Deputation Scenes. Shellharbour Council and the Oak Flats Problem
Another chapter in the history of the Oak Flats problem was written at the Shellharbour Council meeting on Wednesday when a deputation from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →United Pure Breeders' Association. Dairy Cattle Diseases
An endeavour is to be made by the United Pure Bred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association of N.S.W. to arrange a visit of as many breeders of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying Greyleigh Bradman Sires [?] Calf Is It a Record."
From Victorian comes a report than an Australian Illawarra [?] recently gave birth to a calf w[?] 117th. Incidentally, the sire was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →First Step. Inquiry by Commonwealth Officers. Butter Substitutes
The general secretary of the Primary Producers Union, Mr. J. L. Shute, has received advice from the Acting Secretary of the Department of Commerce,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increasing Dairy Production. How Farmer Improved Average Yield. Use of Registered Stock
The practical advantages to be derived from the building up of pure bred dairy herds are gradually being recognised by farmers throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fumigation of Trucks for Stud Dairy Cattle
When the proposal that entries of dairy cattle at the 1940 and future Sydney Shows be restricted to animals with tubercle-free certicates was discussed…
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