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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Unregistered Dairy Premises

Camden News · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

The average dairyman does not seem to realise the fact that be is not allowed by law to depasture his milch cows 'abroad,'when and where the herd can 'pick up a…

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Dairying Notes

Camden News · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 11

The Acting Government Statistician estimates that the wheat crop of New South this season will be 20,488,800 bushels…

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Imported Fawn Stock for the Camden Park Estate Ltd. Horses and Dairy Cattle

Camden News · Thursday 25 January 1906 · page 1

At the conclusion of last week's committee meeting of the Camden A. H. and I Society, the chairman of the meeting, Major Onslow Thompson, J.P., on behalf of…

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Death of an old Farmer

Camden News · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 1

The sad news reached Camden this week, that Mr. Thomas Bryant, of Wattle Creek, Brownlow Hill, had met with af fatal accident, having fallen from his horse. The…

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Dairying Notes

Camden News · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 2

At the Homebush fat stock sales late sates were well maintained for cattle, and there was no quotable change on prime sheep. Lambs were cheaper…

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Dairying Notes

Camden News · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 2

Men of science have never been able to explain why a thunderstorm spoils milk, beer, meat, and other articles of consumption. One latest theory is that there is…

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Horns as Butter Eaters

Camden News · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 5

The following on preventible losses in connection with dairy herds is from the Rural New Yorker:—"We can also class the horns with butter eaters, and the boss…

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A Model Dairy

Camden News · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 1

Perhaps few dairying farmers would care to entertain a representative of any newspaper devoting its sole interest to the cause of dairying, and mainly may we say to the…

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Dairying Notes

Camden News · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 11

Flat Holme, an island in the Bristol Channel, England, is only a mile and a half in circumference, but, consisting mostly of rich pasture land, supports a farmhouse…

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Dairying Notes

Camden News · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 2

The Gloucester Estate Syndicate is reported to have purchased Candle estate, Manning River, and the land will shortly be surveyed into smaller areas and sold…

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An Up-to-date Dairy

Camden News · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 1

The Messrs. Porter Bros dairy farm 'Corstorphine,' Brownlow Hill, visited last week by our representative, and by Mr. John Porter, the manager in charge for his…

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Dairying Notes

Camden News · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 11

Many herds of young stock are daily passing through the township of Camden. Bound towards Sydney and hence for transit. Buyers from European centres pay weekly…

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Farm and Field

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 4

Writing on the value of farmyard manure, Mr Shortt, chemist to the Experimental Farms, Canada, makes the following remarks in a recent…

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Dairying Notes

Camden News · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 11

Mr. Carruthers has stated that in August next 36,000 acres on the Dorrigo would be made available for closer settlement, and in September 22,000 acres in the Tweed River…

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Dairying Notes

Camden News · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 2

It was stated at a meeting of the Rabbit Destruction Fund committee that the services of Dr. Danysz had been secured for two years…

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Dairying Notes

Camden News · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 2

Clarence Advocate says that young calves locally are suceumbing to the effects of mesquite bites. A record plague of mosquitoes appear to…

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Farm and Field. Nitrate of Soda—Position and Statistics

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 4

The annual circulars of the nitrate of soda experts were looked forward to this year in London, writes the "Mark Lane Express," with more than usual…

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Dairying Notes

Camden News · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 2

Mr, Nesbitt, the town clerk of Sydney, states that 363 samples of milk were purchased, and in only seven instances was there adulteration as great as 5 per cent…

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Modern Sheep-shearing Machinery

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 3

Our object in submitting this article is to bring before the notice of Pastoralistsand Woolgrowers generally the advantages to be derived from the…

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Historic Importance of Wheat

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 4

Wheat, since the earliest period to which history reaches, has always been accounted the most valuable grain of the culmiferous tribe, hence all…

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