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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Farm and Field. New Varieties of Seed

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 7

A discovery that may ultimately revolutionise farming is announced by a group of Cambridge scientists. Very careful experiments have been made…

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Daring Exploit. Two Men Seize a Lioness. on an African Farm

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 5

A record in lion catching is reported by the "Advertiser of East Africa." Mr C. Trichardt on 8th October…

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The Age of Cattle

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 4

The specification adobted in connection with the greet international show at Chicago for testing the age of cattle by their teeth is as follows, and is…

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Farm and Field. Suffolk Punch Horses

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 7

The most distinct type of the various races of British draught horses is undoubtedly the Suffolk Punch. This race has been from time immemorial…

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Defect in Farmyard Manure

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 7

There is no fertiliser that can be more profitably used on the farm than farmyard manure, the resulting by-product in feeding live stock of all classes. It…

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The Dairy. Strive for Quality

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 7

It does not follow that because a farmer has been liberal in his supply of food to his cattle that he obtains a correspondingly high return. Although as…

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The Dairy. Strive for Quality

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 3

It docs not follow that because a farmer has been liberal in his supply of food to his cattle that he obtains a correspondingly high return. Although as…

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Defect in Farmyard Manure

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 3

There is no fertiliser that can be more profitably used on the farm than farmyard manure, the resulting by-product In feeding live stock of all classes. It…

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Farm and Field. Suffolk Punch Horses

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 3

The most distinct type of the various races of British draught horses is undoubtedly' the Suffolk Punch. This race has been from time immemorial…

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Sailing Butter

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 7

In salting butter gather it in granular form not larger than wheat kernels. To insure this in summer. ice is desirable. Wash in two waters, the first containing…

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Farm and Field. Progress is Wheat-Growing

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 7

Speaking at a recent meeting of farmers at Georgetown, Sooth Australia. Professor distance said that a great improvement had been made in the…

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The Farmers Creed

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 4

More than sixty years ago Henry Ward Beecher, the great pulpit orator, gave voice to the following farmer's creed which possesses lasting…

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The Dairy. the Care of Milk

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 7

The American Department of Agriculture has issued a set of rules for posting in cow-sheds and dairies. The following roles, which briefly summarise…

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Salting Butter

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 7

In salting: butter gather it in granular form not larger than wheat kernels. To insure this in summer, ice is desirable. Wash in two waters, the first containing…

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Farm and Field. Progress in Wheat-Growing

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 7

Speaking at a recent meeting of farmers at Georgetown, South Australia, Professor Custance said that a great improvement had been made in the…

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The Dairy. the Care of Milk

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 7

The American Department of Agriculture has issued a set of rules for Posting in cow-sheds and dairies. The following rules, which briefly summarise…

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Come-back Wheat

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 7

Experiments made this season at the Cowra State Farm. New South Wales, go to show that the Come-back variety of wheat is going to establish a…

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Farm and Field. New Varieties of Wheat and Lucerne

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 7

It to reported that the Botanical branch of the Department, of Agriculture at Washington (U.S.A.) has discovered a new type of wheat which will…

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Method on the Dairy Farm

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 4

If dairymen achieve success they must give thoughtful study to the individual members of their herd. Method in dairy business is the key to…

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The Dairy. Milk Fermentations

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 7

It is not unusual to find persons connected with dairy work whose sale knowledge of fermentative processes is limited to the lactic add fermentation…

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