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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

259 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 7 of 13

Farm and Field. Crimson Clover

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 6

Tricollum, or crimson clover, is one of the most useful catch crops any farmer can grow, and it is one of the easiest crops to put in. It requires, of…

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Bora On the Farm

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 7

The question of interesting the boys on the farms one of universal concern. English paper, dealing with the matter, observes that a considerable…

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The Dairy. Selection and Milking

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 7

There are some useful notes in the leaflet just issued by the English Board of Agriculture concerning the selection and milking of dairy cattle. In the…

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The Dairying Industry

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 4

Mr. J. Perry, Minister for Agriculture when speaking at it dinner given by the Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers sketched the policy…

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The Dairy. Selection and Milking

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 3

There are some useful notes in the leaflet just issued by the English Board of Agriculture concerning the selection and milking of dairy cattle. In the…

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Boys On the Farm

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 3

The question of interesting the boys on the farm is one of universal concern. [?] English paper, dealing with the matter, observes that a considerable…

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Farm and Field. Scolding a Pig

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 3

Success in scalding a pig depends entirely upon the temperature of the water. A reliable method of determining this is as follows:—Before…

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Cattle Breeding in Germany

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 7

An American consular report states that attention is being given to cattle breeding by the several States forming the German Empire. In Bavaria alone…

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No More Pine Butter Boxes

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 5

At the conference of dairy managers in Sydney last week a novel and interesting type of butter box was displayed. At present, the exhibitor…

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Farm and Field Scalding a Pig

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 6

Success in scalding a pig depends entirely upon the temperature of the water. A reliable method of determining this is as follows:—Before…

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Boys On the Farm

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 6

The question of interesting the boys on the farm is one of universal concern. An English paper, dealing with the matter, observes that a considerable…

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The Dairy. Selection and Milking

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 6

There are some useful notes in the leaflet just issued by the English Board of Agriculture concerning the selection and milking of dairy cattle. In the…

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Farm and Field. Liquid Manure

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 7

An American agricultural paper writes:—"Liquid manure is found to contain a great deal, of nitrogen, a little potash. and generally no phosphoric acid at…

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Cattle Breeding in Germany

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 7

An American consular report states that attention is being given to cattle breeding by the several States forming the German Empire. In Bavaria alone…

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Farm and Field. Liquid Manure

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 7

An American agricultural paper writes:—"Liquid manure is found to contain a great deal of nitrogen, a little potash, and generally no phosphoric acid at…

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The Dairy. Salt in Butter

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 7

The taste of the English consumer has been trained to prefer butter containing more or Jess salt. Nearly all that is sold is salted, and the quantity…

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Cattle Breeding in Germany

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 6

An American consular report states that attention Is bains given to cattle breeding by the several States forming the German Empire. In Bavaria alone…

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Farm and Field. High Prices for Grass Seed

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 7

The pries at present being realised for grass seed in New Zealand are unprecedented. The autumn sowing is nearly complete, but there is no…

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Farm and Field. Liquid Manure

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 6

"An American agricultural paper Writes:—"Liquid manure is found to contain a great deal of nitrogen, a little potash, and generally no phosphoric acid at…

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Commercial Farming

Camden News · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 2

Week by week we endeavour to show the state of our Camden sale yards, that is as regards prices realised per head and the number of pens of the many yards submitted…

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