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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Roosevelt's Son. Faces-work Music. at Wool Sorting

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 3

A letter from Thompsonville, Conn., dated October 1:-At 4.30 this afternoon Roosevelt, Junr., knocked off work for the day…

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Mittagong Farm Homes

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

The following letter has been handed to us for publication:—"Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 8th January, 1909.—Rev. Sir—I have the honor to inform you…

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Agriculture, Etc. Feeding Farm Animals

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 7

The feeding of stock is one of the most important branches of farming. In a recent lecture on the subject, Professor D. D. Williams, of the University…

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Miracle Crops

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 7

It is the belief of those who have most deeply penetrated the subject that plants, especially corn crops, are about to be produced capable of doubling the…

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Agriculture, Etc. Valuable Farm Paint

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 7

Milk paint is a goad preservative. It is an old mixture, not generally known. If properly prepared and applied, milk paint makes about the best and…

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B. D. Farm and Dairy Co

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 2

The 27th half yearly meeting of the above company was held at, Robertson on Saturday last. Present:—Messrs. J. Aleorn (chairman). W. R. Hindmarsh, A. Knox, R. Moses, J. Hayter. A. Smith. N…

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Measuring Cattle. Live Weight Calculations

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 3

It often happens that the only available method of ascertaining the approximate weight of an animal is by calculating from measurements. Very few…

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Agr0iculture, Etc. Rotation Cropping

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 7

Mr Peacock, manager of the Bathurst Experimental Farm, in New South Wales, is a stanch advocate of rotation cropping. This ye0ar he has obtained…

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Points of a Dairy Cow

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 7

The following illustration, showing the points of a dairy cow, as observed by judges in America, is taken from an American publication:- 1. Head. 12. Withers. 23. Shoulder. 34. Fore udder. 2 Muzzle. 13. Back. 24. Elbow. 35. Hind udder…

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Establishment of Dairy School

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 1

At a public meeting held at Kiama in the School of Arts for the purpose of discussing the Government proposal re the establishment of a…

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Farmers' Experimental Plots

Camden News · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 4

The experimental plots initiated by Mr Valder, the Chiefs Inspector of Agriculture, under the auspices of the local A H and I Society, and sown by Mr W Fry at Porter…

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Cattle

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 4

Judges, Messrs T W Boardman, J Sharpe; and F Bigg. CATTLE FOR DAIRY PURPOSES Bull, 3 years and over, J T Mavnes 1. F…

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SHEEP. Judge, Mr. W H Wheatley. Fat Sheep

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 5

Pen 4 fat sheep, W T Cowley 1, W Gawne 2. Pen 4 fat ewes, H F Marrr 1, W T Cowley 2…

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Modern Cattle Breeding. Points of Interest

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 7

The trouble and expense of rearing good and rearing bad heifers is about the same. This fact is pertinently referred to by an English breeder. If a…

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Handles for Farm Tools Adjusting Appliances

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 3

The advantages of an adjustable handle with which to hold firmly the heavier closs of tools while working in awkward positions amongst machinery,…

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Experience in Dairy Farming. an Object Lesson

Camden News · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 6

It will be remembered that under the auspices of the Camden A. H. & I. Society, experimental plots were offered in the Camden district, the same to be carried out by the Government…

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Russia's Enormous Sugarbeet Crop

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 2

The Russian sugar-beet crop for 1908 yielded the enormous product of 9,285,488 short tons (20001b.). The average yield per acre was 14001b., the percentage of…

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Camden Dairying Case MAXWELL v. Official Assignee of Gillespie

Camden News · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 7

The High Court delivered judgment in this case allowing the appeal. The Court held that the customs in dairying of taking cattle on (1) shares, (2) lease, and (3)…

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Dairying South Coast

Camden News · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 1

The farmers at Unanderra have to face, perhaps, the most serious time ever known there. Almost all crops on high and are a failure, and paddocks which should now be…

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The Farmers' Party. New Movement in Politics

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 5 May 1909 · page 2

An Occasional Correspondent writes to the "Daily Mail:- This year is likely to be long memorable in the history of English farming…

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