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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Australian Butter. Grading Essential

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 2

Messrs Weddell and Company, the London butter experts, draw attention in their annual report, a copy of which has reached the Minister for Customs,…

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The Dairy. Dairying for Settlers. an Interesting Statement

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 2

When in Great Britain and America Messrs. M'Kenzle and Mead were frequently asked: "Assuming that a man has a capital of from £300 to £500,…

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Electrification of Crops

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 2

Sir Oliver Lodge, the eminent English experimentalist, in the course of a recent lecture at Birmingham on the electrification of crops, said that of all the…

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The Farmer. Advantage of Co-operation

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 3

The first co-operative dairy farm in Denmark was started in 1882. There are to-day 1486 co-operative farms, with 186…

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Progress in the Dairy

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 5

This is an age of progress and what was good enough for out parents is not necessarily good enough for us, and everybody of a progressive mind…

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Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Visited by Camden Farmers

Camden News · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 1

It is undoubtedly to the credit of the Committee of the Camden A. H. & I. Society that farmers and others of this district have had an opportunity of witnessing for…

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The Dairy. Pasture Lands. Require Treatment

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 3

"We are apt to think," states a writer in the "Mark Lane Express," that arable lands is more subject to loss from cropping than pasture lands, and as a…

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The Farmer. Ages of Breeding Stock

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 3

An interesting problem in dairy cattle breeding is that connected with the selection of breeders for the greatest milk producing capacity…

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Farmers' Column

Camden News · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 2

A South Australian orchardist owns three acres of cherry plum trees, which this sea son yielded 1800 half-acres. From a single tree another grower got fruit worth £6 10s…

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Wool Industry at Moss Vale

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 2

For the benefit of young formers and those interested in the sheep and wool industry, a class has been established at Moss Vale to give information to those desiring knowledge…

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Farm and Dairy Produce

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 2

J Curtis, J Pearson, F. McGrath H E Piper, G Bernie, E Smith, W J Wilson, R L Elliott, P Quick, C Wright, J Fairbairn, H Carrick, F G…

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Sheep's Tongues

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 6

These are de[?]cious cooked in papers in the following manner:—First boil the tongues, then cut each in two. Make a forcemeat with some veal,…

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The Dairy. Building Pig Styes. Useful Hints

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 2

Too many pig-styes (states the English "Farmer and Stockbreeder") are built in a careless manner, irrespective of sanitary arrangements and air space…

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The Farmer

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 3

A pig must at all times have a full supply of oxygen, and especially after his meal. Therefore, the pig that eats and lies down is the…

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Farmers' Column

Camden News · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 4

In the report of the Hawkesbury College in our last Week's issue, the matter relating to lucerne-growing is of intense value to all who derive their living from the land. It…

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Cattle for Dairy Purposes

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 2

Bull 3 years and over, J W Wells J Gilroy 2, W R Hindmarsh 3 Bull, 2 years and under 3, Maloney Bros. I, D. Parker 2…

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SHEEP. Judge, Me. Dayle

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 2

Four fat sheep (withers), longwooled, F E Bassingth waughte 1 and 2, H F Marr 3 Four owes long woolled, F E…

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Dairy Produce

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 2

Batter, private separator only, W H Tickner 1, T Spain 2. Separator or factory butter' Robertson Dairy Co 1, B D Farm and…

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Hay and Farm Produce

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 2

Bundle of truss oaten Hay, W H Tickner. Bundle or truss Meadow Hay, D Parker and J Wallis equal…

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The Dairy. Butter Not Gathering

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 3

Frequent inquiries are received regarding the trouble experienced from butter not gathering. The difficulty is pronounced in certain weathers. The…

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