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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Mittagong Farm Homos to be Enlarged. the Sobraon to Be Abandoned. Discussion in Parliament

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 7 June 1911 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday last, Mr. H Morton moved tho adjournment of the House to consider "the…

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The Farmer. Mixing Milk to Secure Equal Quality

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 June 1911 · page 3

It is only the inexperienced that think all cows give milk of equal quality. Those familiar with their produce know that they [?]…

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Farmers' Column

Camden News · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 10

Why many mares do not breed, and why, with equal material, some men get more and better colts than others is not primarily a question of physical condition…

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Judging the Age of Sheep by the Teeth

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 3

Few buy a horse without opening the mouth and examining the teeth. They are one of the most certain guides to age. The cow's mouth…

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The Farmer

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 3

During recent years investigations on the production of new and useful zebra hybrids have made progress at the Experimental Station of…

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Farmers Jubilant

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 5

A Sydney wire tells us that "splendid rains bare fallen" throughout the State, aud farmers are jubilant." Now, I've knocked about among far-…

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Farmers' Column

Camden News · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 11

We hope our farmers are taking advantage of the frosty weather by having their land ploughed up and exposed to the frost. By this means, the soil is sweetened and…

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Dairymen's Meeting

Camden News · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 10

In answer to the advertisement quite a number of the Camden Dairymen met in the Camden School of Arts last Saturday evening for the purpose, of discussing the…

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A Dirty Dairy

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 3

A Lismore dairyman was fined £20 and coats recently, in default four months imprisonment, on a charge of not maintaining his registered dairy…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Testing the Herds

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 5

Attention is now being given in some of the dairying districts to the testing of herds. The dairy-farmers on the Hastings River have…

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The Farmer

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 3

Do not on any account set the horses to ploughing in poor condition. They should enter upon the busy season with muscles and…

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Farmers' Column

Camden News · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 4

The English walnut is said to be the most profitable of all nut-bearing trees. When in full vigor they will yield about 3[?]olb of nuts to the tree. The nuts sell on an…

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Farm Buildings

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 5

Professor J. B. Davison, of the Iowa station, has been devoting much study to the importance, design, and construction of farm buildings. The…

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Industrial Farm Homes

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 2

The annual pienic in connection with the Industrial Farm Homes for Boys and Cottage Homes for State children, at Mittagong,usually held on…

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The Farmer

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 3

The horse that lasts longest is the horse that is not abused, especially when young. A mule requires less care and feed…

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Farmers' Column

Camden News · Thursday 29 June 1911 · page 10

A cedar tree in the North supplied several feet in the North supplied several thousand. feet of timber said to be worth £100. A few trees like this would be worth having…

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The Dairy. Systematic Cow Testing. Value of the Work. Experience in Canada

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 6

The cow testing movement has been in operation under Government auspices in Canada for five years, and this enables the Dairy and Cold Storage…

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Irregular Peeding. Effect on New Crop

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 6

[?] feeding of over feeding with [?] dry corn is very liable to cause crop trouble ove distenston, caused by giving too large a feed of grain after a…

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Flavor in Butter

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 2

It is the flavor of butter that captures the taste of the consumer. Good flavored butter always commands a ready sale. To obtain flavor strict cleanliness in the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 3

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. J. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiment of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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