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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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The Farmer. What Makes Soil Productive

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 5

Any soil which was once rich can again be made rich," is the declaration made by Professor Alfred Vivian, acting dean of the College…

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Seed Testing. a Simple Method. on the Farm

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

The seed time for many of our [?] is drawing near. In many countries, notably Sweden, seed-testing is undertaken by the State. In Ireland the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tref[?], Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticably to the individual producer…

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British Farm Labourers

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 3

THERE continues to arrive into the State a steady stream of young agricultural labourers from the British Islands. Since the inauguration of the…

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No. 53. Agricultural. Up-to-date Farming. An Example from Riverina

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 2

THE irregular and unforeseen attacks of the elements, to which farmers in this State are subject, are largely responsible for a state of mind which makes…

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The Farmer. INBREEDING

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 5

Some of the best producing cows | were obtained by inbreeding. While [?] is a short cut to establishing desirable characteristics of…

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Night Farming

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 5

Farming at night is an innovate i ion just introduced by a [?] farmer. He has two Staffs of six in on each, and has been ploughing…

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The Dairy. the Pig Industry. Breeding and Feeding. Practical Experience

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 2

In a recent Issue of the Tasmanlan "Agricultural Gazette" a Railton dairymun (Mr John Donovan) gave some information concerning pigs. Mr…

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Linseed Growing. Argentine Crop

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 2

The Unseed crop in the Argentine is a very important industry, and its development is a matter of interest, because the prices of linseed on the…

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The Horse. Work on the Farm. Question of Cost

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 2

A New Zealand writer has beden asking what is the cost of horse work on the farm. The question is put with peculiar fitness Just now when the price…

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Dairymen's Meeting

Camden News · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 3

A very important meeting of the Camden Dairymen was held in the School of Arts on Thursday evening last, when Mr. R. Shepherd and Mr. L. M. Kennedy spoke in…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be Impracticable to the individual producer…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Motes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 7

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and produ-…

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" Take All " in Wheat. How to Control it

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 7

The spread of " take all " is our of the serious menaces of agricultural life. Growers who have it in their paddocks deserve sympathy but experiments and…

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The Farmer. Lucerne Growing

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 5

Every farmer who can Possibly grow lucerne should have a patch of this king of fodders." If he can .irrigate it bo much the better, but in…

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The Dairy. Mendel's Laws.' Raising the Standard

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 3

In discussing Mendel's laws and stock-breeding, in an article in "Hoard's Dairyman," Professor Wilson Ireland divides mature cows of Shorthorn size…

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The Pastoral Industry in New South Wales

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 3

A DISCUSSION on any phase of the great pastoral industry of the State is always interesting. Wool, of course, is the main feature of the primary industries…

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Agricultural and Pastoral-notes. for the Maim on the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hod. J. L. Trefie, [?]llnister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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The Farmer and Industrial Arbitration. Contributed

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 1

The life of the farmer as the personification of felicity has ever been the theme of praise by writers and speakers of our rural life. If those writers…

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The Farmer. Striking in Horses

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 3

Many are the ways tried to prevent or cure what is known as "striking" in horses. The success of doing anything well depends & great deal on the…

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