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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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The Dairy. the Tuberculin Test. an Exhaustive Inquiry

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 3

Prejudice against the tuberculin test dies slowly, but a recent statement issued in England by the "International Commission on the Control of Bovine…

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A Useful Lick. For Cattle that Chew Bones

Camden News · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 4

The chewing of bones is a debased habit characteristic of cattle that are grazing on land deficient in lime and various salts. The veterinary officers of the Agricultural…

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The Farmer. Electricity for Tree Pests

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 3

Some experiments in electrocuting tree pests was recently conducted in the State of Washington by W. N. Frost and 3, C. Lawrence. In a…

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Dairymen's Meeting

Camden News · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 3

A meeting of dairymen, under the auspices of the Dairy Farmers' Association of New South Wales, was held at the Camden School of Arts, the attendance however was…

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The Dairy. the Jersey Cow. Points of Excellence

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 3

The Jersey cow is not always an attractive looking animal. Its colors are, as a rule, delicate, and in appearance it is fawn-like and graceful. The cows are…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 6 July 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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The Dairy. Typical Ayrshire Cow. the Points Defined

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 3

In a recent publication issued by Messrs Jarrold and Sons, London, the Ayrshire breed of cattle is referred to It is stated that the p[?]its of…

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No. 62 Dairying. Faults in Butter. "Cloudy Brine or Moisture."

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 2

ONE of the defects against which the butter-maker must maintain constant vigilnce is "cloudiness" or "cloudy brine." It is a condition that affects…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 2

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the [?]. 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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Pastoral. Our Native Grasses. What may be done to Preserve them

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 2

The importance to this State of our natural pastures, and the necessity of something being done to determin[?] what are the best and most…

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The Dairy. Feeding Cows. Methods in New Zealand

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 2

A New Zealand dairyman (Mr Singleton) has gone extensively into the cost of keeping a cow for 12-months and he has ascertained the cost to be between…

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A Neck Adjustment. for Dairy Cows

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 2

There are a good many devices used for preventing a cow sucking herself. The device here illustrated, a horse cradle, has been used with success in…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man Om the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 20 July 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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No. 63. Agricultural. Are You Going to Fallow? a Question for Wheat-growers

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 2

FOR the wheat-grower there is no question so urgent just now as this, for upon the reply given to it must depend largely the results of the harvest that…

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Effective Butter Worker. Method of Construction

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 3

For the farm dairy there is nothing nicer than the V-shaped lever butter worker. It is not expensive, and is n great saver of time and strength,…

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The Dairy. the Tamworth. a Great Baconer

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 3

"The demand for lean bacon has steadily increased of late years, and the studmaster has not failed to realise In the Tamworth a keen rival to the…

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Dairying

Camden News · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 3

The committee of the Camden School of Arts, aiming to make their institution of more educational value, and to reach the people of the district by other mean than…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefl[?], 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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The Dairy. Sweet Cream Better. How to Make It

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 2

In the course of an instructive article on the manufacture of butter from what is known as sweet cream an English expert states that the general…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 3 August 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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