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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 2

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefie, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department…

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Agricultural. Seed Wheat. Producing it on a System

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 2

A few weeks ago attention was drawn to the value of a change of seed in connection with wheat, and at the same time opportunity was taken to…

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SUPERPHOSPHATE. The Profits Farmers May Make

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 2

It was one of the peculiarities of last season that the use of fertilisers in connection with wheat was profitable, in nearly every part of the State. A…

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Making Good Butter. Pure Milk Essential

The Picton Post · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 6
Also in The Wollondilly Press

It is necessary to use only pure, uncontaminated milk for the production of prime butter. In a great many cases an objectionable flavor is due to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tr[?] Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly as the experiments of the Department. No. 105. Irrigation. Differing Quantities of Water. Effects on the Crops

The Picton Post · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 6

Dealing last week with the results of experiments at the Utah Agricultural College (U.S.A.), we quoted figures which went to show that the increase of…

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The Dairy. Heifer Calves. Their Early Days. Great Care Essential

The Picton Post · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 6
Also in The Wollondilly Press

Few dairymen seem to realise that the cow's future performance, as a milker, depends largely on the treatment she receives in her garliest days…

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Farming on Shares

The Picton Post · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 6

There la in vogue in Ontario a system of land tenure, which is practically unknown in England, that of renting on a share basis. This arises mainly…

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F. & I. Milk Suppliers' Association. Meeting of Camden Dairy Farmers

Camden News · Thursday 1 May 1913 · page 10

A meeting of the above Association was held on Monday evening last in the Camden School of Arts. The attendance was large, and several gentlemen were…

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Wheat Averages Again. Incidentally a Correction

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

A week or two ago in making a comparison between the average wheat yield in this State last year, and the average yields on the farmers' experiment…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

These Notes are leaned every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tra[?], Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department…

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Dairying. Separating the Milk. Reasons for Early Operation

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

The separation of cream from milk mainly depends on the amount of centrifugal force which is brought to bear on each particle of butter fat, so that,…

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Butter in Winter. Farm Methods

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 3
Also in The Wollondilly Press

The experience and methods adopted by an American farmer's wife in regard to the making of butter in winter are of universal interest It has been…

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Alligator Farming

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 7

There is much money to he made in alligator farming, it is said. The demand for alligators is large, constant, and rapidly increasing; the supply is…

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The Dairy. the Dairy Cow. \ Her Food Requirements

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 3

A cow requires food whether she is milking or not. The amount of food necessary to maintain a dry cow in fair condition, so that she will neither…

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Electric Farming

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 7

Figures worked out in Germany indicate that the electrification of crops on the farm will not be an expensive charge, and it should soon become…

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The Dairy. the Dairy Cow. Her Food Requirements

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 3

A cow requires food whether she is milking or not. The amount of food necessary to maintain a dry cow in fair condition, so that she will neither…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 2

Then 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…

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