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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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No. 105. Irrigation. Differing Quantities of Water. Effects on the Crops

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 2

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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Farming on Shares

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 2

There is 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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Butter in Winter. Farm Methods

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 6

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 a…

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Prizes for Butter and Cheese

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 6

The Department of Agruculture is in receipt of entry forms and particulars of the prizes to be offered for co[?] butter and cheese at the dairy show to…

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The Germination of Wheat

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 6

Influence of Soil Conditions. Where soil is only roughly culticated…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. T[?] Notes are issued every weak, under the personal s[?] of the [?] J. L. Tr[?], Minister of Agriculture, and are [?] teh exp[?] of the Department. No. 106. Agricultural. Continuous Wheat Growing. What Happened at Cowra

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 6

Seven years ago the Department initiated an experiment in wheat growing at Cowra experiment farm, from which it was expected that valuable…

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Dairying. the Cow in Sickness. The First Symptoms

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 6

The detection of the first symptoms of sickness in a cow is one of the qualifications of the dairyman that comes only by experience. The dairy expert…

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Where Farm Students Get To

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 6

The Minister Agriculture has had a return prepared, showing the disposition of youths who enter the various agricultural training institutions…

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The Dairy. the Dairy Cow. Her Food Requirements

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 6

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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The Dairy. the Bobber Cow. Finding Her Out

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 3

An American dairyman explains how he discovered the robber cow in his herd. "I had two registered Jersey heifers," he says, "both two years old,…

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Milk Can Shed. Dairy Fakm Essential

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 3

It is a great convenience to have mlik cans on a level with the waggon which is to draw them to the factory, and at is a good plan to have the platform…

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Prizes for Butter and Cheese

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture is in receipt of entry forms and particulars of the prizes to be offered for colonial butter and cheese at the dairy show to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 17 May 1913 · 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…

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The Germination of Wheat. Influence of Soil Conditions

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

Where soil is only roughly cultivated there is a poorer germination than where the seed is well covered, and the conditions favor the development of the…

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No. 106. Agricultural. Continuous Wheat Growing. What Happened at Cowra

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

Seven years ago the Department initiated an experiment in wheat growing at Cowra experiment farm, from which it was expected that valuable…

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Where Farm Students Get To

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

The Minister of Agriculture has had a return prepared, showing the disposition of youths who enter the various agricultural training institutions…

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Dairying. the Cow in Sickness. The First Symptoms

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

The detection of the first symptoms of sickness in a cow is one of the qualifications of the dairyman that comes only by experience. The dairy expert…

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Cattle That Never Drink Water

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 7

On many ranches in the Hawaiian Islands there are cattle that have never known what it means to take a drink of water. The cactus supplies…

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Continuous Wheat Growing. Comparisons from Cowra

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 6

A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra that must not be overlooked, has been the steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown…

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24-Year Old Steak. Hope of Preserving Dormant Life in Wheat for 3000 Years

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 3

A 24-year-old beef steak is mentioned by Mr. R. Whymper in an interesting article on Mummy Wheat in this month's issue of "Knowledge."…

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