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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

212 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 1 of 11

Rations for Dairy Cattle. Balanced v. Unbalanced Ones

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 6

With a view to demonstrating the loss which dairymen may sustain if they supply their, cows with an unbalanced ration (that is a ration which Contains…

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Dairying. Danish Tuberculin Unions. The Cause of Clean Herds

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 6

Denmark provides an excellent example of what can be done by dairymen themselves towards tho advancement of their industry—an example that can be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These messes are [?] every week, under the [?] of the Mes. J.Z. Treds Minister pf Agriculture and are headed [?] as the experiments of the Department. Agricultural. Seasonable Work. Practical Suggestions

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 6

With the harvest over and a good deal of the carting of the wheat done, preparations for the ensuing sowing should now occupy the thoughts of…

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Dairying. Crossing Dairy Cattle. Useful Breeds

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

Speaking before the Inverell branch of the Agricultural Burean Mr. H. .A. Alexander made some comments on the crossing of cattle for dairy purposes…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, the perse[?] of the Mes J.L. [?] Minister of Agriculture and are headed mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 141. Agricultural. Continuous Wheat Experiment. More Facts from Cowra

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

A good deal of interest was taken in the publication, some months ago, of the results of the continuous wheat experiment (as it is called) at the Cowra…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the pe[?]al [?] of the Mes. J.L. [?] Minister of Agriculture, and are based on the experiments of the Department. No. 142. Poultry. Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Suitability for Poultry Farming

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 6

"In my travels in this State, nowhere have I been so impressed with such opportunities for poultry farming as are presented at the Murrumbidgee…

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Dairying. Some Irrigation Settlements. Comparisons of Rents and Water Charges

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 6

Comparisons made by the Dairy Expert between the rests and water rates on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and those on other areas serve to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. [?] of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 143. AGRICULTURAL…

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Dairying. Bad Flavors in Milk. The Influence of Atmospheric Conditions

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 4

Seven rules for the prevention of bad flavors in milk and cream are given in a newly issued book by Mr. G. Sutherland Thomson, who was at one time…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the [?] of the Hon. J.L. [?] Minister of Agriculture, and are based [?] on the experiments of the Department. No. 144. AGRICULTURAL…

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Dairying News

Camden News · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 8

The price of milk supplied to the various companies is now 11d per gallon, which is considered to be very satisfactory. No difficulty was experienced by the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. No. 145. Dairying. Mixed Dairy Farms. a Scale of Points

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 6

The following scale of points which has bees prepared by the Chief Inspector and the Dairy Expert will probably be found useful in judging…

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The World's Butter Production

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 5

We read in the papers that the world's butter production is increasing by leaps and bounds: that through the higher standard of living, more…

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A New Zealand Sheep Auction

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 3

List on the list at the Matawhere sheep auction recently was an aged ewe, whose shrunken sides and generally emaciated condition augured that…

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Big Gas Well on a Farm. Tapped at a Depth of 350 Ft.—5,000,000 Ft. Daily

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 3

A well on the farm of George Hornby, of Evansville, Ind,, four miles north of this city, is producing 5,000,000 feet of gas a day and experts say the Hornby, a farmer, was drilling tbo…

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Sow Rafe Soon. Points for Wheat and Sheep Farmers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 4

With the approach of the end of summer it seems appropriate to offer a reminder on the subject of rape. We have touched it several times in…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Wan on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 4

These notes are based every week, under the [?] [?]vision of the Mrs. Herald, Minister of Agriculture, and are based [?] on the experiments of the Departments…

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All the Profit in Wheat Growing. How to Get It

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 5

Expert in Modern Agriculture. Author of "A.B.C. of Rational Scientific Manuring," "A.B.C. of Scientific Stock Feeding," etc., etc…

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Green Maize for Milking Cattle

Camden News · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 3

Green corn, if fed to milking cows before it shows the tassel, will do no injury, but it must be remembered that the greatest amount of nutriment is contained in maize…

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Starting a Poultry Farm

Camden News · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 5

A correspondent who intends to start poultry farming, and who wishes to avoid making any initial blunders, has submitted a serial of questions. These, together with the replied…

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