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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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AGRICULTURAL. No. 197. Pickling Seed Wheat To Prevent Bunt

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 6

Of the various preventives for aunt or "stinking smut," the most efficient is certainly sulphate of copper, or bluestone, but success depends largely upon…

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Dairying. a Tested Herd. And Lines of Breeding

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 6

Some highly interesting comparisons are made In a current "Gazette" article by the Dairy Instructor at Byron Bay, who nag done so much for the…

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The War Food Fund. Will Farmers Give One Day's Milk?

Camden News · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 9

Notwithstanding the large quantities of foodstuffs sent Home by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, for free distribution amongst the poor, the hospitals, and the refugees,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Aahford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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[?] Britain's Wheat Requirements. Every Acre We Have Should Be Seeded. a Duty We Owe to the Empire and Ourselves

The Picton Post · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 3

Mr. G. W. Walker (Lindley, Walker & Co.) writes— "When I returned from England towards the end of November last, I drew…

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The War food Fund. Will Farmers Give One Day's Milk

The Picton Post · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 4

Notwithstanding the large quantities of foodstuffs sent Home by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, for free distribution amongst the poor…

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AGRICULTURAL. No. 198. the Tobacco Crop. Harvesting and Curing

The Picton Post · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 6

The leaf of tobacco will be maturing shortly, and aa the time of picking has such an influence upon the final quality, a few notes by the Tobacco Expert will…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 6

These Votes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W. and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. ,G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Dairying. Lessons of the Drought. For the Irrigation Farmer

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 6

In a recent issue of the "Agricultural Gazette," the Dairy Expert calls attention to the lessons that may be. learnt from the drought on the…

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Feeding Value of Rape. An Autumn Fodder crop

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 6

At the present season, when the sowing of a few acres of rape should be in the mind of every provident farmer, it is distinctly interesting to read the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W.G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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AGRICULTURAL. No. 201. Germination of Wheat Seed. And the Prime Act of Husbandry

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 6

During the last two seasons eases came under the notice of the Biologist of the Department, in which some of the wheat seed sown on Government and…

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Farm Seeds on Sale. Quality and Purity

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 6

Some evidence of the care farmers require to exercise to assure themselves that parcels of seeds they purchase are comparatively' dean is afforded by a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 6

These Notes axe issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. George Black, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Dairying. Present Position of Herds. And the Advantages of Testing

The Picton Post · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 6

[?] be generally accepted [?] men that successful [?] largely on the [?] fundamental principles breeding feed…

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Good Fodder Crops. Egyptian and Sweet Clover

Camden News · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 1

Mr. B. Harrison, F.R.H.S., Burringbar P.O., North Coast, writes:—Egyptian Clover is a splendid heavy yielding crop and is unrivalled for the dairy farmer, and is not yet cultivated to any extent in Australia. It grows from 10ins. 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. George Black M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department No. 203. Live Stock. Economy in Feeding. On Present Quotations

The Picton Post · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 4

The relative values of fodders of various kinds is a subject of much interest to fanners at the present time. A strong demand for wheaten chaff, due…

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Agricultural. Sowing the Wheat. Seasonable Hints

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 6

Asked for a few seasonable hints on the sowing of a wheat crop, the Chief inspector made the remark that one of the most important things to which the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 6

These Motes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W.G. Ashford. M.L.A.. Minister of Agriculture N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 204…

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