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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week. under the personal [?] 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. 211…

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Dairying. Rabbit-infested Land. Dairying on 100 Acres

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 4

How may the best are be made of land in southern districts that is becoming unproductive owing to infestation by rabbits?…

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Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Winter School for Farmers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 4

Arrangements have been made for the 1915 Winter School for farmers to commence at Hawkesbury Agricultural College on Tuesday, 22nd June, and to…

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Lads for Farm Work. Pitt Town Training Farm

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 5

The facilities offered at the Government Agricultural Training. Farm, Pitt Town, near Windsor, for training youths for agricultural work, are neither so well…

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Bluestoning Wheat. a Practical Question

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 6

Suppose I start " bluestoning " wheat with 3 1b. bluestone to 20 gallons water; and have tea bags to treat, how many bags could I steep before it would get…

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Sowing Wheat in Spring. An Experiment

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 6

The idea that wheat might grow in . South Wales it sows in the spring and [?] in autumn has been discussed, on many occasions and a trial…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 6

These Notes are issued every weak, 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 . 212…

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Growing Wheat. The Width of the Drills

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 6

Spine attention has been directed lately to the question whether the common practice in New South Wales of sowing wheat in drills seven to eight…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 6

These Notes are Issued every weak, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A.. Minister at 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 16 June 1915 · page 6

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A. Minister or Agriculture, N.S.W, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 214…

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Seed Testing for Farmers

Camden News · Thursday 17 June 1915 · page 6

The Department is prepared to test vegetable and farm crop seeds. Reports will be given stating the germination capabilities of the seed, its purity, and the nature of the…

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Planning the Poultry Farm. a Suggested Design

Camden News · Thursday 17 June 1915 · page 8

Following the trend of modern thought and practice, poultry-keeping is becoming more and more specialized as a pursuit. The time when the general farmer kept large numbers…

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Agricultural. Bluestoning Wheat. And the Value of Limewater

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 June 1915 · page 6

In connection with the experiments of the Department to determine the most suitable fungicide to apply to wheat seed to prevent infection by…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. There Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. Q. Ashford. M.L A., Minister of Agriculture. N.S.W. and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 215. Dairying. Future of the Industry. a Review

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 June 1915 · page 6

What effect will the present European war have upon the dairying industry To this question the Dairy Expert of the Department of Agriculture…

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Maize As a Cover Crop. For Grass

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 June 1915 · page 6

"I have been thinking of planting maize and then sawing grass seed over the ground. Would this do any harm to the grass, or would it be benefited by…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 30 June 1915 · page 6

Those Notes are Issued every week. under the personal supervision of the Bon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Agricultural, Pastoral, Dairying and Manufacturing Returns

Camden News · Thursday 1 July 1915 · page 4

During July the Police officers throughout the State will be engaged in collecting the annual returns relating to agricultural, pastoral dairying and manufacturing operations…

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Pastoral 217. Sorub Cuting for Sheep Feed. Some Ressons for Varying Results

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 4

The droughty conditions that for three yean have prevailed over praetieally the Whole of the Western DiviSion of the State have once more turned the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 4

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal as Hoc. W. C.gramer, M.L.A. Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the department…

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Agricultural Feeding Off Wheat The best time

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 4

A farmer, who had about 600 acres of wheat in one block, but planted at different time, asked the Department lately whether be should feed it off,…

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