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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W.C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the department…

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The Orchard. to Maintain Soil Fertility. Californian Cover Crop Experiment

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 6

Attention was directed in these "Notes" last week to the importance of cover crops in orchards as a means of maintaining the fertility of the soil,…

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Fruit Preserving. Farmers' Bulletin, No. 88

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 6

Canning, bottling, jam-making and candying peel are all dealt with in this bulletin, second edition of which is now available for circulation. A…

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Warmer Than Wool

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 7

Kapok, the strange name of a material out of which they are now making mattresses, lifebelts, pillows, linings for clothes, even underwear…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are bated mainly the experience of the Department. No. 250. AGRICULTURAL…

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The Orchard. Practical Irrigation Farming. Pruning Irrigated Orchards

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 6

A fruit tree or vino should be Shaped and pruned to bear as large [?] crap of fruit as may bo reasonably expected to mature properly, without injury to the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 4

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

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Feeding Off Growing Wheat. Favorable and Unfavorable Conditions

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 4

The feeding-off of growing crops of wheat is commonly practised throughout the wheat belt of New South Wales. It is an operation that is entirely…

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AGRICULTURAL. No. 251 Seed Wheat. Points Worth Considering When Selecting

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 4

Amid the preparations that are being made for the coming sowing of wheat, farmers should not overlook the importance of the quality of the grain they…

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Sydney Wool Sales. John Bridge & Co. Averages Holding Well

Camden News · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 10

It has been our privilege, recently, to report a number of sales by John Bridge & Co., in which the averages have stood out well. At their most recent sale on the 29th…

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AGRICULTURAL. No. 252. Feeding Off Growing Wheat. When to Remove the sheep

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 6

Last week some references were made it the conditions under which growing wheat may be fed off, and to certain considerations that the farmer should…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of me Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are bawd mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Dairying. the Act of Milking. Influence on Fat-content

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 6

In the course of a paper read before the British Association in 1916, the results were outlined of a series of experiments that have Borne interest…

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Pearl Hunting and Pearl Farming

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 7

Some of the finest and more valuable pearls are found in a little cluster of islands in the Philippines which are known as the Sulu group…

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AGRICULTURAL. No. 253. Farmers' Experiment Plots. Last Year's Wheat Results

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 March 1916 · page 6

It is now seven yean since the Department commenced the Farmers' Experiment plots that have become such an important feature is the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 March 1916 · page 6

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

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Poultry. Culling Aged Hens. On the Ordinary Poultry Farm

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 March 1916 · page 6

If the advice given by the Poultry Expert in December on the subject of the disposal of aged hens as they go off laying has been duly followed, a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Motes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 6

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

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AGRICULTURAL. 254 Reminders for Wheat Growers. Preparing the Seed-Bad

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 6

"The preparation of the seed-bed is one of the operations requiring almost immediate attention from wheat farmers.," said the chief Insepector in a…

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Farmers and Labor

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 3

"Some of them, like Mr. Cecil Roberts, say they have had thirty years of Liberal Governments, and these Liberal Governments did nothing very great for…

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