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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

166 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 7 of 9

Harrowing Growing Crops. Good Practice

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 September 1916 · page 6

One of the chief objections urged by farmers against the practice of harrowing young wheat crops is that it destroys so many plants, but that it has…

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The Reaper and Binder. On the Wheat Farm

The Picton Post · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 6

The oft-discussed claims of the reaper and binder as against the combined harvester were before the Little Plain branch of the Agricultural…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 6

These Notes are Issued every, week, under the persona) supervision of the Hon. W. c. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 278…

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Dairying. Machine Milking. The Problem of Difficult Cows

The Picton Post · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 6

Milking machines have a wide range of adaptability to unevenly shaped udders, and to teats of different sites, but in most ordinary herds there are…

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When to Out Lucerne. Effect on Next Crop

The Picton Post · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 6

The Wisconsin experiment station, U.S.A., has shown, by actual trial, that where lucerne was cut on 2nd September, 1914, the stand on 12th May…

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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. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 2. Agricultural. Maize Under Irrigation. On the Murrumidgee Area

The Picton Post · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 6

Returning to this subject, it may be mentioned first that the varieties that have given good results on the Area are Hickory King, Boone County…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 September 1916 · page 4

These Notes are issued evere week, under the persona) supervision of the How. VT. C. Grahame, M.L.A. Ninister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No 280…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the persona] supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahane, M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture. and are based mainly on the experience of the [?] No. 281…

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Dairy Farming in New Zealand

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 3

One of our Australian dairy farmers paid a recent visit to Sew Zealand, where he was greatly impressed by the strides the Dominion had made in…

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Camden Dairymen Meet

Camden News · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 1

A meeting of the Camden F. F. & J. milk Suppliers Association was held in Camden on Thursday evening of last week, and though important business was dealt "with, it is to be regretted that the attendance was not large,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 October 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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Soil Fertility. a Farmers' Methods

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 6

"Every farmer must study the requirements of every variety of soil with which he is dealing, in order to apply those fertilisers which are…

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Dairying. Cool Your Cream a Word in Season

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 6

"Three-fourths of the poor cream that is coming on to the market to-day is caused by carelessness in cooling." The statement was made by an…

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The Price of Milk. Camden Dairymen's Meeting

Camden News · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 1

A very large and important meeting of local dairymen was held on Tuesday night last in the Foresters Hall, when consideration was given. to the question of continuing the supply of milk at aid per gallon as recently fixed by…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 October 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 and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 6

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

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Vegetables on the Farm. An Anomaly

The Picton Post · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 6

It is one of the anomalies of rural life in this land that vegetables form such a small part of the ordinary diet on many farms. Where there is every…

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Dairying. a Little Brown Cow. What was She Worth?

The Picton Post · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 6

There is an old saying that "you cannot tell by the looks of a frog how far be can jump." It may be said, too, that you cannot tell by the looks of a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 November 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 Farming for Women. What One Woman Has Achieved

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 3

Many women are at present seeking new avenues of employment that will help to fill the gaps in the ranks of men workers caused by the war—and…

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