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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervisor of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Three Good Dairy Washes

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

The following wash is used by many dairyfarmers, and is recommended by the Department at Agriculture:—Mix air slaked lime with freshly shimmed milk…

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Dairying. Is Your Trouble Here? You Must Look to Those Points if you would Make Good [?] No. 504

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

As in the making of good b[?] so in the making of good ch[?] certain elementary requirements must be satisfied. For instance, the less disturbance…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

These Noted are issued every week, under the personal supervisor of the Minister of Agricultures, and are [?] on the exp[?] of the Department. No. 505…

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Dairying. the Cheese Mite. a Pest With Remarkable Habits

The Picton Post · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

To the average consumer of cheese the cheese mite is merely an object of curiosity, though many suppose that it is only to be found on a good cheese. The…

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Viticultural. to Safeguard the Grape Crop. Importance of Spraying for Downy Mildew

The Picton Post · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. W. F. Dunn, desires that the attention of vignerons be directed to the importance of taking precautions against…

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Training Farmer Junior. Tasmanian School Children Learn Fruit Packing

The Picton Post · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

The fruit division of the Tasmanian department of Agriculture has commenced classes for the instruction of school children in the correct methods of…

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Big Live Stock Prices Farmers & Graziers 'Co Pushing to the Front

The Campbelltown News · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 3

The Secretary of the Farmer's & Graziers' Co-operative Co. writes:— '' Although we have not been handling fat stock for any great length of time, our shareholders…

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Boiled Wheat for Poultry

The Picton Post · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 4

The palatability of wheat is increased by boiling, steaming, or soaking in hot water, but this treatment does not increase the food value in any way, nor…

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AGRICULTURAL PASTORAl Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 4

Those Notes are issued every week under the [?] supervi[?] of the Minister of Agriculture, and are [?] on the experience of the Department…

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Agricultural. Flag Smut of Wheat. Methods of Control

The Picton Post · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 4

The spores of flag trout (the fine black dusty matter which is observable on crushing a leaf of an infected wheat plant) can reach the wheat grain in two…

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DAIRYING. No. 506. Sanitary and Lasting. How to Lay Concrete Floor for Dairy Premises

The Picton Post · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 4

For all general purposes at applied to dairy premises, the concrete floor will be found most advantageous, being preferable to bricks,…

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Pastoral. Fighting the Blow-fly. An Effective Trap

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 4

It is to be hoped (writes the Government Entomologist) that the number of inquiries concerning the trap recommended by the Department of…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervi[?] of the Minister of Agriculture, and are [?] on the experience of the Department…

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Miscellaneous. Motor Power As Labour Saver. Value of Trucks on the Farm

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 4

Motor tracks are used largely on American farms. They are used primarily, it seems, for the very good reason that they mean a saving in time…

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Horse Radish As a Crop

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 4

Horse radish requires a deep well-drained soil, and will not grow well on shallow or wot soils. It is propagated by cuttings from the smaller roots,…

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Dairying. a Cheesemakers' Problem. Turning Sour Milk into a first-class Product

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 4

The exhibits at the last Royal Agricultural Show proved that New South Wales has not lost the knack of making good cheese, but in the opinion of…

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The New Order. a Plea for Farmer Junior

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 4

"Wherever club work has been pushed by our agents," writes the C[?]ited States Secretary of Agriculture, discussing the value of boys' and girls…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 4

Those Notes are issued every week under the personal supervi[?] of the Minister of Agriculture, and are [?] on the experience of the Department. No. 5[?]…

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Primary Producers' Union. Winter Butter. Pooling of Reserve

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 3

The question of how a winter reserve of butter is to be provided to safeguard consumers through the period of short production, is now engaging…

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