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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Royal Easter Show, Sydney. Enlaring the Showground- Monster Cattle Pavilion

The Campbelltown News · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 7

Easter comes very early this year The Royal Show opens on Monday, 21st March, which is the special day for judging the cattle. It is…

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Dairying. Milk Records. Their Effect on Dairy Cattle Values

The Picton Post · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 4

In recent years, says e writer in the "Scottish Journal of Agriculture," milk recording in Scotland has had a remarkable effect on the prices of good…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 9 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…

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Camden Dairymen Meet

Camden News · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 6

A meeting of the Camden Branch of the Country Milk Suppliers Association was held in the Foresters Hall last night (Wednesday) when Mr. G. L. Dunn (President) occupied the…

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Butter Prices

The Campbelltown News · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 1

The following is a copy of a cable from London dated 5th inst. (writes the Primary Producers’ publicity officer): “Reduction in the price of Government…

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Camden Dairymen Meet

The Campbelltown News · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 3

A meeting of the Camden Branch of the Country Milk Suppliers Association was held in the Foresters Hall last night (Wednesday) when Mr. G. L. Dunn (President) occupied the…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 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. 511…

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Dairying. Grow Winter Fodder. Pastures Sometimes Pall, but Stock Need Feeding the Year Round

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 4

A contrary man, a certain type farmer. It seems reasonable to him that a steam engine should demand fuel and water and the man who works…

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Handling of Seed Wheat. Regulations Under the Wheat Marketing Act

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 4

The following regulations have been laid down by the State Wheat Board as regards the handling of seed wheat for the 1920-21 season…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 4

Those Notes are issued week under the personal supervi[?] of the Minister, of Agriculture, and are [?] on the experience of the Department. No. 512…

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Increases Extraordinary. Farmers' Experiment Plots Set Pace in Greater Production

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 4

Old stands of [?]cerne on the coast and tablelands have given increases of as much as 400 per cent following an application of superphosphate. These…

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Farm-made "Super." How to Turn Accumulated Bones to Good Account

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 4

The following directions for making this invaluable fertiliser on a small scale may prove useful on farms where bones accumulate, and the…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land Agricultural. Prevent Bunt with Bluestone. Directions for Picking Seed Wheat

The Picton Post · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 4

Those Notes are issued every week, under the personal superv[?] Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the exper[?] Department. No. 513. Although interesting experiments have been carried out by the Department of Agriculture in regard to the possibilities of a dry treatment of seed…

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Pastoral. That Seventy Per Cent. a Manufacturing Question with a Significance for the Pastoralist

The Picton Post · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 4

There's a lot of money in a fleece. An average fleece will make, for instance, about a suit and a half of clothes, but what a suit of clothes has…

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Primary Producers Onion the Price of Butter. a Correction by the President of the P.p. Union

The Picton Post · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 2

Mr. C. J. McRac President [?] on his return to day from a meeting of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool in Melbourne, states:—…

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Butter Equalisation Scheme

The Campbelltown News · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 1

Following the decision of Judge Beeby in reducing butter prices to 214/8, the Butter Pool Committee has been busy trying to make the best of…

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Varieties of Wheat

The Campbelltown News · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 1

The wheats recommended by the Department of Agriculture for various purposes for the ensuing year may be presented in districts as follows :—…

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Modern Dairying

The Campbelltown News · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 4

Probably there is no other industry in Australia which has witnessed such wonderful changes, developments and progress as the Dairying Industry has experienced during the…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 16 March 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. 514…

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Dairying. Ninety Per Cent. Power Saved. By Installation of Ball Bearings on Combined Churns and Workers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 4

It if estimated by the engineer in charge of the factory belonging to a large co-operative daily company on the North Coast that by the installation…

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