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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

186 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 4 of 10

To Work Up a Dairy Herd

The Picton Post · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 4

To work up a dairy herd, writes the Herdmatter of the Department of Agriculture, the best method is to breed from the average herd, using a…

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Dairying. the Virtue of Boiling Water. Wholesome Milk Depends on Its Extensive Use

The Picton Post · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 4

The wholesomeness of milk has been by practical experience to depend largely on boiling water or steam being used to scald utensils and…

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Poultry. Profitable Duck-farming. Cheap Food Supply a Prime No[?]

The Picton Post · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 4

Way back in the times of cheap pollard and bran, when meet offal was plentiful and easily obtained, and when the tallow skimmed from the boiling…

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Milk Suppliers' Association. Co-opeeation. Favoured By Camden Dairymen

Camden News · Thursday 21 April 1921 · page 1

A meeting of the Camden Branch of the Country Milk Suppliers' Association was held in the Foresters' Lodge Room, Camden, on Saturday evening last, when Mr. Arthur Knox,…

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Milk Suppliers Association. Co-operation. Favoured By Camden Dairymen

The Campbelltown News · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 6

A meeting of the Camden Branch of the Country Milk Suppliers Association was held in the Forester’ Lodge Room, Camden, on Saturday evening last, when Mr. Arthur Knox,…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land Pastoral. Foot-rot in Sheep. How to Treat It

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 4

Those Notes are issued every week [?] the personal supervi[?] of the Minister of Agriculture, and are [?] mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 520…

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Primary Producers' Union. Butter Outlook

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 3

The Gutter position is prominently in the eye of the producers at the moment, and to many the position is evidently obscure.' In December last…

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Local Results with Glencope Wheat

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 4

Glencope wheat is a product by Mr. Henry S. Cope, of South Australia, who last year sent a sample to the New South Wales Department of…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 May 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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Dairying. "Brick" Cheese. a Recipe for Home Use

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 4

The following directions for the home manufacture of cheese are supplied by the Dairy Branch of the Department of Agriculture:—…

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Pastoral. Comparative Values. Of Some Auxiliary Sheep Foods

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 4

While oats form a very good grain feed for sheep, they do not appear to equal maize: as a sole food, owing to their larger husk content, they are…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 May 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. 522…

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Dairying. for Good Quality Cream

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 4

Keep the frame of the separator dean and free from all waste oil, end see that spilt milk does not collect under it. The bowl and separator parts…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 May 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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Miscellaneous. Better Farm Homes. Beauty, Shade, and Fruit from the Vine

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 4

If you would soften some of the uglier outlines of your home, you cannot do It better than with leaves, and of climbing decorative and shade plants…

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Dairying. the True Worth of a Cow

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 4

The discoveries of the Babcock tester are so arresting that it seems inevitable that even the least progressive dairy-farmer must eventually say good-bye to…

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The Digger Influence in Farming

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 4

"Can you tell me the best method of making bay from cow-peas?" The foregoing inquiry reached the Department of Agriculture recently. It…

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Cost of Production. Its Determination the First Factor in Profitable Farming

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 4

What moral is to be drawn from a given circumstance or event depends upon one's point of view, but to the least meditative dairy-farmer the recent…

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Resumption of Wool Auctions. Excellent Clearances Effected

Camden News · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 2

"After many disappointments, much futile work, and also expense to the Company, through abandonment of sales at the last moment, auctions were resumed in Sydney on the…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land No. 524. Agricultural. Certified Seed. The Question of Rail Permits

The Picton Post · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 4

Those Notes are issued every week, under personal supervi[?] of the Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. It is becoming evident to certain progressive farmers that there is money to be made out of growing pure seed, writes the Chief Inspector of…

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