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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

186 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 7 of 10

Asparagus. a Crop that Should be Earning More Money

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 August 1921 · page 4

Asparagus is not a get-rich-quick crop (no cuttings of sprouts can be made for the first few years), but it is a profitable one, and should properly be earning more than it is doing at…

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AGRICULTURAL. No. 535. Increasing the Maize Crop. The Value of Winter Ploughing

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 August 1921 · page 4

Hardly ever before, writes the inspector of the Department or Agriculture, who specialised in maize, have farmers in the maize-growing…

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Dairying Profits

Camden News · Thursday 11 August 1921 · page 5

Probably all businesses have a leakage, and that leakage affects net profits. It may result in the case of dairying from carrying on in the old-time way—hand milking—or by…

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Pastoral. Foot-rot in Sheep. Free Pamphlet for Pastoralist

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 4

Foot-rot in sheep is a disease to the development and spread of which rains and moisture are most conducive, [?] it is therefore in good seasons that [?]…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervi[?] of the Minister of Agriculture [?] are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 536…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 24 August 1921 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week under the personal super[?] of the Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the [?] of the Department…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land No. 538. Agricultural. Sudan Grass. Early Sewings Recommended

The Picton Post · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week under the personal super[?] of the Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the [?] of the Department. Experiments carried out by the Department of Agriculture during the last season have proved fairly conclusively that Sudan grass should not foe sown…

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Live Stock Money in Animal By-product. Big Losses Caused by Farmers' Careless Handling

The Picton Post · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 4

Cattle, sheep, pigs—under whatever live-stock heading it comes—the farm animal of to-day is born to a vastly more useful life and death) than its…

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Dairying Utensils

The Campbelltown News · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 6

Our supplies of Dairying Utensils are large and comprehensive, and our annual turnover in these lines reaches very large figures. The milk cans, milk buckets, and milk strainers…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 4

These Notes are [?] every week, [?] the [?] of the Minister as Agriculture, and [?] Department. No. 539…

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Silage Means Security. Free Pamphlets for Thrifty Farmers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 4

A wonderful growth or feed is to be seen all over the State at present, but it consists principally of herbage, and most of this will be gone by midsummer…

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A Point in Watering Sheep

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 4

It is known to all graziers that sheep are fastidious about their water supply; be it tank, river, or bore, they take a liking to it, and will often refuse…

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Livestock. Actinomycosis. An Infectious Disease of Cattle

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 4

Actinomycosis is an infectious disease of cattle which occasionally infects other animals and man, due to a fungus affecting the jawbones, tongue, lips,…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week under the personal super[?] of the Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the [?] of the Department. No. 540…

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ACTINOMYCOSIS. An Infectious Disease of Cattle

Camden News · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 3

Actinomycosis is an infectious disease of cattle which occasionally infects other animals and man, due to a fungus affecting the jawbones, tongue, lips, throat glands, udder,…

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ACTINOMYCOSIS. An Infections Disease of Cattle

The Campbelltown News · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 5

Actinomycosis is an infectious disease of cattle which occasionally infects other animals and man, due to a fungus affecting the, jawbones, tongue, lips, throat glands, udder,…

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Pastoral. Bots in Sheep. Symptoms of Infestation and Preventive Measures

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 4

Bots were first found in the frontal sinuses and horn-cores of the head of a sheep in New South Wales in 1901, since when they hare become so…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and base of mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 341…

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Treatment of Seed Wheat for Bunt. Value of the "Pre-soak" Method

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 4

A drawback attending the practice of dipping seed wheat in copper sulphate (Milestone) or in formalin for the treatment of bunt being a reduced…

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Dairying. Elephant Grass. a Useful Fodder Plant

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 4

Elephant grass cannot in any sense be said to take the place of such crops as maize or sorghum, and it cannot therefore be recommended for sowing…

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