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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

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Mr. J. S. Haddin. Dairy Farmers' Co-manager Resigns

Camden News · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 1

Mr. J. S. Haddin, co-manager of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Co., Ltd., has resigned, owing to ill health, and the resignation has been received…

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Agricultural Notes. Poultry Farming Prospects. Outlook for Coming Year

Camden News · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 6

What are the prospects in the poultry industry for the next 12 months ? "There are several factors which have lately changed the outlook for the…

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Of Local Interest Cattle sale on

The Picton Post · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 2

Mrs. Jno. Baxter, sear., is far from well-being confined to her room. The maize' crops at Burragorang are doomed to failure; if rain does not fall…

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Dairy Farmers Co-operative Milk Coy., Ltd

Camden News · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the above Company, held in Sydney yesterday (Wednesday) a reorganisation of the staff was…

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Poultry Farming Prospects. Outlook for Coming Year

Camden News · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 3

What are the prospects in the poultry industry for the next 12 months? "There are several factors which have lately changed the outlook for the…

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Correspondence. Protecting the Farmer. (To the Editor Camden News.)

Camden News · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 6

Sir,—A client of mine requested me to purchase for him three English made plough shares, giving me the number of same. I did so, paying 2/3…

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Dairying. Feeding for High Production

Camden News · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 6

In the attainment of an average annual butter—fat production of slightly over 500 lb. per cow as compared with 170 lb. fourteen years ago, there had…

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At Variance Suppliers Excluded From Meeting of Dairy Farmers Company Suppliers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 2

Quite a number of local milk producers congregated at Picton S.M. School of Arts on Friday night last, in response to an advertisement…

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The Farm Home. Tomatoes for Winter. Two Methods of Preserving

Camden News · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 3

The following directions for preserving tomatoes are taken from a departmental leaflet by the Orchardist, at the Hawkerbury Agricultural College,…

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31st Agricultural Show. A Great Achievement. Wonderful Cattle and Horse Display. Cattle and Horses Fit to Win at the Royal. “Coal Dust’s” Marvellous Jumping Powers

The Campbelltown News · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 2

Campbelltown Shows are so well known that they always draw exhibitors and visitors from all over the State, and this year proved no…

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The Farm Home. Control of Ants. Some Effective Methods

The Campbelltown News · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 3

A number of species of ants cause annoyance to householders, namely, those which make nests in gravel paths and tennis courts, and those…

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Timely Sowing of Wheat. Means Bigger Yields

Camden News · Thursday 7 April 1932 · page 7

As much depends upon the time that the wheat is sown as upon the variety that is sown. As a general rule, sow late maturing…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing Charge At Picton Defendant Discharged — Cattle Ordered to Be Returned

The Picton Post · Wednesday 20 April 1932 · page 2

A CASE of considerable local interest was heard at Picton Police Court on Friday last, before Mr. M. E. Sonne, Police Magistrate, when John Mullins (Wallacia) was charged with that on 22nd march, 1932, he did steal four head of calves of the value of £6, the property of •'…

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Countryman's Message for Wool Week

Camden News · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 2

Mr. F. H. Tout, president of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales, gives this Wool Week message:—…

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Our Wool Industry. Born in World Travail. “Europe a Field of Battle”

The Campbelltown News · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 3

The difference between a-pessimist and an optimist is said to be this—a pessimist sees a-difficulty in every opportunity, but the optimist sees an…

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Heavy Fine in Burragorang Sheep Case

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 3

Much interest was centred in the hearing of a case at Camden Police Court on Thursday last, when Sylvester Quig, well-known farmer and…

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Dairying. Cheaply-built Concrete Silo. An Object Lesson to Dairymen

Camden News · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 7

Not many dairy-farmers would deny the advantages represented by a reserve of fodder in the form of silage— the only serious argument levelled…

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Winter School for Farmers. At Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Camden News · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 2

Farmers and others interested are reminded that applications for entrance to the winter schools at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College,…

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Agricultural Note. DAIRYING. Treatment of Dairy Utensils. What Cleanliness Involves

Camden News · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 6

Of the various sources of milk contamination the unclean utensil is by Car the most prolific, despite the fact that it is also the most easy to…

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Agricultural Notes. Farm Book-keeping. a Seasonable Reminder

Camden News · Thursday 16 June 1932 · page 6

However simple the system, some method of book-keeping is necessary if the farmer is to know how he stands financially, and why or where his business doss not pay…

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