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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

117 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 2 of 6

Qualifications of a Diversified Farmer

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 2

A diversfield fanner is a man who has to knock off work in his potato patch to drive the cows out of the cornfield, repair the pasture fence,…

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Junior Farmers' Club. Essay on Trip to the Hawkesbury College

Camden News · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 3

The following essay, written by Keith Angilley, of Werombi Public School, on the Junior Farmers' trip to the Hawkesbury College, gained…

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Junior Farmers' Council

Camden News · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 7

The annual meeting of the above Council was held on Friday last, those present were Mr. J. A. Porter, chairman; Messrs. W. S. Cruikshank,…

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Milk Industry. Cooling of Milk on Farms Policy of Board Will Be Continued No Discrimination of Farmers, or Factories, or Districts

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 1

THE BOARD COULD NOT MAKE DISCRIMINATIONS EITHER OF FARMERS OR OF FACTORIES OR OF DISTRICTS, AND ITS…

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Junior Farmers' Club. Essay on Trip to the Hawkesbury College

Camden News · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 10

When all the Junior Farmers, parents and friends, had arrived at the College, Mr. Dart showed as through the laboratories and lecture…

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Sheep Brands and Earmarks

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 1

Notification of the sheep brands and earmarks of the following owners in the Picton P.P. Board district, registered during the quarter ended…

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Cattle at Camden Show

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 1

Mr. E. H. K. Downes, president of Wcllondilly Shire and also of the, Camden A. H. and I. Society, exhibited some five Friesians at the Camden…

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Cyst in the Udder of Dairy Cows Harmless and Best Left Alone

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 4

A type of cyst, known as a galactocele, is not infrequently met with in the udder of the dairy cow. There several, and except that they are…

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Farm Machinery

Camden News · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 4

Mr. George Bromley, Camden Filling Station, as agent for the Sunshine Massey Harris Farm Machinery, displayed a number of items of…

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Power on the Farm

Camden News · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 4

Mr. Redden also displayed the new English Fordson Tractor for 8-10 horse loads. Today's Fordson incorporates design advances and manufacturing…

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Dairy Machinery

Camden News · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 4

As agents for Messrs. Dangar, Gedye & Malloch Ltd., Messrs. Clifton Bros. had on view the Dangar G. milking machines in operation, with glass…

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Camden Show Trade Exhibits Farm Machinery

Camden News · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 4

Mr. T. N. Filby, on behalf of the International Harvester Co., of which, together with McCormick Deering Farm Machinery, he is the Camden…

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Cooling Milk on Farms. Milk Board Replies to Criticism

Camden News · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 10

Dairymen generally will not be influenced by the extravagant speeches delivered at the meeting held at West Maitland on 14th March to protest…

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The Sport of Kings and Farmers

The Campbelltown News · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 6

Not only has there been a most serious falling-off in the number of horses in the State during recent years, but there has been a marked…

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Cooling Milk on Farms Milk Board Replies to Criticism

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 1

The Picton Post has received a lengthy communication from the Milk Board on the above subject. The statement covers the same ground…

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Abbotsford Model Dairy

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 2

The official opening of the model dairy erected on the Abbotsford Estate, Picton, by the Byrne's Exhibition Dairy Pty. Ltd., will take place next…

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Decline in Horse Breeding Police Inspector's Startling Report the Sport of Kings and Farmers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 4

Not only has there been a most serious falling off in the number of horses in the Stats during recent years, but there has been an…

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Abbotsford Model Dairy

The Picton Post · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 2

The official opening of the Model Dairy, erected at Abbotsford by the Byrne's Exhibition Dairy Pty. Ltd., took place yesterday afternoon in the…

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Dairy Science Schools, 1939

The Campbelltown News · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 5

Persons wishing to attend departmental dairy science schools during the winter months should make written application, accompanied by a fee…

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Dairy Farm Competitions Milk Board Section Entries Close April 28

The Picton Post · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 4

"The Milk Board has much pleasure in joining with 'The Farmer and Settler in another series of Dairy Farm Competitions," said the chairman of…

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