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Farming & the land, 1908

494 stories in South Coast's papers · page 17 of 25

The Defunct Dairy Coy

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 3

Thus the "Bulletin":—William McMillan's Farmers' and Settlers Co-operative Co. has landed a whole lot of trustful N.S. Wales cockies in…

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Butter Chat

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 17 August 1908 · page 3

South Wolumla Co-operative Creamery report for the hald-year ended June 30 states:- "During the period under review 177,565lb of butter…

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Farm and Dairy. POULTRY

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 1

Study the art of egg production rather than that of egg preservation, Always select large-framed hens for breeding in varieties…

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The Dairy. Butter-making Methods. a New Process

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 10

Something entirely new in the way or making butter which will keep is promised by Mr M. B. L. Ehrmann, a French chemist. Various forms of…

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Farm and Dairy. POULTRY

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 1

One 200-a-year egg man [?] the floor of his hen-house every week. He often paints poos[?] with kerosene. He feeds…

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The Effect of Dear Butter

The Bega Budget · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 5

Another substantial drop in the price of butter on Thursday (says the "Daily Telegraph,") and the prospect of a still further…

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Butter Versus Cheese. To the Editor "U. &M. Times."

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 5

DEAR SIR,—Permit me through the columns of your valuable paper to say a few words on the above subject. I notice in your issue of last Saturday an advertisement by the…

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Farmers' Bulletins. Flax-growing

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 2

We have received from the Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture, a copy of Farmers' Bulletin No. 9, entitled "Notes on Flax Growing,"…

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Useful Farm Derricks

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 6

A deride comes bandy when loading heavy articles on a waggon, for butcherrdling building, etc. A good derrick, like the one shown in fig. 1, is easily…

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The Dairy Grading the Dairy Head

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 24 August 1908 · page 7

THE following was written by Mr P. H. Suter, the Dairy expert attached to the Department of Agriculture and Stock in South Australia,…

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Farm and Dairy. SKIMMINGS

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 1

Always remember that the cow is really a very delicate piece of machinery. The cow is a bundle of nerves,…

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Scientific Farming

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 3

The old order changeth, giving [?] new. During the past few years scientific methods in farming have added wealth to the…

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Hardening the Butter. Cotton Cake Food

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 8

Soft butter (writes an English paper) is one of the usual products of the dairy during the summer time, and the question is often asked if anything can be…

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Farm and Field. Finger-and-toe Disease. Some of the Characteristics

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 8

The finger and toe disease, also known by the names of club-root and canker, attacks turnips, cabbage, rape, swedes, and various other kinds of vegetables. It can acording to Mr Kirk, a New…

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Condensed Dairy Knowledge

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 8

Professor C. L. Beach, of the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station. America, has condensed the science of feeding cows into the following few…

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The Dairy Testing Jersey Cows. Official Records

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 8

It is interesting to note that in the 218 authenticated butter-fat tests accepted by the American Jersey Cattle Club, the production of cows under two years of…

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Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 1

Don’t milk a cow before she calves. Give her exercise. A mile or two of a walk is the best thing to loosen up her udder; it…

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Farmers’ Bulletins. Flay growing

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 6

We [?] Under [?] Agriculture. [?]…

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Butter Grading

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture has received a communication from the Agent-General in London, in which he states that he has bad a conference with the…

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BUTTER v. CHEESE. To the Editor "U. &M. Times."

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 8

DEAR SIR,—I am glad to see the above subject brought into discussion, as it will tend to show the dairyman where he stands. As Mr. F. W. Cork offers a challenge by the numerous…

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