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Farming & the land, 1908

494 stories in South Coast's papers · page 22 of 25

The Butter Market

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 1

The S. M. "Herald," of Thursday last week, had the following :—Butter was yesterday restored to the level at which it stood prior to the last four-shilling reduction. On…

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The Old Wool Road

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 4

It is intended that the Old Wool Road, which many years ago was used for the conveyance of wool and other produce from the…

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The Farrer Memorial Fund. a Great Wheat Expert

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 2

FOR some time past the subscriptions to the Farrer Memorial Fund have not been coming in as the Committee could wish. As is generally…

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Wheat Growing on the Share System

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 4

A considerable number of farms, and particularly the large ones, are worked in New South Wales on what is known as the “share”…

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Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 1

The main point to bear in mind when stacking ensilage is to exclude air. The more food the cow can be…

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The World’s Wealthiest Farmer

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 4

One of the most interesting figures at the recent United States Republican National Convention was Mr. David Rankin, 83 years…

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High Class Farms

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 November 1908 · page 12

Some of the finest pastoral estates in New South Wales are now undergoing subdivision. This is a result of the policy of closer settlement adopted by the Government…

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Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 1

Keep the best breeders and best producers with you as long as they remain profitable. Learn to judge the build of a…

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For the Farmer

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 8

The souring of milk is caused by bacteria, which are in the dirt on the cow’s udder, milker’s pans, pails, strainers, cans, and in the dust in the…

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John Vane Bushranger, Being a true narrative of his career—illustrative of varied phases of country life fifty years ago—in which his experiences as bush boy, gold seeker, cattle stealer, and a member of the notorious gang of bushrangers led by Ben Hall, which terrorised the countryside in tho early sixties, are faithfully depicted. [All Rights Reserved ] PREFACE

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 2

There is nothing fictitious, nothing overdrawn, in the life story embodied in the chapters following. It is a true narrative of actual occurrences during the wildly exciting bushranging days, in which the man who tolls it played a very prominent part. No attempt has been made to embellish the story, and in the work of…

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"Homebush" Dairy Farm

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 5

Messrs Trebeck, Son and Co., Sydney, and Messrs Carr Bros., West Maitland, report having submitted the above property to auction on 27th…

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Improving the Dairy Herd. the Testing Association

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 4

Over 2000 cows have been entered for the testing by the Illawarra Cow Testing Association, which commenced on Monday last. The entries…

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New England Farms

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 4

Attention is directed to the advertisement relating to the subdivision of the Furracabad Estate into 56 dairy forms varying from 100a. to 600a, The…

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Prizes for Crops Grown Under Irrigation

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 7

In view of the great interest which is how being taken in this State in the question of irrigation, the Minister of Agriculture requested the Royal…

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Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 1

The basis of making good cheese and butter is in one word —cleanliness. Silage is cooling to the system…

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John Vane Bushranger, Being a [?] of his career. Illustration [?] phases of country life fifty [?] in which his experience as [?] boy, gold seeker, cattle staler, [?] of the [?] led by Ben Hall, which [?] countryside in the early sixties, are faithfully depicted. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter I. Continued. Early Years

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 4

Everything went well until we reached Orange (previously known as “Blackman’s Swamp”) when a serious [?] occurred. There were [?]…

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Agriculture, Etc. the Wheat Market

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 November 1908 · page 8

There are indications that the world's wheat market will be firm for some time. An English writer in the "Mark Lane Express" of August 24 is of opinion…

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A Cattle Chase with My Charmer

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 2

I still kept out of the way of the police, and was greatly assisted by a young woman of whom I was enamoured, named Kate—. She…

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Farm and Dairy. Poor Quality Cows

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 1

Dairying experts calculate that the average dairy herds of Australia include one-third of cows which are handled at a loss…

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Dairy Inspection

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 1

The Board of Health reports that its inspectors have visited 659 dairies in six municipalities and twelve police districts…

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