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Farming & the land, 1908

494 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 25

The Dairy. Salt for Cattle

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

It is evident that dairymen have not fully realised the Importance of giving their cows access to call. In its connection some very Interesting experiments…

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Record Prices for [?] Cattle. E. I. Pell, Auctioneers

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 3

E. I. Pell reports having held a successful sale at the Bega yards last Tuesday. Among the lots yarded were a [?] of Jersey springers, brad…

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Advising The Farmer

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

It is amusing, when travelling by train (observes a writer in the [?] Witness”) to hear various occupants of the smoking carriage discussing the…

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Farm and Field. Stooking by Machinery

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

A Canadian. James Calder by name, is, according to a Canadian contemporary, the inventor of what he claims to be an entirely practical grain shocker,…

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Sales of Dairy Cattle

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 4

Mr. Cork is to offer some 70 bead of cattle at Yatteyaitah on Wednesday next, on behalf of Mr. M. Walsh…

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Labour for the Farm

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 2

IMMIGRANTS of a good type, drawn mainly from the farming community of the United Kingdom, are reaching New South Wales every week, and…

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Up North. What Can Be Done on a Richamond River Farm

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 1

Mr W. J. Tarlinton, of Mullumbimby, (the "North Coast Beacon" states) has a farm of 150 acres. On this he carries 137 cows, 3 bulls,…

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Farm and Field. Women As Farmers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 7

At a time when the advent or small holdings is an absorbing topic of conversation (writes the "Mark Lane Express") it is not surprising that lady…

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Farms on the Hunter River Flats

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 8

"Hunter River Flats"—a phrase which conjures up visions of fields of deep rich soil covered with lucerne, maize, millet, root crops, of sleek dairy cattle, busy separators and…

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Some British Crops. for the Past Year. an Official Summary

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 3

From a summary of the estimated yield of the cereal and other crops in Great Britain in the present year, published in the "Journal of the Board of…

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The Dairy. Care of Milch Cows

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 10

Mr Desmond, a South Australian veterinary surgeon, recently delivered an address on the advantage of taking care of the milking cows…

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Farm and Field. Women As Farmers

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 10

At a time when the advent of small holdings is an absorbing topic of conversation (writes the "Mark Lane Express") it is not surprising that lady…

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Labour for the Farm

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 3

IMMIGRANTS of a good typo, drawn mainly from the fanning community of the United Kingdom, are reaching New South Wales every week, and…

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Farm and Fiels. Women As Farmers

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 2

At a [?] when the advent of small holdings is an absorbing topic of conversation (writes the “Mark Lane Express”) It is not surprising that lady…

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Coloring in Butter

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 7

An interesting and valuable study and comparison of aniline and anatto butter colors has recently been completed by the Winconsin Agricultural…

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The Cattle Mortality at Milton

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

Mr Mater, the Stock Inspector has returned to Braidwood from Milton, where he had gone to make an examination of the cattle belonging to Mr J. Ree, butcher,…

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Sliding Farm Gate

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 7

A farm gate so constructed that a child can operate it is represented in the accompanying sketch. The gate may be made and desired…

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The Dairy. Cows and Consumption

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 7

It has been publicly and authoritatively stated by Professor MacFayean that as many as 30 per cent of cattle in English cow house are diseased. Dr…

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Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 4

Any farmer will admit that the cow in milk will be benefitted by silage, but many do not recognised its importance for the dry cow, says a…

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Dairying As a Soil Factor

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 4

One important reason why the, butter industry is so profitable is in its effect on the land. Over ninety per cent of the manurial value of the feed is…

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