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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

527 stories in South Coast's papers · page 15 of 27

The Weight of Cattle. How to Estimate

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 6

To estimate the weight of cattle measure round the animal close behind the shoulder, then along the back from the tore part of the shoulder-blade to…

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Judging Cattle on Appearances. a Plea for Testing

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 8

Mr. Jas. Pritchard, at a meeting of the Shoalhaven Agricultural Society's Committee on Tuesday, said that Mr. G. L. Wilson, of Victoria, and Mr…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefie, Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be [?] to the individual producer…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Live Stock. Present Prices for Fodder. Were They Preventible

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 1

Once more farmers are face to face with the problems of fodder and of water. At the time of writing these notes six months of dry weather have parched pastures and…

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Making Farmers in Australia. a Visitor's Impressions

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 7

IN the slums of Sydney one of a family of six boys won a scholarship at the public school and entered the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Four years…

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Death of a Well-known English Farmer

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 6

The Congleton " Mercury" reports the death of an old identity, Mr. Jos. Bowler, a tenant farmer of the historic Big Fenton farm, Buglawton, Eng. Mr…

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Dairying. Contagious Abortion. the Bacteria in Milk

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 1

Investigations by the United States Bureau of Animal Industry have demonstrated that the bacteria which causes abortion in cattle may also be found in milk…

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Practical Agriculture. Original Articles. All Rights Reserved Cultivating the Oat Crop

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 7

Oats being one of the most useful of our cereal crops, a short note on this subject may prove of interest to those engaged in its cultivation. The…

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Four-pence in the £ Levy, What the Bega Farmers Thought of It

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 2

THE special meeting of shareholders of the Bega Co-operative Company, call-d f for the purpose of considering a proposal to [?] 4d in the [?] on a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 5

These Notes will be issued, every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L, Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the…

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The Coastal Farmers' Co-op. Society. Year's Turnover £l,349,403

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 7

The twelfth annual meeting of shareholders in the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society was held at Lismore on Tuesday. Mr. W. D. Warden chairman of directors…

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Cream Test Frauds. a Butter Factory Side-light

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

At the conference of factory managers this, week, Mr Fred Hibberd (Upper Manning) brought himself under the limelight by raiding a paper…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 6

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Coastal Farmers' Society. Year's Turnover £1,349,4[?]3

The Nowra Leader · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 4

The twelfth annual meeting shareholders in the Coastal Farmers Co.operative Society was held at Lismore last week Mr. W. D. Warden,…

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Making Farmers in Australia. a Visitor’s Impressions

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 3

IN the slums of Sydney oho of a family of six boys won a scholarship at the public school and entered the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Four years…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Maim on the Land

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are passed mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many probi[?] concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the indi[?]dual producer…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Orchard. Pruning the Plum. Promote Two and There Year Old Spurs

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 8

The general principles of pruning the plum and the prune are similar to those that govern the treatment of the apricot, except that they only require summer thinning in the cases of…

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The Dairy. the Pig Industry. Decline in America

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 3

Pig production is dealt with incidentally as a subject of importance in a recent American official return. A few interesting facts are emphasised…

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Things General a Model Dairy

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 4

WE'VE heard of cattle on modern dairy farms being treated with a morning bath, and having their teeth brushed and horns polished, and all…

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Sheep and Wool

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1912 · page 8

In Europe there are 183,901,261 Australia, being next with 116,034,173. South America following with 99,592,967, Asia 92,847,787, North…

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