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Farming & the land, 1913

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Coastal Farmers' Society

The Bega Budget · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society was held in the Bega School of Arts on Tuesday…

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Who Should Register a Dairy

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 8

An appeal case was heard in the Supreme Court last week, before Mr. Justice Ferguson, which is of interest to both councils as well as dairymen…

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Unique Cattle Growth

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 4

A few days ago Mr. S Prat, of North Casino, killed a cow which had a peculiar floating lump in her neck, between the hide and the flesh. The excrescence had been…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 7

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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Dairying Breeds at Wollongbar Experiment Farm

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 7

The conditions on the North Coast, especially on the Richmond River, make it quite necessary that the dairymen should study carefully the class of cow…

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Coastal Farmers' Co-op. Society

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 11

At the half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, at Bega, last week. Mr. T. D'Arcy, in moving a vote of thanks to the chairman of directors and staff…

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Painless Cattle-killing

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 6

Test were made this week at Islington cattle market (says the “Daily Mail”) of a new air-gun for the painless slaughtering of cattle. A prize of…

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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 24 January 1913 · page 6

Three Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefit, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 89. AGRICULTURAL…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. [?], Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department…

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Dairy Farming

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 1

WE heard a good definition of the right kind of dairy farming the other day, says HOARD'S Dairyman. It was thus:…

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No. 90. Agricultural. "Take-all," in Wheat. How to Control It

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

The appearance of "Take-all" an so many of our wheat fields this year is some evidence that the warnings of this Department, two years ago, were well…

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Pugilist As Farmer

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 7

John L. Sullivan, the famous pugilist, is now a farmer in the Abington district, Massachussets. He is no longer the Sullivan whom his friends knew…

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The Dairy. Variation in Cream. Why Tests Vary

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 3

Variations from day to day in the tests of cream supplied to factories are not uncommon. They frequently cause a feeling of dissatisfaction among…

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Cowpeas As a Seed Crop. Worth Thinking About

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

Under this title an article appears in the "Queensland Agricultural Journal" for December, which directs attention specially to the profits of…

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Dairy Notes

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 3

Dairy utensils, when clean (says an American writer), are free from odour and this is a good test of their cleanliness…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 10

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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Man's Arm on Fire. Misihar with Phosphorus. Serious Plight of Farmer's Son. Candelo

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 6

A peculiar accident is reported a few miles from here. A young man Walter Collins, was engaged in mixing rabbit poison oil his father's farm, when,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. [?], Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 91. AGRICULTURAL…

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Farming Under Water

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 7

Farming under forty feet of water would seem to be rather difficult. It is both difficult and expensive work, and is done upon a vast scale. There…

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Growing-crop Competition. a Fine Yield

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 2

Though the competition held at Cowra during the past harvest was gradually reduced by one defection and another to one grower, that one was able to show…

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