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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

526 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 27

£10 Butter Fat Prize. Won by Illawarras

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 6

Some time before the Bangalow society's 1912 show, saye the "Bangalow Herald," the matter of holding what might be termed "teams"…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

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

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervisor of the Hon. J. L. Trade, Minister of Agricultural and ware based mainly as the experiments of the Departments…

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Handy Farm Gate. Cheap and Strong

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 3

This illustration shows a cheap and substantial gate, that can be commended for almost any situation where a swing gate is needed. Use a round…

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The Dairy. Difficulties with Teats. Good and Bad

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 3

A good teat is very much of a born quality, So is a bad one. If it is short and leathery, with a first calf it will never be a good one. An undersized…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 9

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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Northern Territory Farms. Commonwealth Invite Applications

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 12

The Federal Government is throwing open for public competition perpetual leases of 20 blocks of mixed farming and grazing lands on the western side of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Wan on the Land

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, [?] the personal super[?] of the [?] of Agriculture, and are [?] mainly on the [?] of the Department. No. 95. AGRICULTURAL…

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Dairy Farmers' Association of N.S.W. Contributed

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 4

A meeting of the Executive of the above Association was held at the office, 114a Pitt street Sydney, on Tuesday, 11th February. There…

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Milking Contest. Champion Dairy Cow. [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 2

H. E. Wren’s Vanilla (grade Je[?] A. A. Wren’s Pagel (grade Je[?] H. E. Wren’s May (grade Je[?] Eden show on 18th and 19th Mach…

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Pastoral Sheep on the Clarence. An Experiment

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 2

A good deal of interest is being taken in North Coast districts, in the experiments with sheep which are being conducted at Grafton experiment farm…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Green Fodder Trials. South Coast Farmers' Experiment Plots

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 6

Reporting on the trials of green fodders which were made on the farmers' plots on the South Coast last year, the inspector for the district…

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Hand-feeding Sheep. Alternatives in a Dry Season

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 2

The problem of feeding the sheep at Wagga experiment farm is a frequently recurrent one, and during the past ten years hand-feeding has had to be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 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 Departments. No. 96. AGRICULTURAL…

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Trap for Files. Useful on the Farm

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 3

This fly trap is designed to catch flies out of doors, and is particularly of service near stables and milking sheds…

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Transmission. Dairy Qualities

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 3

It has long been recognised that the bull is half the herd. Some breeders now contend that he is more than half; but be that as It may, the importance…

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The Dairy. Pig Raising Methods of Feeding. Place of Lucerne

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 3

Some years ago the Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales, specifically indicated in a paper the Influence of lucerne in the…

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Dairying. Cross-breeding for Butter Production

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

Replying to a question on the subject of the crossing of cattle for the production of butter, the dairy expert stated that experiments with the Department carried out with…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

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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Cattle in Water Reserve. an Angry Council. More Prosecutions Authorised

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 1

Alderman Holloway has always been up against the practice of running stook in the storage dam reserve at Cambewarra. Some time ago he had a motion…

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Irrigation. Advice for Private Farmers

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

Quite lately the irrigationist of this Department visited several small farms in the Gunnedah, Muswellbrook and Singleton districts, on some of which a start has…

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