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Farming & the land, 1914

475 stories in South Coast's papers · page 8 of 24

Dairying. Herd Testing. What is Revealed About Profits

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

The extent to which herd-testing has benefited the dairy industry in Denmark cannot be better expressed than in simple statistics. It was in that…

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Good Farming. Notable Scheme at Berry

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 4

Mr. Alex. Hay, of the Coolangatta estate, has informed the Berry Agricultural Association that he proposes this year giving the fallowing prizes to…

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Butter v. Margarine

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 1

The battle between butter and margarine (says the Melbourne Leader) is about to take a new and dramatic turn in Victoria The next few weeks will…

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Australian Butter on the American Market

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 6

When you start to get meat or butter into America you are up against things. When the Waimate arrived at San Francisco from Sydney and Wellington…

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Random Readings. Wheat Threshing in India

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 10

Grain is still trodden out in the Punjab by the feet of cattle, assisted by the threshing frame. This frame consists of a hurdle covered…

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North Coast Butter Company's Enterprise. Directors' Visit to California. Large Contracts Secured

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 1

The invasion of America by Australian butter makers has attracted considerable notice, especially through the visit to San Francisco of representatives of the North…

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Farm Laborers' Wages in England

Southern Star · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 1

It is said that the drain of emigration has raised the wage of farm laborers in England. Some idea of present rates may be obtained from the…

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Sowing the Wheat. Some Seasonable Hints

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 6

Practical points in connection with the sowing of wheat were offered by the Chief Inspector in the course of conversation, in reply to the suggestion…

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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 April 1914 · page 6

There Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department, No. 164…

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Good Farming. Notable Scheme at Berry

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 7

Mr. Alex. Hay, of the Coolangatta estate, has informed the Berry Agricultural Association that he proposes this year giving the following prizes to…

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Excursion, Picnic, and Presentation. Nowra Co-operative Dairy Company

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

Wednesday last was quite a gala day for shareholders of the Nowra Co- operative Dairy Company when they had an excursion and picnic up the…

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Dairying. Herd Testing

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 6

What is Revealed About Profits. The extent to which herd-testing has benefited the dairy industry in Denmark cannot be better expressed than…

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Heavy Sheep

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 7

The Australian merino sheep has earned a world-wide reputation by the excellent wool it yields, and while particular attention has been paid by…

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Telling age of cattle

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 1

For the purpose of settling any disputes at any time that may arise out of protests made against exhibitors who show animals out…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 2

155 These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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The Use of Cocoa Shells a Fodder for Cattle

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 2

A use has been found for the cocoa shells which are a by-product of the chocolate industry in France as fodder for cattle. The cows like it, and…

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Dairying. Cheese

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 2

Its Proper Care in the Curing Room. The condition of cheese arriving on the market during the hot weather of the recent summer has reminded the…

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Pioneers Honored. Excursion, Picnic and Presentation. Nowra Co-operative Dairy Company

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 4

Wednesday last was quite a gala day for Shareholders of the Nowra Co-operative Dairy Company, when they had an excursion and picnic up the…

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Protection for Swallows. How Birds Help the Farmers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 7

The spring birds are to be protected in Europe, and indeed in America, as they have never been protected before, says the "Daily Mail."…

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The Alfa-La[?]rator. Is the Breath of Life to the Dairying Industry

Southern Star · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 4

The enormous development of the dairying industry in this State during the last thirty years is almost entirely due to the introduction of…

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