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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

378 stories in South Coast's papers · page 11 of 19

Quality of Butter

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 June 1917 · page 12

Considerable misrepresentation is taking place at present in regard to the quality of butter being sold to the public, the deception occurring more…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. [Issued by the Department.] Pigs and Pork. Grazing Crops for Young Pigs. Do They Pay?

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 June 1917 · page 1

Does the grazing method of raising pigs pay? To that question Mr. P. Sommerlad, a member of the Leech's Gully branch of the Agricultural…

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The Farmer. Shall We Sow Grain Thick or Thin?

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 June 1917 · page 4

One often sees the question raised in the agricultural press whether better results are obtained by sowing cereals thick or thin, and both…

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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 15 June 1917 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Son W. C. Grahame. M.L.A. Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 317…

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Dairying. Cream Quality. Improvement on the Northern Rivers

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 6

“Now that the Dairy Industry Act has been in operation for some tune, it may be of interest to consider what cheet this new legislation has bad on the…

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Quality of Butter. Misrepresentation

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 8

Considerable misrepresentation is taking place at present in regard to the quality of butter being sold to the public, the deception occurring more particularly in country…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Grazing Crops for Young Pigs Do thfey Pay!

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 1

Does the grazing method of raising pigs pay? To that question Mr. P. Sommerland, a member of the Leech's Gully branch of the Agricultural Bureau, addressed himself…

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Crops for Dairy Farms

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 3

Dairy formers anticipating their cows coming in early in spring should look well ahead to see that there should be plenty of succulent food to…

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Rocky Hall Dairy Coy

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 3

Sir, -- Kindly allow me space to answer Shareholder's letter in, a previous issue, in which I consider hint a bit out of order…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. [Issued by the Department.] Some Differences in Butter. What Analysis Discloses

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 6

It is somewhat easy for anybody to tell the difference between very good and very poor butter, but comparatively few people realise the difference…

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Special Cattle Sale. THURSDAY, 14th JUNE

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 1

W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded 2300 head of cattle on Thursday last to a very large and representative attendance of buyers from…

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July Sheep Sales "John Bridge" Invitation

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 1

John Bridge it Company Limited, looking forward to the presence in Sydney of many country clients and friends on the occasion of the Sheep…

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The Farmer. [?]Ariation in Test

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 2

There are at least two conditions which will cause a cow's milk to vary considerably in percentage of fat, and they are as follows. When a…

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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 22 June 1917 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience at the Department. No. 310…

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Pigs and Pork. Grazing Crops for Young Pigs. Do They Pay?

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 6

Does the grazing method of raising pigs pay? To that question Mr. P. Sommerlnd, a member of the Leech’s Gully branch of the Agricultural…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Dairying. Some Differences in Butter. What Analysis Discloses

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 5

It is somewhat easy for anybody to tell the difference between very good and very poor butter, but comparatively few people realise the difference between good butter…

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Coastal Farmers' Society

The Bega Budget · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 2

We have received the 17th annual balance sheet and directors' report of that wonderful corporation, the Coastal Farmers'…

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The Farmer. Seedless Watermelons

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 2

"The arrival in Chicago of a carload of seedless watermelons marks progress," says an American journal. "By all means let us have…

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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 29 June 1917 · page 6

There Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon W. C. Grahams, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 820…

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G[?] Refrigerating Butter Company, Ltd. 42nd Half-yearly Meeting

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 8

The 42nd half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the above Company was held on Thursday of last week, the Chairman of Directors, Mr. F. W. Cork, presiding. The…

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