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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

378 stories in South Coast's papers · page 18 of 19

Pastoral. Sheep-maggot Flies. Dipping as a Preventive

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 10

Many sheepowners are now dipping their sheep, not only to destroy lice and ticks, but to afford, also, some protection from blow-flies. For this purpose the…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Nowra Leader · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 4

Stewart & Morton report at their special sale, Nowra yards, on Tuesday, the following prices Springing heifers made up to £23 10s; backward heifers to £13; fat…

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Dairying. Butter and Cream Quality. Under Unfavorable Weather Conditions

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 6

Sonic indication of what can be done in the way of cream quality notwithstanding apparently unfavorable conditions is afforded by some figures supplied by 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 9 November 1917 · page 10

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahams, M.L.A., Minister o[?] Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 338…

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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 9 November 1917 · page 6

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

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Poultry. a Novel Competition. The Best Poultry Farm in the Shire

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 10

The Miranda branch of the Agricultural Bureau has arranged for a competition for poultry farmers in that district which is certain to arouse interest in many parts…

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Big Cattle Sale. At Cobargo

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 4

M and J O'Reilly report: At one special sale held on Nov 1. we yar ded 1386 head and sold 1196 There was a large attendance of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Varieties of Maize. Silvermine

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 3

Silvermine—another example of the value of selection and of the improvement that can be effected thereby—originated in Illinois, U.S.A., only 22…

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£5500 Food [?]ine. Farmer Has to Disgorge His Illegal Profits

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 4

Illegal profits amounting to £5000 were alleged to have been made by Mr George Thompson, farmer, of Luton Marsh, Lincolnshire, summoned…

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Something for Dairy Farmers

Southern Star · Wednesday 14 November 1917 · page 2

The prospective [?] of the Cream [?] is now-a-days often confronted with many con[?] claims of superiority advanced by…

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The Farmer. Milk-giving Cows

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 14 November 1917 · page 2

Naturally cows vary very much in their condition. Some have a constant disposition to leanness others are disposed to put on fat…

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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 16 November 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 of the Department. No. 340…

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Dairying. Starters for Cheesemaking. Their Care and Treatment

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 6

There is probably no innovation in the treatment of milk for cheesemaking which has been so far-reaching and which, when properly used, has done so…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Varieties of Maize. Yellow Dent

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1917 · page 4

This variety is the result of a cross made in 1846 in Illinois, U.S.A., between a red and a yellow variety of maize. The present strongly…

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Pencillings By the Way. the Virtue of Butter Milk

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1917 · page 1

The late Rev. Donald M'Lennan had great regard for single measures that he believed conducted to good health and which many other…

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Sydney Wool Storage. Announcement by Wool-brokers. Why Our Name Is Absent. (To the Editor)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 November 1917 · page 10

Sir,—An announcement, emanating from the office of the Sydney Woolselling Brokers' Association, and which appeared in the business columns of…

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How a Dairy Herd Was Improved

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 November 1917 · page 4

The record of a dairy herd in Sweden is interesting. A testing trial of what would be considered in this country a very good herd was…

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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 23 November 1917 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week under the personal experience of the Hon. W. C. Grahame. M. L. A. Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 311…

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Dairying. Rearing Calves To Got the Best Returns

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1917 · page 6

Calves are a consideration to the dairyman at the present time, said a member of the Cotta Walla branch of the Agricultural Bureau in a recent…

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Something for Dairyfarmers

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 4

The prospective purchaser of a cream separator is nowadays often c[?]nfronted with many conflictin[?] claims of superiority advanced by…

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