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Farming & the land, 1917

378 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 19

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. [Issued by the Department.] Isolation of Sick Calves. What Delay May Mean

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 10

Probably more trouble is caused by delay in the isolation of sick calves than by neglect of any other part of the work of the owner of a dairy herd…

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The farmer. Quantity and Quality or Milk

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 2

It is a common impression that the milk of high-yielding cows is usually poorer, arid that of lowyielding cows richer, in quality. The…

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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 6 April 1917 · page 6

C[?] are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahams, [?]Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the [?]of the Department. No. 308…

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Farms Inspected. for Returned Soldiers

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 7

Mr. Government surveyor Arnheim has inspected properties at Tongarra in connection with the schemes to settle…

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Dairying. It Tests the Bull Too. Herd-Testing

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

Cow testing tests the cows and the men. It tests the bull, too. That is the view put forward by an organiser of a Wisconsin (U.S.A.) Cow-testing…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Isolation of Sick Calves. What Delay May Mean

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 8

Probably more trouble is caused by delay in the isolation of sick calves, than by neglect of any other part of the work of the owner of a dairy herd. There is usually…

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Maize Crops. South Coast Conditions

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 4

The prospect for the maize crop in the South Coast districts, right down to Twofold Ba[?] are promising. Big yields are almost…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Lucerne As a Pasture for Young Pigs

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 12

The cheapest gains that have ever been secured by pigs on any forage at Iowa Agricultural College, U.S.A., have been made upon lucerne. Such…

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The P.L.L. Discovers the Farmers

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 1

Once upon a time there was a Labor party that knew not the farmer. But now there are not wanting signs that the new Labor party has discovered…

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The Farmer. Advantage of Co-operation

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 2

The first co-operative dairy farm in Denmark was started in 1882. There are to-day 1486 co-operative farms, with…

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Maize Crops Mouth Coast Conditions

Southern Star · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 1

The prospect for the maize crops in the South Coast districts. right down to Twofold Bay, are promising Big [?] re almost generally…

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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 13 April 1917 · page 6

These 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. 309…

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Boys' Farm Crops. Competition for Schools

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 8

The Education Department is co-operating with the Department of Agriculture in promoting competition amongst schools…

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Dairying. Isolation of Sick Calves. What Delay May Mean

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 6

Probably more trouble is caused by delay in the isolation of sick calves, than by neglect of any other part of the work of the owner of a dairy herd…

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Wheat Dorothy Did

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 1

After the Battle of the Somme, Private Jack Brunton, of the Australian Imperial Force, came across a bedraggled Australian. He was sitting on a mullock heap, gloomily…

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South Coast Maize Crops

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 3

The prospect for the maize crops in the South Coast districts, right down to Twofold Bay (says the "Daily Telegraph") are promising…

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To the Farmers and Country Dwellers in New South Wales

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

The 1917 Federal elections have come at a date somewhat earlier that was expected, and the people are called upon to once more express…

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The P.l.l. Discovers the Farmers

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 8

Once upon a time there was a labor party that knew not the farmer. But now there are not wanting signs that the new Labor party has discovered the farmer,…

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What Is a Good Dairying Cow?

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 2

The good dairy cow is one which will convert a large quantity of feed into a correspondingly large amount of valuable dairy products…

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The Farmer. HEREDITY

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 2

It has been customary in the past, in discussing the subject of their distribution of characters natural to a race among the various…

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