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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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Record Cattle Sale

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 3

Messrs. Stewart and Morton held a highly successful sale of Mr. W. E. Evans' dairy herd at Numba on Monday. There was a large attendance…

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State Dairying Experiment Farm Results

Southern Star · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 4

In common with the dairy farmer, the Department of Agriculture apparently had better production and financial r[?] for the 1916-17 year…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. [Issued by the Department.] Tree Planting in Australia. Why It Is Necessary

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 6

It has been characteristic of the pastoral and agricultural development of Australia that the policy of providing during seasons of plenty for…

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To Save the Wheat

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 3

“Getting close to nature is generally believed to soften the asperities of life which surround the city dweller, but the warmth which some of the debates have…

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Evans' Cattle Sale. £7710- for One Cow

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 8

Messrs. Stewart and Morton held a highly successful sale of Mr. W. E. Evans' dairy herd at Num[?]n on Monday. There was a large attendance, including…

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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 February 1918 · page 6

These Notes are issues every [?] under the personal [?] of the [?] W. C. Grahims. M.L.A. Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 254…

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Pastoral. Destruction of Prickly Pear. Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Methods

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 6

A useful summary of the methods of destroying prickly pear that have been tried is given by the Biologist and Chief Inspector in the article referred…

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Child Labor on Dairy Farms. "Twelve Hours of Effort."

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 3

On Friday morning, before Mr. A. B. Piddington, Inter-state Commissioner, Mr. Henry Fryer, manager of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk…

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State Farm Cattle

Southern Star · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 1

In the course of a chat with a representative of the Nowra "Telegraph" Mr. Geo. Tate, than whom there is probably no better judge of…

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Butter and Cheese Prices

Southern Star · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 2

On Monday the Interstate Commissioner investigated the prices of butter and cheese. C. E. D. Meares, general manager of the Coastal Society…

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Government Cattle Wanted

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 4

At a meeting of the Northern Rivers District Council of the P. P. Union, recently held at Kyogle, Mr. Forrest (Coraki) moved—"That the…

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Butter and Cheese Prices

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 8

On Monday the Interstate Commissioner investigated the prices of butter and cheese C. E. D Meares, general manager of the Coast Society…

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Pastoral. Tree Flanying in Australia. Why It Is Necessary

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 6

It has been [?] of the [?] an [?] des[?] of Australia that the policy of [?] during [?] of [?] for [?] of poverty…

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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 1 March 1918 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervisors of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 137…

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Agricultural. Water on the Farm. The [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 6

The com[?] of the water available for [?] it is matter of mark experience in as [?] of [?] and [?]…

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Butter and Cheese

Southern Star · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 4

The dairying industry continues at the zenith of its prosperity. There is just a alight shrinkage noted in butter supplies from a few factreles…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. a Business Proposition

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 4

As proving that business method does pay when applied to dairy farming, some data collected by the Ohio agricultural experiment station of…

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Country Milk Supply. the Rural Workers' Claim for Award Governing Dairy Work. an Interesting Report

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 1

Mr J. A. Porter, General Secretary of the Country Milk Suppliers' Association, sends us the following for publication:—…

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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 8 March 1918 · 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. 356…

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The Cattle Market

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 2

M and J O'Reilly report; The yard ing at our last special sale was the largest but one that we have yet had All classes of cattle were represented,…

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