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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

331 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 17

Pigs and Pork. Feeding Wheat to Fatten Swine. Some Interesting Trials

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 6

The fact that damaged wheat is being made available just now at prices favorable to farmers should be sufficient to [?] to the uses that may be…

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Building up the Dairy Herd

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

A writer in Hoard's "Dairyman" says "—Considerable discussion has been aroused lately over the high cost of mild production. Now,…

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The Effect of the WAr on Dairying

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 1

The dairy problem of the United States will not cease with the coming of peace. The dairy cattle of Europe are rapidly diminishing, for Europe is…

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Dairying Industry

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 2

The inter-State and New Zealand delegates to the bat[?]er conference, which was held in Sydney, last week were…

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Driving Cattle Without Permits

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 4

Farmers would do well to remember the requirements of the Stock Act when driving cattle, says the Milton "Times." At the court on…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Care of the Cream Separator. Some Simple Suggestions

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 4

The following suggestions are made by an officer of the Canadian Department on the above subject:—1. Set the separator level on a solid…

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Cattle

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

In the cattle sections [?] breeds have 370 entries as against [?] last year. In Milking Shorthorns there are 312 head as against 247 last year. The local number of cattle is 1359…

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Butter Test

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

Results of the Royal Champion Better[?] Test:— Porter Bros. Gold grade [?] . . . . . . . 1 Cyril Cooper’s Maggie . . . . . . . . 2…

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Butter Winners

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

The special prize for box of butter opened of the first day of the show and judged on the third for which there were 45 entries, was wet by the Pambula Co-operative Factory with…

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Wheat

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

The wheats are arranged according to their suitability for different districts. This is where the value of the department particularly [?] for not only does the exhibit show…

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Cattle [?]Eders

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

At the conference of cat[?] breeders Mr. G. B. Waller said the time had arrived when breeders should take a bread view of the requirements of stud beef cattle breeding, and…

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Pat Cattle

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

The fat cattle comprise a show in themselves [?] very weighty animals being parsed, [?] [?] make a good display, stock being shown from Moree, Quirindi Bibbeak[?] E[?]ste…

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Wool

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

The wool exhibit emphasises the importance of the work carried out in [?] breeding and special emphasis in placed on the character of the wool from the Trangie Stud Farm…

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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 12 April 1918 · 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. 351…

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Pig Chooses New Mother. Stole Queensland Farmer's Milk

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 1

Strawberry, the much-maligned and much-loved lady who has made the North Coast famous, has a lot to learn as to the possibilities of rearing young…

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Dairy Produce

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

The diary produce section has record entries of letter and cheers. The season has been most favourable to the dairying in destroy. The competition in butters, bete for home and…

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Farmer’s [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission demonstrates in the Agricultural Hall what is being produced on the Murrumbidgee irrigation areas Outside, the mode, farm is…

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Viticultural a Good Crop of Grapes. To Turn It into Wine

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 6

By way of reply to a correspondent who desired to know how be might torn a good crop of grapes into wine, a general description of the process of…

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Dairy Stock

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

Milking Shorthorns this year number 473 (last year 247) Illawarra breeds come [?] with 175, an increase of 66. Jersey cattle number 156, Ayrshire 158. [?] have…

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Unbranded Cattle

Southern Star · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 4

In October last the Coonabarabran police seized six head of unbranded cattle running on Crown lands in the Piziga Scrub. When brought…

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