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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

200 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 10

Sheep Sales. Prices Firm

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 7

The Secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. writes:—"Sheep continue to pour into Flemington, in spite of the heavy numbers…

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Australian Butter. N.s.w. Leads in Quality

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 1

That of all the Australian States, the butter manufactured in New south Wales is on the highest basis was the opinion of Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan,…

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Maclean Farmers in Clover

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 2

For the past month the scene at Kempsey railway station yards has been an exceptionally busy one, enormous quantities of maize, pumpkins,…

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Farming Has Enough Doubtful Quantities. Don't Guess at Your Cows' Production

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

When there is no other way of estimating the value of a cow, says an American farming journal, a man had better go as much on dairy form…

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Developments in the Dairy

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 5

The old-fashioned system of dairying which was so exacting on all engaged in it, left little time for recreation and rest, but man's…

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TELEGRAMS. Warwick Farm Saturdays

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 2

Hurd[?]: Gordon Ronge (10; Ge[?]ogery Some Rep[?] Renown Handicap[?] Nautoh Girl ([?] [?]ranian[?] Sweet Lady…

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Remarkable Cattle Poisoning Cases

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 3

At Murgon recently Mr. P. Smythe lost 17 head of dairy cattle that had been turned into a field of maize stalks. An exactly similar case…

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Past the Million. Success of the State Loan. Relief to Farmers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 4

In every way it is a matter for profound gratification that the State loan floated by the New South Wales Government should have been so…

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Past the Million. Success of State Loan. Relief to Farmers

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 4

In every way it is a matter for profound gratification that the State Loan floated by the New South Wales Government should…

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Dairying Conditions. Higher Costs, Less Production

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 2

A few sidelights on the position of the dairying industry were thrown by Mr. Dunlop, general secretary of the Primary Producers' Union in his…

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Production from High Class Dairy Cows

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 4

One series of tests which were made recently of six ordinary herds gave an annual production of 175 lbs butter fat per cow. (Average…

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The Problem of the Boy. How to Convince Him Farming Is Worth While

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 7

"How to Keep Your Boy on the Farm" is a heading of perennial interest in American farm journals, and the solutions offered are many and…

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Shoalhaven Man's Success. MR. C. A. Moffitt Appointed Dairy Inspbotor

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 1

Mr.Charles A. Moffitt, second son of the late Mr. Charles Moffit, for Cambewarra, has been appointed dairy inspector at Bega, to fill the vacancy…

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Cutting Out Lighting Rate From Farm Lands

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 1

At Monday's meeting for Nowra Council a revised report of the Lighting Committee was brought forward showing that a considerable portion of Mr. H…

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Use of State Loan. Drought-stricken Farmers and Silos

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

The loan being floated by the State Government locally for 2,000,000, which closes at the end of this mouth, is for the purpose of…

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Silos for Farmers. No Response to State Aid

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 2

Last week, at the instance of the Richmond River district council, the executive of the Primary Producers' Union resolved to "urge the…

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Winter Butter

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 2

A vigorous attack on the existing system of winter pooling of bu[?] was on Tuesday made by Mr A. [?] Sweaney, in his p[?]tial add [?]…

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Cattle Prizes for 1921 Show

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1920 · page 2

At the Shoalhaven Agricultural Society's committee meeting on Tuesday the cattle stewards recommended that second prizes of l0s be added in classes…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Co-operation. Buy Farm Needs at Retail Prices.co-operation As a Wedge in the Costly Credit System

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1920 · page 4

"Farmers are manufacturers," remarks an American journal, urging the co-operative purchasing of farm necessities. "They should buy all…

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The Farmer's Dinner Table

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1920 · page 2

It is one of the anomalies of rural life in this land that vegetables form such a small part of the ordinary dict on many farms. Where there is every…

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