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Farming & the land, 1929

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Single Farm Exhibit. at Next Nowra Show

The Nowra Leader · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 6

At the meeting of the Shoalhaven A. and H. Association's committee, on Tuesday, the secretary read a letter from Arthur Yates and Co., Ltd.,…

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Dairying in West Australia

The South Coast Register · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 4

Butter production has been making substantial headway in W.A., but there is a [?] way to go before that State will be self supporting, as…

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Health Inspectors Dairy Act Declared Obsolete

The South Coast Register · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 1

The chief items on the business paper discussed during the third day of the health inspections’ annual conference were those dealing with…

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Co-operation Dairy Farmers in U.s.a

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 4

Dairy products to the value of £128,000,000 were marketed through farmer-controlled co-operative associations in 1928. This is an increase…

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For the Dairy Farmer Berry Experiment Farm Column It Pays to Grade Uneven Cultivation Land

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 4

Doubtless the majority of coastal farmers realise what they lose by the low patches in their cultivation paddocks when these low parts hold…

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Farmers' Experiment Plots a Valuable Educational System

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 6

The experiment areas conducted by the Department of Agriculture in association with farmers continue to be a great source of interest to the…

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Export Butter Market

The South Coast Register · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 4

The strong London market will make speculative buyers anxious to obtain supplies of butter, and factories in New South Wales would be…

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New Butter Computing Tables

The South Coast Register · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 4

The old approved butter computing chart used by factories was based on n water content of 12½ percent. The law, both in Australia…

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Increased German Butter Duty

The South Coast Register · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 4

Germany has increased the import duty on butter to 50 marks per 100 kilograms. Roughly, that is £2 10s. per ton, and it is almost…

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For The Dairy Farmer Berry Experiment Farm 1 Column Grazing Treated Pastures Cows Being Tested

The South Coast Register · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 5

On Tuesday a start was made to rotationally craze the treated pastures. To check the butter fat…

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Great Britain’s Dairy Imports

The South Coast Register · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 4

A recent article in “Empire Production and Export” supplies some interesting figures in relation to Great Britain’s imports of dairy…

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For the Dairy Farmer Stock Diseases Need for Shelter for Stock. Intrusion of the Aeroplane (By Max Henry, Chief Veterinary Surgeon.)

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 4

During the month 13 outbreaks of pleuro-pneumonia were reported. Of these five occurred close to a country town. In these outbreaks…

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Berry Experiment Farm Notes Does it Pay to Top-dress Pastures? a Striking Proof

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 4

All farmers, who have been watching the new system of pasture treatment at Berry farm, will doubtless be interested to know how the…

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W.A. Government Buys Dairy Stock N.S.W, SUPPLIES 1887 HEAD

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 4

The West Australian Government’s purchases of dairy cattle in this State have been completed and the stock shipped…

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Wool Offerings Further Curtailed Market Shows Improvement

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 October 1929 · page 3

The Secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., Ltd., reports under date 11th October:—At a joint meeting of the executive of the National…

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For The Dairy Farmer Dairying and Superphosphate

The South Coast Register · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 5

The “Australasian” (Victoria) publishes the following which shows that the value of superphosphate is becoming increasingly recognised…

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Motor Cyclists Come A Cropper

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 8

On Sunday evening last, two youths, Laurie ("Bunter") Jones on his motor cycle picked up a friend, Albert ('Snooker") Phillips, and with a…

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Single Farm Exhibits

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 5

A pleasing and attractive display in the Show paviliou this year, was the single farm exhibits, shown by Mr. W. Thompson and Mr. F. C…

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Wool Values Hardening Russia in the Market

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1929 · page 3

The Secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., Ltd., writes:— On the 15th October we brought forward a catalogue of 4443 bales…

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Dairying and Superphosphate

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1929 · page 4

The "Australasian" (Victoria) publishes the following, which shown that the value of superphosphate is becoming increasingly recognised…

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