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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Amalgamation of Factories Hunter River Butter

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

The proposed merger of the Hunter district butler factories was discussed at a conference held recently at West Mail land. The proceeding…

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P.d.s. Column Investigation of Butter Transport

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 4

The Australian Dairy Council— though the value of as work seem; of to be overlanded in sense quarters [?] take a break interest in the…

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The Butter Market

The Bega District News · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 3

Prescott Ltd. reports on 2nd: As a result of the nice rains on the rivers north of the Hunter supplies have increased. Buyers are still only…

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Cattle Poisoned

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 5

Mr. E. Timbs, of Albion Park, had the misfortune on Monday night to lose 12 head of cattle and the unhappy prospect of a further 8 dying. The…

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Where Farmers Grumble Not

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 1

Mr. C. J. Robinson, who recently motored down to Orbost on a visit to relatives there, returned with an enthusiastic impression of the…

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Butter Factories and Storekeepers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 4

At a meeting of the central North Coast dairy factories, at Macksville, there was heated discussion over a complaint that stor[?]at…

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P. D. S Column Butter Values

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 1

A review of the P.D.S. statistical records of butter values which have ruled in the Sydney markets for the past 20 years reveals that only on…

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Maximum Dairy Herd Return

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 1

Upon the state of the blood of a [?] cow depends the milk held and the cream tests. All dairymen [?] the importance of drenching after calving…

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Rabbit Farms

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 1

The keeping of rabbits of the fancy varieties for their furs fur fanning, in short is making some progress under licenses issued by the Minister…

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P.d.s. Column Butter Values

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 4

A [?] of the P.D.S. Still and record of [?] which new [?]…

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Winter Fodder Crops a Reminder to the Dairy Farmer

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 8

Of all animals the dairy cow is the most economical producer of human food. No other animal can utilise large quantities of food to such…

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Dairymen and the inspector

The Bega District News · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

At the P.P.U. meeting in Bega on Tuesday Mr Watson, of Pambula, said grievous injury; was being done, to dairy farmers at his end of the…

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DAIRYING Winter Fodder Crops a Reminder to the Dairy Farmer

The South Coast Register · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 4

Of all the animals the dairy cow is the most economical producer of human food. No other animal can utilise large quantities of food to…

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A.h. and D.f. Association Show Arrangements. One Day Swow for Cattle

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 1

The final meeting of the Committee before the Show was held on Tuesday night, having been postponed from the afternoon on account of the…

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Potato Crop Competition. Carried Out By the Agricultural Society

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 4

The official report, issued by tho judges--Mesars. R. A. Bailie and C. J. Bennett--in connection with the potato yield competition, 1929, (carried out…

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Should We Export Butter?

The Bega District News · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

At the P.P.U. meeting in Bega last week the president, Mr Jacob Britten, said the most important development since the previous…

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Tuberculin Test for Cattle

The Bega District News · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

Mr Rogers district delegate, reported at the last P.P.U. meeting having interviewed Mr Max Henry as to the fear that the tuberculin…

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Electricity at Gerringong Factory Instals Power Many Farmers Linking Up

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 2

Since electricity for lighting and power purposes has become available to the Gerringong Municipality there has been a general desire to link up…

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Lime in the Soil Essential for Dairy Cows

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 4

The rate at which lime is taken out of the soil by the milking cow will be best appreciated by the fact that a dressing of [?] of limestone…

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Dairying Records on Clarence

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 1

The turnover of the Grafton Cooperative Dairy Co. for the past year was £240,460, which is over £30,000 better than in 1927. The…

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