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Farming & the land, 1930

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For The Dairy Farmer Saffron or False Star Thistle. Its Identification and Control

The South Coast Register · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

Saffron Thistle (Carthamus lanatus) is often called Star thistle, though it must be distinguished from the True Star thistle, and it is known…

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Berry Experiment Farm Notes Cut Your Old Paspalum Now

The South Coast Register · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

A great deal of paspalum has now ached maturity, and is consequently by past its prime, as a result cattle do not care for it and cows are declining…

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Kiama’s Annual Show Best Cattle Exhibition Ever Seen at Kiama Record Entries Received For All Sections Big Attendance Despite Rain

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 2

While in many parts of the Slate people were welcoming the rain-laden clouds that were banking up overhead preparatory to breaking into drought devastating showers. about Kiama anxiety was being felt concerning the possibility of heavy rain throughout the week-end. It was the time of the annual show the Kiama Agricultural and Horticultural Society and there was a fear that rain would seriously mar…

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Dairy Stock Diseases

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

SYKES'S ANIMOL, a scientifically formulated treatment, cures and prevents Sore Teats, Udders, Cow Pox, etc. It is antiseptic, soothing and…

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Dairying Investigation

The Bega District News · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

Mr G. S. Stening, in his capacity AS dairy expert to the P.D.S., will accompany the Australian dairy delegation which is to tour New Zealand. The…

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Yellow Discoloration of Wool

The Bega District News · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 8

During the past few weeks there have been submitted to the Glenfield Veterinary Research Station several samples of wool showing a distinct yellowish…

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For The Dairy Farmer Cape Tulip Its Identification And Control

The South Coast Register · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 3

Cape Tulip (Homeria collina) is a bulhous plant with stiff, somewhat angular stems, and solitary grasslike leaves, usually much larger than…

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Dairy Produce Scholarships Dearth of Applicants

The South Coast Register · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 3

Owing to the limited number of applications possessing the requisite qualifications a number of scholarships available in connection with…

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P. D. S. Column Australian Dairy Council

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 4

The Minister for Markets and Transport (the Hon. Parker Maloney) has announced that the Common-wealth Government has decided to…

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P.D.S. COLUMN. Australian Dairy Council

The Bega District News · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 4

The Minister for Markets and Transport (the Hon. Parker Maloney) has announced that the Commonwealth Government has decided to retain the…

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Correspondence Butter Factory Waste (To the Editor)

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

Sir—For most persons our eucalypti suggest only oil extraction or firewood. They have, however, other commercial values. More…

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Increasing Butter Consumption. Bega Man’s Novel Scheme. Sweep Tickets or Coupons with Each lb

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 2

At the Primary Producers’ meeting in Bega on Tuesday Mr Bert Sheehan, of Double Creek, put forward a novel scheme for increasing butter…

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South Coast Representative Butter and Cheese Factory Committee

The South Coast Register · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 3

At the meeting of the Berry branch of the P.P.U. on Friday night a letter was received from Mr Dunlop, general secretary of…

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For the Dairy Farmer Buffalo Burr Its Identification And Control

The South Coast Register · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 5

Buffalo Burr (Solanum rostratum ) is a much-branched annual plant one to two feet in height. covered with yellowish, star-shaped hairs, and…

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P.D.S. COLUMN South African Farmers

The South Coast Register · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 4

Reference has previously been made in this column to the visit of a group of 18 South Africans to Australia and New Zealand on an…

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Dog that Counted Sheep

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 3

The R.S.P.C.A. will launch their annual "Be Kind to Animals Week" on 3rd March, making a special appeal for funds to assist this great and…

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P. D. S. Column South African Farmers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 4

Reference has previously been made in this column to the visit of a group of 18 South Africans to Australia and New Zealand on an investigation tour…

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Remedy for Wool Slump

The Bega District News · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

Will wool prices ever come back? No; never to the values during a few years ago. The remedy for the present debacle, as a woolgrower sees it, is to…

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P.D.S. COLUMN. South African Farmers

The Bega District News · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 4

Reference has previously been made in this column to the visit of a group of 18 South Africans to Australia and New Zealand on an investigation tour…

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Irrigation and Dairying. Practical Results Shown

The Bega District News · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

As an illustration of the suitability of irrigation areas for dairying, the State Water Commission directs attention to the result of the standard herd…

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