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Farming & the land, 1930

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Horses and Cattle

The Nowra Leader · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 8

What a treat to see so many lovely horses in one eyeful, after all the creaking about the extinction of the equine. The sight of those sprightly,…

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Alleged Butter "Poachers" Northern Factory Said to be Giving Concessions Delegation to Wait on Directors

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 2

For some time past it has been evident from decreasing purchases that certain Illawarra distributing agencies have been securing supplies from…

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Winter School for Farmers. Available at Hawkesbury

The Bega District News · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 2

Arrangements have been made for the usual winter schools to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from July 1 to 18 next. The duration of the…

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For The Dairy Farmer Health of Dairy Stock Good Health Means Increased Production

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 4

It may be considered that the average dairy farmer has past little attention to the great difference between supplying live stock with…

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Hunter Valley Butter

The South Coast Register · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 2

Mr. F. S. Morton, of Nowra, taken a very definite stand in opposition to the Hunter Valley selling butter on the South Coast in opposition…

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Butter Fat Test

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 4

It was decided to conduct the butter fat tost, as per usual, on the motion of Messrs. Knapp and Vaughan, Mr. Henry to supervise…

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Butter Factories Protest

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 7

A representative meeting of directors and managers of butter factories from Dapto to Nowra was last week held in the Berry School of Arts…

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For The Dairy Farmer Berry Experiment Farm Notes Plant Some Trees

The South Coast Register · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 5

The present is a very suitable time to plant trees of all descriptions whether flowering shrubs, deciduous fruit trees, hedges or breakwinds…

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Winter Schools For Farmers Hawkesbury Agricultural College Courses

The South Coast Register · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 2

Those wishing to take up a brief intensive course in one or other blanch of primary production, as well as farmers and stockowners…

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Variety Trial at Berry Farm

The South Coast Register · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 5

A plot of carefully-prepared new land just across Far Meadow bridge is being set apart for letting varieties of rye grass, clover, cocksfoot,…

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For The Dairy Farmer “Beauty” Doctors For Show Cattle Condemned by Experts

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 4

The [?] of show cattle in an [?] to [?] form is receiving the cende[?] of expert[?] in America. When the [?] of…

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Scalded and Cut. Farmer’s Terrible Ordeal Remarkable Experience

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 1

When a man has the misfortune to put his foot in a bucket of scalding water, one would imagine that the deed would not be repeated in a…

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Berry Experiment Farm Notes Composition of Pastures Deficiency of Phosphates

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 4

A serious deficiency of phosphates in the pasture is manifested by various forms of disease; in New Zealand in certain districts it showed…

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Dairying in Canada

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 4

Ascending to a recent issue of the usually bulletin of agricultural sta[?] issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics at Ottawa, the…

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Bega Butter Wins Australian Championship

The Bega District News · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 2

At the butter competitions held in conjunction with the Victorian Butter and Cheese Factory Managers' Association annual conference this week, Bega…

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For the Dairy Farmer PASTORAL Pasture Improvement the Example of New Zealand

The South Coast Register · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 5

Agriculturists who visited New Zealand could not fail to appreciate the remarkable results achieved there in pasture improvement, stated the…

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Cattle and Cars Mr. J. Lamond's Trip to Scone

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 5

On Monday morning last Messrs. V. J. Lamond, Ross Lamond, and T. Senior left Nowra at 6.15 a.m. to visit Scone to inspect the Freisian…

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Compelling Increased Yield Milk and Butter-fat the Cow Has No Alternative

The South Coast Register · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 5

The writer’s previous article dealt with the importance of correcting, by medicinal treatment, any irregularity or adverse condition, noticeable…

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DAIRYING Herd Testing As an Aid to More Profitable Dairying

The South Coast Register · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 5

The main object of herd testing was to find out the cows that were not profitable, and by breeding, feeding, and culling to increase the…

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Quarrel among Farmers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1930 · page 4

There was a stir at a meeting of the Far South Coast Primary Producers' Council, when a deputation from the Candelo Returned Soldiers'…

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