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Farming & the land, 1931

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Monthly Crop Report For Far South Coast and Monaro

The Bega District News · Thursday 30 July 1931 · page 6

Mr J. L. Green, Agricultural Instructor, reports for July:— Conditions on the coast continue to be excellent; occasional showers…

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Dehorning of Dairy Cattle Treatment of the Calf

The South Coast Register · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 3

Horns of daily cattle serve no useful purpose, and are a source of much danger and annoyance. Only in the case of high-class animals that…

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The Ideal Type. FOR A.I.S. CATTLE

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 7

At the meeting of the A.I.S. Society at Kiama on Tuesday last week, the question of the ideal type for the breed was again discussed, reports the…

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Wallaby Pest Farms Eaten Out

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 6

Wallabies are causing great destruction to crops and pastures in the Cock why country. They are eating the farm lands out, and men who try to…

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Dairyfarmer's Heresy Hunt. Chasing The Price Of Milk

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 8

A meeting of Hunter River milk suppliers held on Tuesday last week, at West Maitland, decided to hold " a conference in Sydney with representatives…

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Mammitis in Dairy Cows Treatment of a Common Form

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 4

There are several types of mam mitis, and treatment of some (i.e. the tubercular and actinomycotic forms) is not possible, but there…

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Farmers' Trials Show Results. Every Man His Own Experimentalist

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 3

Variety and manural trials with maize and sorghum are becoming a regular feature of farming practice in many parts of…

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Wallaby Pest Farms Eaten Out

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1931 · page 4

Wallabies are causing great destruction to crops, and pastures in the Co[?] country (says the "Milton Times"). They are eating the farm…

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P.d.s. Column Butter Boxes

The South Coast Register · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 5

Hardly a year [?] without at [?] being made [?] or Northerly European [?] for the manufacture of [?]…

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Grooming of Dairy Cows Influence on Production

The South Coast Register · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 6

Grooming has an effect on the well-being of an animal, besides benefiting its appearance—it has been proved, for example, in the case of the…

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Importance of Succulence In the Dairy Ration

The South Coast Register · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 6

A feed is succulent when it contains the natural juices of the plant. Dry feed, plus water, does not have the same effect as the same feed in…

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P.D.S. COLUMN. Butter Boxes

The Bega District News · Monday 10 August 1931 · page 4

Hardly a year passes without an attempt being made to introduce Canadian or Northern European timber for the manufacture of butter boxes, to be…

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Dairy Instructor’s Report for July

The Bega District News · Monday 10 August 1931 · page 1

Mr S. R. Ballard, dairy instructor, reports:— During the month under review the weather on the Far South Coast has…

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World’s Largest Dairy Company

The Bega District News · Monday 10 August 1931 · page 4

The output of the New Zealand Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd. for year ended May last, reached the record figures of 46,743 tons of dairy products, bring 2146…

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P. D. S. Column Butter Boxes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 August 1931 · page 5

Hardly a year passes without an attempt being made to introduce Canadian or Northern European timber for the manufacture of butter boxes…

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Berry Experiment Farm Notes Prepare for Summer Crops

The South Coast Register · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 5

Whenever possible, land for maize and other summer crops should he turned over without delay; in fact, it is preferable to do this in July if…

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The Maize Crop. Some Hints on Seed Selection

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 4

(From "Notes' compiled by the Dept. of Agriculture for publication). The character of the seed has a con siderable influence on the maize crop,…

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No Relaxation Dairy Regulations Reply to Farmers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 1

The strict regulation of the dairy industry which, it is claimed, has given N.S.W. butter a standard of quality unsurpassed in the world, will…

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Farmers' and Graziers' Co-op Co. Improved Finances

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., Ltd., was held in Sydney on 11th instant The Son. A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C., was in…

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Butter Flavor

The Bega District News · Monday 17 August 1931 · page 1

It is generally recognised that the attaining of long keeping quality in butter has been to some extent at the expense of flavor and character. This…

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