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Farming & the land, 1936

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Primary Producers’ Union New Dairy Control Act

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

The bill to amend the Dairy Export Control Act, 1924.34, passed into law during the week. The P. P. Union’s official organ. “The…

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Dairy Instructors’ Reports

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 5

Mr. H. P. Chapman, senior dairy instructor, in charge of the Dairy Branch district, Hunter Valley, with headquarters at West Maitland, in his…

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Milking Machines & Farm Economy

The Bega District News · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 1

The following paragraph appeared in the daily press [?] “In certain districts officers of [?] Depart-(of Agriculture) said th[?] was…

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High Class Productive Dairy Farm at Far Meadow, Near Berry for Auction Sale at Berry Wednesday, 22nd JANUARY

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 2

STEWART & MORTON have received instructions from Mr. Charles Turner to sell by public auction at their office, Berry, on Wednesday…

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Berry Farm Value of Top-dressed Pastures

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 3

The pastures on the Berry Boys' Training Farm are better than ever before. For the month of November 78 cows were carried and milked off…

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Butter Market Prescott’s Butter Circular

The Bega District News · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 3

Sydney: In some districts production is still [?]ing, and in many areas which re neatly reported [?] increase supplies have also fallen back…

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Plans O[?] Farm Buildings. Available From Department at Small Fee

The Bega District News · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 1

It is not generally known that the Department of Agriculture has available working plans of various farm buildings, viz., including wool sheds,…

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Potato Crops. Damaged by Ladybirds

The Bega District News · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 6

Mr J. L. Green, Agr. Instructor, writes: A number of farmers and backyard vegetable growers have been troubled…

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Berry Welfare Farm Purchase of High-class Stock

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 3

Mr. P. Waller, manager of the Berry Welfare Farm, informs us that the Minister for Education has approved of the purchase of six head…

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Farmer's Wife Who Could Not Milk. Finger Stiff with Arthritis

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

What a handicap a disabled hand can be to a farmer's wife. Read what this one says about her troubles when she had arthritis:--…

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Wool Report

The Bega District News · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Co. reports on 8th: We submittal at our sale on 7th 8167 bales. Expectations of favourable selling conditions at the…

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Agricultural Training. Bathurst Experiment Farm

The Bega District News · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 4

A recent department announcement draws attention to the fact that there are still a few vacancies at Bathurst Experiment Farm for the course…

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Junior Farmers' Club at Gerringong

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 3

A meeting of the Gerringong District Junior Farmers' Club was held at the Public School, Gerringong, on Tuesday night, the president (Mr. J…

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Dairy Factory Conditions in New Zealand

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 4

"There is a lot of slavery in the dairy industry in this country," remarked a delegate at a recent provincial conference of the Auckland…

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Butter Market Prescott’s Butter Circular

The Bega District News · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 4

Sydney: The majority of dairying centr[?] have been [?] with good rains, [?] in many quarters [?] will soon [?] necessary. P[?] should…

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Berry Cattle Purchased for Exeter

The South Coast Register · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 1

The fame of the cattle bred and reared at Berry is well known, and the latest purchaser to recognise the high standard of quality of this stock…

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Pastoral. Tanning of Hides. the Wattle Bark Process

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 11

The following notes on the tanning of hides by the wattle bark process (also called the vegetable process) are taken from the current issue of…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. Fantastic Story Ridiculed by the Braidwood Paper

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 7

Considerable interest, a lot of amusement, and a whole heap of ridicule has been aroused at the publication in a Sydney weekly paper of a…

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Dairying in Britain

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 1

Dairy farmers in Britain to-day are keenly agitating for the British Government to impose a levy on all dairy produce imported, the proceeds of…

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Butter Market Prescott’s Butter Circular

The Bega District News · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 4

Sydney: The recent rains will have [?] effect of maintaining production, but it is unlikely that output will approach last year’s figures. The price…

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