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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

409 stories in South Coast's papers · page 11 of 21

The Maize Crop. Preparation of Seed Bed

The Bega District News · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 3

No amount of after cultivation can make up for insufficient preparation of the soil for maize, and the land should be given a deep ploughing in…

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Gerringong Junior Farmers Monthly Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Gerringong Junior Farmers’ Club was held in the Public School on June 21, when there was a good…

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District Dairy Report JUNE, 1938

The Bega District News · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 2

Mr S. R. Ballard, senior dairy instructor, reports:— During the month under review cold weather has prevailed in this…

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Butter Market

The Bega District News · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 6

Prescott Ltd reports on July 2:—N.S.W.: Extremely cold weather and slightly lower production is reported by most dairying centres…

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The Price of Butter

The Bega District News · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 1

The farmer’s wife in the country-side Looked at the paddocks so far and wide,…

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Butter Quality Local Market

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 4

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended July 1, 1938,…

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Farm Notes

The Bega District News · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 6

The value of topdressing lucerne with superphosphate has been proved both by departmental trials and the experience of farmers. The…

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Dairy Instructor’s Report For Month of June

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 4

Mr. A. T. R. Brown, senior dairy instructor, in charge of the Dairy Branch district, Illawarra and South, on Tablelands, with headquarters at…

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Bolong Junior Farmers’ Club Annual Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 2

There was a good attendance at the annual meeting of the Bolong Junior Farmers’ Club, held in the Bolong Public School on Saturday…

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Junior Farmers’ Club Berry Branch’s Annual Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Berry branch of the Junior Farmers’ Club was held at the Berry Showground on Saturday morning last, when…

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English Butter. "Unfit to Grease Boots."

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 2

English butter di dnot favorably impress Mr. W. Laffan, senior Commonwealth grader, in his three years in London…

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Dairying. Thrift in Dairying. Unnecessary Purchases Never Cheap

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 3

Discussing in a recent address the need for more businesslike methods in dairying, a stock inspector of the Department of Agriculture pointed out…

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Annual Meeting. Bolong Junior Farmers' Club

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 10

There was a good attendance at the annual meeting of the Bolong Junior Farmers' Club, held in the Bolong Public School on Saturday evening,…

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Butter Market

The Bega District News · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 4

Prescott Ltd. reports on 9th inst. N.S.W.: The seasonal shrinkage in output[?] in evidence in all dairying quarters. Arrivals are lower than…

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Butter and Margarine Can They Be Distinguished

The Bega District News · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 6

Many people would declare that they could without difficulty distinguish butter from margarine, but whenever tests have been held it has…

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The Showground Playing Area for Cattle or Sport?

The South Coast Register · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 3

At the Berry Council meeting on Monday night last, a letter was read from the secretary of the Berry Football Club, complaining about the decision…

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Gerringong Junior Farmers’ Club’s Annual Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 4

There was a “full house” at the Gerringong Hall on Tuesday night last, when the annual meeting of the Gerringong Junior Farmers’ Club…

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Berry Training Farm

The South Coast Register · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 4

The new premises have now been completed, and they are everything that could be desired by the manager (Mr. Waller) and his staff. The…

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The Price of Butter

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 2

The farmer's wife in the countryside Looked at the paddocks so far and wide, Where her men folk toiled, day in,…

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Poor Butter Quality Handicap Overseas

The Bega District News · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 2

“Australian choicest butter compares favorably with any other in the world, and if we can send more of it overseas we will be able to…

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