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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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General Rains Make Farmers Smile

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 5

Following on a fall of two inches over the previous week-end, Berry participated in the general rain of last week-end to the extent of…

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Age of Cattle for Show Purposes

The Bega District News · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 3

The method of calculating the age of Sydney Royal- Show dairy cattle exhibits, a matter concerning most stud breeders in this State, was…

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District Dairy Report

The Bega District News · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 1

General district conditions throughout the whole of the Far South Coast continued extremely dry up to the 21st September, and the outlook…

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Assistance to Farmers

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 2

During question time in the State Parliament, last week, Mr. W. Davies (Wollongong) asked: Will the Minister for Health say whether it is a fact…

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Butter Market

The Bega District News · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 4

Prescott Ltd. reports our October 15th:— N.S.W.: Some useful rains have fallen on many of the coastal…

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Butter Quality

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 2

Mr. O. C. Ballhausen (chief of the Division of Dairying) reports that during the week ended October 4,1940, 89.4 per cent, of the boxes…

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Junior Dairy Farmers Defy Drought South Coast Venture

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 4

An object lesson in dairy fanning in an adverse season is provided by two South Coast lads, who have made a financial success of…

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Council Help For Gerringong Junior Farmers

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 4

The Gerringong Council is to assist the local Junior Farmers’ Club in the erection of a pavilion for their shows on the Jubilee Park…

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Dairy Instructors’ Reports For Month of September

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 4

Mr. A. T. H. Brown, senior dairy instructor, in charge of the Dairy Branch district, Illawarra and Southern Tablelands, with headquarters…

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Berry Training Farm

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 5

Farm operations at present are in full swing. It it, hoped that the farm will fill four silos, which will conserve 100 tons of silage. One…

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Cattle Attacked by Strange Disease

The Bega District News · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 2

Mr. Tom Wallis. prominent show exhibitor in the cattle section at the Moss Vale show for many years. has buffered serious loss as the result o…

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Dairy Instructors' Reports for Month of September

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 16 October 1940 · page 14

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

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Bolong Junior Farmers' Club

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 16 October 1940 · page 14

At a meeting held on 3rd October the absence of both the president and vice-president, the club leader took the chair and called for…

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Butter Pay

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 2

The output of butter from the Bega Factory during September was 61½ tons, which compared with 97 tons during the corresponding, month, of…

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The Poor Sheep

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 3

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Butter Quality Local Market

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 1

The chief of the Division of Dairying (Mr. O. C. [?]) reports that during the week ended October 11, 1940, 89.4 per cent. of…

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Control of Sheep Blowfly

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 4

The control of sheep blowfly is an ever-present problem to the sheep-owner. In “The Prevention and Treatment of Blowfly Strike in…

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When Washing Dairy Utensils

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 3

Boiling water is absolutely necessary in dairy work to ensure cleanliness, and there should be no sparing of it. It is well, however, not to…

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Bemboka Co-op. Dairy Society

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 5

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held on Saturday evening last. The chairman of directors. Mr W .C. Wilton, apologised for the…

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Berry Training Farm Field Day

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 2

[?] of the Southern [?] of the A.I.S. [?] held at Kiama on the 15th instant, a [?] was under by hold a field…

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