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Farming & the land, 1940

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Junior Farmers’ Clubs Report on Dangar, Gedye, Malloch Ltd., Competition

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 6

The Supervisor of the Junior Farmers’ Clubs of the South Coast and Tablelands (Mr. A. J. Chalmers) reported on the Dangar, Gedye,…

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Bomaderry Junior Farmers

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Bomaderry Junior Fanners was held in the school on Wednesday, 13th instant. Present: E. Davidson…

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Wheat As Fodder

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 6

Owing to the shortage of mill offals, and the consequent difficulty experienced by farmers in securing fodder supplies, Mr. W. F. Stoner, manager…

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300 Tons of Silage Berry Training Farm Prepared

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 14

The Berry Training Farm has just completed the making of 300 tons of silage, consisting of maize and cow peas. This is the largest amount of…

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Dairy Science Schools, 1940

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 3

Persons wishing to attend Daily Science Schools during the winter months should make written application, accompanied by a fee of…

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Berry Training Farm Shortage of Water Approval to Sinking of Sub- Artesian Bore

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 2

Berry Training Farm is feeling the shortage of water, and is carting from the Berry butter factory for stock and domestic purposes. This…

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At the Royal. Our Butter, Cheese, and Bacon Score Well

The Bega District News · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 2

Bega factory butter did particularly well at the Royal Show against all Australia competition, and manager Newell and his staff are again to be…

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Saccaline As Cattle Fodder

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 5

For many years there resided at Budgong a family named McNellee. One member of the family proceeded “up north” 30 years ago, but recently…

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Coastal Dairy Farm Competition

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 5

Support has again been accorded the coastal dairy farm competition by the Milk Board, which has sponsored a section for farmers within the milk…

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Club’s Objects Depicted Junior Farmers at Sydney Show

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 13

Taking an active part in Sydney show was the Junior Farmers’ Club, which staged an educationally interesting exhibit in the Agricultural Hall…

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Dairy Science Schools

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 2

Mr. O. C. Ballhausen, Director of Dairying, states that written applications from those who wish to attend dairy science schools during the…

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Sub Artesian Bore Water Highly Successful at Berry Butter Factory “End of Manager's Nightmare”

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 1

In years past, whenever there was a drought, the manager of the Berry butter factory (Mr. J. E. Wiley) had experienced much worry and anxiety as to how he could keep the machinery going to…

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Dairy Science Schools

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 5

Per[?] wishing to attend Dairy Science Schools during the winter months should make written application, accompanied by a fee of 10s 6d,…

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District Dairy Report. MARCH

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 3

Mr S. R. Ballard, senior Dairy instructor, reports for March:— General conditions for dairying throughout the Far South Coast, are…

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Defects in Dairying [?]Tensils. Value of Knowledge of Soldering

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 3

No farmer has to use tinwars of various descriptions to the same extent as the dairyman, and an elementary knowledge of the use of the…

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Dairy Instructors' Reports For Month of March

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 6

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

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District Council Junior Farmers’ Clubs

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 2

A meeting of representatives of the district Junior Farmer’ Clubs was held in the Nowra Intermediate High School on Thursday night, under the…

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Bolong Junior Farmer’s Club

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 2

A good attendance of member’s was present at a meeting of the above club, held on Monday, 8th instant. Mr. Chalmers was also…

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Butter Market

The Bega District News · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 4

Prescott Pty Ltd. reports on 6th April:— N.S.W.: Rain has fallen in some dairying districts where pastures are…

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Kangaroo Valley Cattle Sale

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 16

Mr. F. A. Wallis, the Valley’s new auctioneer, created something of record on Wednesday last when 856 head of cattle were yarded at his new…

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