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Farming & the land, 1944

182 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 10

Feeding of Dairy Cows (From the Senior Dairy Instructor Department of Agriculture). No. 4: a Simple Rule for Making Silage

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 1

I Feed plenty of good roughages at the rate of about 3lb. of silage and 100 lb. of hay a day for each 100 lb. live weight, or 2 lb…

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Blackberries Farmers’ Enemy No. 1

The Bega District News · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 3

At the P.P.U. meeting in Bega Mr Kelly, of Tanja, said it was no good of the landowner frying to get rid of blackberry unless something was done…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows No. 8.—MINERALS

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 7 June 1944 · page 5

Any feeding programme is not complete without reference to the mineral requirements of dairy cattle. It is too often neglected to…

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Butter Price P. P. U. Wants More

The Bega District News · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 2

At the meeting of district council of the P.P.U. in Bega last week there was an interesting discussion on a motion from the Bega branch asking…

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Penicillin and the Dairy Industry

The Bega District News · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 1

When Dr Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin at the University of London in 1929, he gave medical men their most effective weapon against a…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows (From the Senior Dairy Instructor, Department of Agriculture) .No. 4: a Simple Rule for Making SILAGE(Continued from last issue)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 4

Silage and hay are available and wheat, cats , barley, corn and [?] seed meal are also available as well as a crusher…

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Bega Butter Scores Again

The Bega District News · Monday 12 June 1944 · page 2

In the competition held in connection with the factory managers’ conference in Sydney, Bega Co-operative Creamery Co.’s factory was awarded…

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Compulsory Testing for Tuberculosis in Cattle

The Bega District News · Monday 12 June 1944 · page 2

At the P.P.U. meeting, Mr J. K. Taylor, executive delegate, said that at the last meeting the Union had approved of the proposed law for…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows No. 9.—Summery

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 5

To summarise the question of feeding cows for maximum production the following points have to be considered:—…

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Bega Butter Pay

The Bega District News · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 2

The output of buter from the Bega factory for the month of May was 31 tons. This is lower than any output for May from 1929 onwards, and…

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Successful Cattle Sale

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 2

Mr. A. J. Campbell reports that be held a successful cattle sale at his Berry Yards on the 7th instant, when he sold 60 head of…

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P.P.U. Balance Sheet Farmers Want It Published

The Bega District News · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 1

At the recent P.P.U. meeting at Bega, Mr J. K. Taylor, executive delegate, said he could not a seconder when he brought the motion…

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Ammunition for Farmers Complaints That They Cannot Get It

The Bega District News · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 1

At the P.P.U. meeting, Mr Kelly, Tanja, complained that he could not get a single box of shot cartridges, and birds and other pests were eating his…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows (From the Senior Dairy Instructor, Department of Agriculture).MAINTENANCE and Production

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 4

In the last article it was shown how to make good rations from simple foods by the use of simple rules. There are no doubt many…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows (From the Senior Dairy Instructor, Department of Agriculture). Maintenance and Production (Continues from last issue)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 4

Suppose silage is available [?] millet or wheat, cats or [?] Huge), [?] say and [?] ground oats, maize, barley and…

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Gerringong Junior Farmers’ Club

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Gerringong Junior Farmers’ Club was held on Tuesday June 6, when there was a good attendance of members…

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No Butter for Oslo Lunches

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 8

Mr. Allan Fraser, our Federal member, advises that the Government has rejected the case for increased supplies of butter to enable…

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Successful Cattle Sale

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 June 1944 · page 3

Messrs. Stewart and Morton report a successful cattle sale at their yards at Nowra on Tuesday last. Springing helfers made to £20/6/;…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows (From the Senior Dairy Instructor, Department of Agriculture) .Rations That May Help (Continued from last issue)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 June 1944 · page 4

For a cow weighing 1000 Ibs live weight and giving 3 gallons of 4 per cent, milk— 10 lbs wheaten chaff; 15 lbs…

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Butter Output at Low Ebb

The Bega District News · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 2

Butter output in New south Wales is now at a very low ebb, and is insufficient to maintain the civilian ration of 6 oz. a person a week Stocks…

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