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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1895

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Farm and Garden Grafting the Tomato on the Potato

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 6

When the potato is grafted on the tomato which can be done by reason of the close relationship between the two plants the potato roots continue to product potatoes,…

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Financial Assistance to Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 April 1895 · page 2

A large meeting of farmers was held on Saturday at Jindera, Mr. T.Cross presiding The opinion was expressed that some steps should bo taken by the Government to enable…

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Farm and Dairy Labourers wages

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 4

A farmer who is within 20 miles of copenhegen the great butter market of Denmark pays his men £4 half-yearly in addition to their board. and the girls who are puplis pay £11 annum in…

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The Farmer's Busy Wife

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 7

Where in all the world is there a women like the farmers wife? she is the cornerstone of the nation's prosperity surly rearing sons made syurdy by healthful…

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Innaugration of Victorian Farmer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 4

Victorian farmers continue to flow over the border into New South Wales, During the past week over 100 arrived in the direct fully equipped to take over electrics…

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Growing Big Crops of Berries

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 6

Every enterprising farmer with a little effort has within his reach a continuous supply of healthful fruits. On every farm large lusclous borries may…

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Farm and Garden Raspberry Culture

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 6

To grow raspberrice successfully a cool moist situation inclining to the south in preferable it should be thoroughly drained as reapbrrice will not thrive with wet feet…

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Relief to Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 7

On Tuesday evening Mr. E, W. O'Sullivan presented a petition in the Assembly from. conditional purchasers find occupiers of Crown lands in the districts of Gundoroo,…

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The Butter Trade. Conference of Dairy Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 4

A conference of dairy farmers was held on the Agricultural show Ground on Wednesday afternoon, to discuss the present outlook of the butter and dairy produce industries…

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Modern Methods of Dehorning Cattle

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 3

There is a better way of removing [?] from cattle than sawing them off Genins has given as several devices for removing [?] reducing the time of the operation and…

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A Woman's Farm in Victoria. Hat a Society Woman Has Done

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 7

There has been so much written lately about farming in New South Wales that perhaps, it would be interesting to some of our renders to read about a farm in Victoria…

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Farm and Garden Temperature

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 3

An matruotive circular has been sent out [?] the temperature injutious to verishable freight—fruits vegetables and their food produce. The information has…

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No Strikes on the Farm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 4

One phase of farming must be brought to one's attention during hard times such as these when so many thousands are out of work. It in that are no such thing…

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Danish Butter

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 3

The Glasgow Herald of February 7th contains an article which well describes the consternation amongst the Danish dairy farmers and butter-makers, owing to the…

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Farm and Garden. Room in the Poultry Yard

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 7

The location of the [?] house should be taken into consideration, and also the size of the house. A finox of large hens requires moon-room on the roosts, while a flock…

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The Butter Season of 1894-95

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 April 1895 · page 2

Messrs. W. Weddel, London, in their report of the results of the butter season new closing attribute the fall in price to the enormous increase in the quantity of…

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The Proposed Dairy Farmers' Association

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 April 1895 · page 2

We are in receipt of a circular letter issued as the result of the recent conference of dairy farmers, held at the showground last week, when the following resolutions…

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Shipment of Live Cattle

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 7

An object lesson as to the most effective method of shipping live cate to England is to be found on board the steamer Perthshire, now lying at Pyrmont. The stock on board…

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Origin of the Butter Factory System

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 7

A hot discussion arose the other evening at a remove butter factory directors meeting, in Victoria, as to where the first co-operative cheese or butter factory was started. A…

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Farm and Garden Thinning Fruit

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 6

It always pay to thin the fruit on overloaded trees, especially of apples, pears, peaches and plums. If one-half of all the fruit is removed you will, as a rule, have as…

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