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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 3

No. 119. Insect Pests (continued)—The General Berer—Corn-Ear Worm—Other Worms—Corn crops—Butter and Quality—Goats' Milk—Currants—The Comet…

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What some Farmers say

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 4

The Government, the present no worse than its [?] by any means, finds work for the great unemployed, and keeps wages up to 7s. a…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 120. Milking Cows—Cutting and Grinding Feed—Ripening cream—The Buttermaker—The Acid Test—Value of Grasses—Maturity and Variety—Particular Grasses—Highest and lowest value—The Food of Vegetables—In earth and air—Constituents of soil and atmosphere—Plants' powers of selection—Water

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 3

The one advantage In allowing a cow to cat while she is being milked a that she is less liable to hold up her milk. To some extent habit has something to do with this…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 5

The secretary writes :—A meeting of the executive council of the Farmers' and Settlers Association is arranged for Thursday 5th February, at the…

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The Butter Trade

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 2

The purchases of butter made by the Manchester Co-operative Whole-sale Society for the past half-year do not show vary flattering results to…

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The Wild Cattle of Cadzow Forest

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 2

Cadzow Forest, near Hamilton, in Lanarkshire, is notable, as all West of Scotland people are aware, for its wild cattle and old oaks. Some of the trees are of enormous…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 121. Butter Meters—Dr. Gerber's invention— Various sixes of machines—Electricity—Paris Green Spray—Insect Peats—LIme—Bordcaux Mixture—Sulphurot of Lime—Uses—Salt—Use of Lime in Agriculture—Properties of Lime—Sournesa of Soil

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 3

Batter Meters: The importance to those connected with dairying pursuits, whether for the sale of milk or its manufacture Into batter or cheese, of a ready method for…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 122. New Milk Treatment—Oxygen and Carbonic Acid—Ripening of Cream— Temperature — Acidity — 'Uniformly — Granulated Butter—Method of making—

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 3

New Milk Treatment : A process now in [?] for the preservation of milk depends on the use of oxygen and carbonic acid gas. The milk, preferably as soon as it comes…

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Farmers Co-operative Company of New South Wales

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 5

A very large meeting of the shareholders of the late company and representatives of the dairying industry of the South Coast was held at Kiama on…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 123. Rot in Potato Crops—Causes— Onion-Growers—Prevalent Evils—Pot plants—Compost—Pots—Bulbs—After Potting—Ashes—Flowering—mulchig—watering Garden Plants —Cracked Tomatoes—Bad Drainage—Stable manure

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 3

Rot in Potato Crops: Rot in potato crops very often arises from the neglect to destroy the potato tops as soon as the crop is harvested. Potato rot is a fungold discase…

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Berrima District Farm and Dairy Co., Ltd

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was field in the School of Arts, Robertson, on saturday afternoon last, there being present—Messrs. T. Sccry…

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Bush Fires. Heavy Losses by Farmers. Melbourne

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 5

The large bush fires on the pyronces ranges caused great damage. A number of selectors have been burnt out, losing everything, including hoses,…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 124. Gain in chrun—What it means—

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 February 1900 · page 4

Churching Temperature—Starters—Apple Trees in Pots—Plums, Cherries, pears—Jadoo Fibre—Milk Fever in Cows—Treatment—feed—Salt—Epson Salts—…

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Farmers' Cooperative Coy., Limited

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 4

The Prospectus of the Farmers' Co-operative Company, Limited has just been issued. It sets forth that the Company shall have a capital of…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 3

No. 125. Feeding of Calves—Sterilised Milk—Skim Milk—Sweet and Sour Milk—Whole Milk—Over,feeding—Cornmeal—Flaxsecd Meal—Growing Violets…

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The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Company, Ltd

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 5

The Kiama "Independent" of February 15, says:—The prospectus of a company to be named as above has been issued. The new company is to have a…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 3

No.126. Strawberry Culture—Selection of varieties—LOw prices—The Royal Sovexeign—Charscristics—Borax—Use in Butter—What It Is—Varions User—…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 3

NO. 127. Packing Fruit—Uniform package—wooden cases—Market values—storiliacd milk and cream—Tins—Uses—Batter-Making—Separating—Starter…

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Farm Laborer's Claim for Wages. Application for a Prohibition

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 5

Judgement was delivered by Mr. Justice Owen on behalf of Mr. Justice , G.B. Simpson and Mr. Justice Walker and himself in the matter of…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 3

No. 128. Smut in Grain—Bailcy—Oats— Jensen's Hot Water Method—sleeping— Two Vcessul — Baskets — Sockets—How Steeped—Green Vegetables—Molasses as…

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