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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Angora Goats

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 5

ANGORA goats thrive best on bush land where there are plenty of sprouts, weeds, and other vegetation. They seem to prefer that…

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The Farm. Birds V. Insects

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 2

IN Nature there is a general over-ruling law which is roughly stated in the common saying, "The weakest must go to the wall," the action of which is very…

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Farm and Garden Remedies for Fruit Pests and Diseases

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 1

Mr. Fred Morrow, of Orange, writes: "I have, taking it all through, found that Bordeaux mixture is the most efficacious of remedies for diseased trees. In…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. Flower-culture

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 5

THE great increasing demand for cut flowers appears to be growing, faster than the means of producing the flowers. In some…

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Canuing of Emaciated Sheep

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 1

The Mayor of Glen Innes says that he is prepared to substantiate his statement to the Board of Health that sheep in an emaciated condition, and…

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Canning of Emaciated Sheep

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 1

The Mayor of Glen Innes says that he is prepared to substantiate his statement to the Board of Health that sheep in an emaciated condition, and…

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Farm and Garden Garden and Field Calendar for July

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 1

The prolonged drought is causing growers much anxiety, and makes cropping a work of difficulty. All vegetables will be valuable next season, and every effort…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 3

The tenth annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales was opened on Tuesday at the Old Masonic Hall, York street. The vice-president (Mr…

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Farm and Garden the Rugging System

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 16 July 1902 · page 1

Kapunda (in South Australia) is not, generally speaking, a rich district for pasture, and Mr. Wylie's farm was rather below the average in poorness, so that…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 July 1902 · page 6

Mr. F. Campbell (Queanbeyan) trusted that the Rabbit Act would be at once put into force, and that the various rabbit boards would be merged…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Strawberry Growing

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 July 1902 · page 5

IT is deemed advisable to always propagate from ideal bearing plants, First, they, should be grown under the best natural conditions, usually…

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Farm and Garden Dehorn the Dairy Cow

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 1

The dehorning of cattle is a subject which may be said to be settled in the affirmative so far as the dairy districts of Illinois, Iowa, Minesota are concerned. A journey through…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference. Other Land Law Suggestions

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 6

The following resolutions, carried at the Tamworth meeting, were reaffirmed:— Privilege of Suspended Residence to be Allowed Married Women.—"That…

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Farm and Garden Planring Depths of Seeds

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 1

On this subject the principal of the Ontario Experimental Station has for several years in succession sown root seeds at different depths in the soil, in order to…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Milk As Marketed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 5

WITH the development in dairy methods, the use of certain terms has arisen in connection with those who have milk to…

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Ayrshires a Valuable Breed of Cattle

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 5

There is no material difference between the type of Ayrshire cattle from Scotland, Canada, and England. The so-called difference of opinion regarding type is…

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Farm and Garden Rape As a Catch Crop

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 1

Owing to the terrible drought which we are now suffering from, many farmers who have sheep, and who have been unable to plant their wheat, will be casting about for…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Immunised Pigs

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 5

HOG Cholers is rather a difficult subject to discuss, because there are many people who think that they know all about it, and others…

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Farm and Garden Who Produces the Food for N.s.w. How It Is Done

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 30 July 1902 · page 1

But for the surplus rodders of other States in the Commonwealth of Australia, where would the pastoralists, dairy farmers, and agriculturists of New South…

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The Berrima District Farm and Dairy Co., Ltd. Half Yearly Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 2

The fourteeth half yearly meeting of shareholders of the above company will be held in the School of Arts, Robertson, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 9th, when the…

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