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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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The Berrima District Farm and Dairy Co., Ltd. Special Butter Market Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 2

We regret having to report a combined attempt in the deads to reduce butter a halfpenny [?]. We consider this most unwarranted, and as a…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Treatment of Sunstroke of Horses

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 5

DURING periods of excessive beat, when horses are liable to suffer from sunstroke or overheating, very much may be done to lessen…

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District Farms and Dairies. Mr. G. Buckman’s Farm. [By Our Own Reporter.]

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 2

The farm of Mr. G. Buckman is picturesquely situated at Prospect Valley, on the side of the Mittagong Range. The farm consists of 420…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles Cover Crop's lN ORCHARDS

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 October 1903 · page 5

ONE of the latest practice in fruit growing is the use of covet crops in the orchard, and the practice originated from the necessity of…

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Cattle and Horse Sales

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 October 1903 · page 2

At the Mots Vale yards on Saturday last Messrs. J. D. Wood and Co., Zouch and Co., and A. D. Badery held highly satisfactory sales of over 250 head of cattle, the prices…

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Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company. Their Factory at Mittagong

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 3

The name of the above company has become famous throughout Australia, and butler bearing this company’s brand, can always be relied…

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Management of a Dairy Herd

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 5

To the owner of a dairy herd the most important matter for consideration is how to make the herd pay. Many dairymen seem to think that it makes but little…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles, the Apiary. an Observation Ben Hive

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 5

[?] the best way to obtain practical knowledge of what is going on inside of a becive is to make an observatory hive and place it on…

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The Berrima District Farm and Dairy Co., Ltd. Special Butter Report

Robertson Advocate · Friday 6 November 1903 · page 2

[?] butter was reduced on Monday, the [?] instant, to 9d per 1b. There was not a shadow of justification for doing so, and after…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Dairy Herd

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 November 1903 · page 5

IN no class of animals exists the opportunity to determine the individual mort of the females from a standpoint of production as in dairy cattle…

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Ducks for the Farm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 November 1903 · page 5

No breed of domestic fowl in co popular in its class as are the Pekin ducks. During the last twenty years they have almost entirely superceded all other…

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The B. D. Farm and Dairy Co.'s Special Butter Report. to the Editor

Robertson Advocate · Friday 13 November 1903 · page 2

SIR,—With your kind permission I desire a small space in your paper to make a few comments on the above report, which appeared in your issue…

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Farm and Garden, Original Articles. the Merino Ram

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 5

BECAUSE of excellent wool producing qualities the Merino breed is a great favourite in most sections of Australia, and produces…

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The Berrima District Farm and Dairy Co., Ltd. Werkly Market Report

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1903 · page 2

Batter.—We bare to report no change in market conditions. London prices are still satisfactory, and shipments in transit will probably meet…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Coop for Fattening Chickens

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 November 1903 · page 5

EATTENING chickens in coops will be found very profitable by most chickens rakers. Coops are used very largely in England and have…

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Caterpillars in the Crops

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. A. G. Doust writes:—"From several parts of the State comes the information [?]…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Feeding the Bacon Hog

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 5

DURING the winter period in the cold districts warm, well-ventilated sheds should be used for shelter and feeding purposes…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded a record number of 6212 head of mixed cattle on Thursday, November 26, at the Goulburn yards, to a large attendance of…

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Bee Ad and Butter Pudding

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 5

Cut a penny roll into, thin slices and nicely batter each one, baiter the dish and lay is slices, then sprinkle some washed and dried currants and minced candied…

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