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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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farm and; Garden, Original Articles the Merits of Different Breeds of Poultry

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

AN interesting record was recently made. known concerning the Partridge Coohin breed of fowls. A careful record was kept of nine…

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Australian Butter in England

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Kidd) has received a circular latter from Messrs. Mills and Sparrow, a prominent firm of produce agents in…

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Farms and Farmers

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 9 December 1903 · page 1

From a speech delivered by one of the members of an agricultural society in New Zealand:—"Farming is healty work, but no man can run a farm and wear his best…

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To Prevent Horns Growing on Cattle

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 5

A simple method to prevent the growth of horns on calves, which is practised in many different planes by stock-keepers:—The English board of agriculture gives…

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Dairy Farmers' Conference

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 6

A conference of milking short horn cattle owners was held as the Royal Chambers Sydney, on Wednesday afternoon to consider the compi[?]tion…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles Remarks on Pruning

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 5

PERHAPS no operation of the orchardist is so much neglected and misunderstood as that of pruning Sometimes the…

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lllawarra Dairy Cattle

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 2

The following notes on the foundation of the Illawarra cattle have been supplied by breeders in the Drpto district:—About the year 1834 two Ayrshire bulls and some cows…

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Milking Shorthorn Cattle Association

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 2

At a largely attended meeting of the association, held on the 9th inst, it was decided to recommed that 10 more breeders be added to the council as follow:—J.T, Young,…

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Naturalist. Ants As Dairymen

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 5

THERE aphides constitute the dairy of the silts. 'If one of the little creatures is examined through a pocket lens it will ba seen to…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Cold Storage on the Farm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 6

THE problem of cold storage may be discussed from some few standpoints, but above all the most important seems so be the…

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The Wheat Harvest

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 1

According to a statement furnished by the Government Statistician, the total yield of wheat for the State is estimated at 28,570,000 bushels. This…

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The Wheat Harvest

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 6

The Government Statistician, Mr. T. A. Coghlan has furnished the Premier the Premier with the following report :-…

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A Great Seed Farm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 5

The largest seed farm in the Western Hemisphere and the largest in the world with the possible exception of one in Germany, says the Scientific American,'…

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Australian Butter in London

Robertson Advocate · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 2

A letter has been received by the Minister for Agriculture from Mr. Lance, Commercial Agent in London, in which reference is made to…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Selecting Seed Wheat

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 December 1903 · page 5

As a [?], in a general way, farmers do not give sufficient attention to the matter of securing the very best seed wheat, consequently…

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