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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 4

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trafle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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15. DAIRYING. How we are Losing

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 4

THE increase in the productive powers of dairy herd testing in some European countries, as referred to in previous notes, should…

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A Hint to Dairy Farmers

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 2

The necessity for dairymen keeping a proper record of the milk yields of their cows is emp[?]ed by figures published in the "Journal of Agriculture" of Victoria…

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Dairy Farmers' Association. KANGALOON

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 2

A well attended meeting was held in the Kangaloon Hall on Thursday evening last for the purpose of forming a branch of the above Association…

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Expediting Wheat Growth

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 4

Visitors to the Festival or Empire at the Crystal Palace during the Summer (writes the London Field") will have an opportunity to see an interesting…

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Dairy Farmers' Association

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the Moss Vale branch of the Dairy Farmers' Association, convened for last Saturday morning, lapsed for want of a quorum, only the chairman,…

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The Dairy. for Kicking Cows. Effective Methods

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 4

A writer in the New Zealand "Stock and Station Journal" states that both methods illustrated have proved effective in controlling kicking cows…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 4

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefile), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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Families as Farm Workers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 3

THE farmers of New South Wales who require the assistance of on experienced family of farm workers should communicate with the Acting-Director,…

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Wheat Farmers' Guide to Success

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

We have been favored with a copy of an interesting pamphlet bearing the above tide, and issued by Geo. Shirley, Ltd. The pamphlet is issued…

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B.D. Farm and Dairy Company

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

The thirty-second half yearly meeting of the above company wm held in the School of Arts, Robertson, on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. James…

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Dairy Farmers' Association

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

A meeting to form a branch of the Dairy Farmers' Association of New South Wales was held in the School of Arts, Robertson, on Saturday…

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Dairy Farmers' Association

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 2

A meeting to form a branch of the above association was held in the School of Arts, Robertson, on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. Jas…

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B.D. Farm and Dairy Co

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 2

The thirty-socond half-yearly meeting of the above company was held in the School of Arts, Robertson, on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. James Alcorn…

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The Dairy: Management of Sows. Feeding and Housing

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 3

A really good brood, sow (states an American-export) is a valuable asset. Good management counts for much: without it the best sow cannot do the…

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Wheat-growing in New South Wales

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 4

THE attention of farmers is directed to several useful "Farmers' Bulletins" issued by the Department of Agriculture on the above subject, namely, Nos. 32,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 3

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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The Dairy. Selecting a Dairy Cow. Points of Excellence

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 3

There is only one sure way of Judging a dairy cow, and that is by weighing and testing the milk she gives. But, for all this, some hints on the points…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 4

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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The Scottish Commis-sion's Report. Part Iv. a Day at Wagga Experiment Farm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 3

We must content ourselves with a mere jotting of the visit to this important institution. We found the Experiment Farm nicely situated on a long…

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