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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Dairy Farmers' Association

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the Burrawang-Wilde's Meadow branch of the Dairy Farmers' Association was held on Wednesday evening last at Irving's Hotel, Wilde's…

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Dairy Farmars' Union

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 2

The Moss Vale branch of the Dairy Farmers' Union of N.S.W. held a meeting at the Royal hotel on Saturday morning, when about ten members…

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Buttermilk Cheese. New Dairy By-product

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 4

Professor J. L. Sammis of the Wisconsin Experimental Station, states that buttermilk cheese is a new product obtained by curdling buttermilk…

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The Dairy. Milk Fever. Cause and Treatment

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 4

Milk fever can be largely mitigated by careful management. An English expert states that the direct cause is generally due to a clot of blood that presses…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 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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No. 19. AGRICULTURE. Extending the Wheat Belt

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 3

EXPERIMENTS in wheat-growing in the semi-arid districts of the State are now being carried out by the Department. It is expected that a lead will be thus…

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Dairy Farmers' Association

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the executive of the above Association was held a the Hotal Grand Control, Sydney, on august 29th last. There were present:—messrs. R. Shepherd…

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The Dairy. Anthrax in Pigs. South Australian Outbreak

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 3

The South Australian Minister of Agriculture has made available the reports of the Acting Chief Inspector of Stock (Mr T. H. Williams) regarding…

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The Horse. Colt Breaking. Farmer's Advice

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 3

Mr S. Craig, member of the Willowle Agricultural Bureau, writes: "The coltbreaker is born a gifted man to handling horses; otherwise he may handle…

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A Feeding Barrow. Useful on the Farm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 3

An American farmer speaks highly of the labor-saving value of a feeding barrow, which is really a box on two wheels. The box is 6 feet long, 2 feet…

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No. 20. PASTORAL. Black Discase in Sheep

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 4

FLOCK-owners in some districts are naturally concerned about the persistency of "black disease" among their sheep. At the present stage in our…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 September 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 bused mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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Central Prison Farm Chats with Prisoners

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 3

Down the low ground that fronts the provincial prison farm, a gang of men were at work to-day busily engaged in putting in the draining. Evening frock of white soft satin, veiled with ninon. The quaint corsage is draped with blonde lace and clasped with a large cameo. Take 4 yards satin…

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Forage Crops. Departmental Experiments. Some Interesting Facts

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 4

In the current issue of the Victorian "Journal of Agriculture" Mr T. A. J. Smith, chief field officer, reports regarding the experimental forage plots for…

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The Dairy. Warm Food for Pigs. Important to Breeders

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 4

Experiments go to show that under average conditions there is no gain in cooking the food for pigs, except, perhaps, in the case of potatoes. But it will…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 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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No. 21. AGRICULTURE. Fodder Crops

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 3

IN providing feed for his stock the farmer is establishing a distinct source of wealth to draw upon at a season when climatic changes demand that…

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The Dairy. Food for Pigs. Authorities Differ

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 4

In a recent issue of the English "Live Stock Journal" it is stated that on few matters in connection with pigfattening does there appear to be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 October 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. British Butter Consumption. Large Importations Necessary

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 4

Great Britain consumes nearly 300,000 tons of butter a year. The amount of butter, or rather, its value, exceeds that of every other article of food…

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