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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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B.D. Farm and Dairy Company. 0Weekly Market Report

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 2

Butter-Although this is holiday week in London we are pleated to report a firm market for Australian batter; unsalted has advanced about…

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"Miracle Wheat." Twelve Pounds a Bushel

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 4

Many of the devoted followers of Pastor Russell, whose indefatigable efforts in the vineyard of the Lord have attracted wide attention in Brooklyn, are…

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Wheat Silos. Bulk Handling. Prof. Lowrie's Opinion

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 3

Australia will sooner or later be compelled to tackle the problem of establishing a more efficient and economical system of handling the Wheat crop…

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The Dairy. Fattening Pigs. Value of Coal

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 3

It is claimed that experiments made at the South-eastern Agricultural Collage (England) have demonstrated that a mixture of coal in the diet of pigs has…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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B.D. Farm and Dairy Company. Weekly Market Report

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

Batter.—The London market is very firm at 132s for choicest, and second 128s to 130s, with a still upward tendency The dry weather conditions…

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The Dairy. Healthy Pigs. Effect of Food

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 3

Two factors which largely conduce, to disease among pigs are overcrowding and injudicious feeding with more or less unsuitable food. Wheat is at the…

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No. 36. Rust in Wheat

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 4

REPORTS from the State Experiment Farms throughout the State relative to the liability of the different kinds of wheat to rust are interesting. The…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department on solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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B.D. Farm and Dairy Company. Weekly Market Report

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

Butter.—The London market is reported firm, and Australian butter is clearing up well, choicest from 132s to 134s, salted and unsalted being now…

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Desirable Dairy Crosses. Shorthorns and Jerseys

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 3

A British dairy farmer of considerable experience favors the Shorthorn-Jersey cows in milking cows. In an article on the subject he states:—"The…

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The Dairy. Pig Feeding Tests. Liquid and Solid Foods

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 3

A bulletin tins been issued by the West of Scotland Agricultural College, containing a report on experiments on the feeding of pigs. The experiments…

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The Indifferent Farmer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 3

Mr C. C. James, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Ontario, recently gave a notable address on "The Problem of the Indifferent Farmer." "If," he said, "by…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are issued mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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The Dairy. Treatment of Pigs. Most Suitable Food

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 3

In a paper read before the Railton Branch Board of Agriculture, Tasmania, Mr John Donovan gave some useful hints on pig breeding and…

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The Wheat Crop

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 3

THE Government Statistician has just made available his estimate of the wheat crop. Although the crop is less by 4,500,000 bushels than last year, it…

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The Revolt in China. Its Bearing on the Wool and Wheat Industry of Australia

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 3

Events so startling, and following in such rapid succession, in China, almost invariably heralding victory to the nobel arms, so fiercely opposed to the…

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Record Load of Wheat

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 2

On Tuesday W. H. Swain brought a load of wheat into the Peak Hill railway station drawn by 10 horses. There were 196 bags, which weighed…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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Poultry. Great Poultry Farm. Industry in America. Mammoth Undertaking

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 4

The following report of an American poultry farm may be of interest. It is from the pen of Mr Randolph Meech, an English poultry breeder and writer…

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