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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

228 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 12

The Dairy. Rearing Young Pigs. Use of Skim Milk

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 3

Skimmed or separated milk is of great assistance in bringing young pigs along, especially in moderation and in proper combination with…

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Why Farmers Should Keep Poultry

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 3

Because by their means farmers can convert a great deal of waste on the farm into money in the shape of eggs and chickens for market…

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Dairy Farmers' Association

Robertson Advocate · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the Robertson branch of the above association was held at the Criterion Hotel, Robertson, on Saturday last, when the attendance was interfered with by the…

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Farmers and Taxation

Robertson Advocate · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

A large number of tenant farmers on the Macleay River, N S W., have (says an exchange) received six months' notice to quit (heir farms. This has…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are passed 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 5 March 1912 · page 2

Butter: The London market is reported rather weak and irregular. Choicest is quoted 124s to 127s, seconds from 120s to 122s. On February 26th the price locally…

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The Dairy. Curing Pork. a Collegia Method

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 4

Farmers and dairymen sometimes require information concerning the best method of curing pork. Some time ago publicity was given to the method of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 4

Then Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefie, 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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The Dairy. the Brood Sow. an English Opinion

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 4

Writing in the "Chamber or Agriculture Journal" (England), Mr Sanders Spencer states:—"If I were about to start pig breeding…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are passed 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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Butter Making. Causes of Inferiority

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 4

Some of the causes of inferior quality in butter are a want of cleanliness in dealing with the milk, leaving the cream so long on the milk that it…

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Profitable Dairying

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 4

A very interesting paper has been published by Mr A. M. Draper, of Bannockburn, near Inverell, New South Wales, giving the result of dairying on…

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Poultry. Fowls on the Colony System. the Methods on a Large Farm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 4

For the ordinary farmer keeping a few scores or hundreds of fowls, with plenty of grassland to run them on, the colony system will always take first place,…

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The Dairy. Breeding Pigs. Question of Rations

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 4

The feeding of pigs, with special reference to their development for breeding purposes, is the subject of a special report which has just been issued by…

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No. 43. a Troublesome Sheep Disease

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

The Inspector of Stock at Cobar, in the March number of the Agricultural, Gazette, directs attention to a disease in sheep which is becoming widespread…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

Then Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefie, 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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Age of Cattle. Teeth As Indicators

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 4

1.—Yearling. (Full mouth of temporary Incisors). 2.—One Year and Ten Months. (Central permanent Incisors well developed)…

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Farm Bacon. Method of Curing

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 4

In a recent issue of the "Irish Farmers' Gazette" the method of curing bacon on the farm is given. The carcase, it is stated, is thoroughly scraped…

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The Dairy. Pig-feeding. Cooked Poods Condemned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 4

Numerous experiments have been made as to the value of cooking foods for pigs In America, and at least thirteen separate series have led to…

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Butter Churned While You Wait

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 3

A New York grocer has combined an advertising novelty and a source of profit in a butter churn, which is in almost constant operation in his store. The…

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