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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Dairy Farmers' Association

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 2

A meeting of the above branch was held at the Criterion Hotel, Robertson, on Tuesday last. The president (Mr. W. R. Hindmarsh)…

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Home-made Hay Press. for Small Farms

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 4

A serviceable home-made hay press for small farmers may be made as follows:—A is post of hay shed; B is block or chock, nailed firmly at 6ins. from the…

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The Seed Bed. Policy for Wheat. Two Ploughings

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 4

The practice seems to have been adopted lately by a few wheat farmers of ploughing their land twice before sowing, and some experiments which…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 3

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…

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93 Dairying. Yanco As a Dairying Proposition. Factors Contributing to Success

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 3

Following a close inspection of a representative part of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, the Dairy Export has confessed the conviction that, under fair…

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A Feeding Rack. for Sheep and Lambs

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 3

The rack illustrated has proved very successful in feeding hay and grain to lambs. The width is 2ft., outside measure, the length is what one pleases. If,…

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The Dairy. the Milking Cow. Points of Excellence

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 3

The characteristics of a good dairy cow are not understood by all—not even by men who have kept dairy cows for years, hence they are not good…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 February 1913 · 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. No. 94. AGRICULTURAL…

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£1,666 From £8. Record Wheat Yield

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 3

From the produce of a quarter of seed, for which he gave £8 8s. in 1910 (says the London "Daily Mail"), Mr. W. R. Elgar, a member of the…

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Live Stock on the Farm. Necessary to Future Fertility

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 4

"The future prosperity of Western Canada depends entirely upon the adoption of proper methods of agriculture, among which exclusive grain growing…

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B.D. Farm and Dairy Coy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 6

The half-yearly meeting of share holders of the Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company was held at the Robertson School of Arts on Saturday,…

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Handy Farm Gate. Cheap and Strong

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 3

This illustration shows a cheap and substantial gate, that can bo commended for almost any situation where a swing grate is needed. Use a round…

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The Dairy. Difficulties with Teats. Good and Bad

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 3

A good teat is very much of a born quality. So is a bad one. If it is short and leathery with a first calf. It will never be a good one. An undersized…

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The Dairy. the Co-operative Factory Manager

Robertson Advocate · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 4

There is on universal opinion against the conditions under which managers of cooperative creameries may be dismissed. There is little…

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The "Alfa-Laval" Cream Separator. an Absolute Necessity in a Dairy

Robertson Advocate · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 2

The sales of the "Alfa Laval" Separators during the past twelve months have eclipsed all province records, and every year of its existence these famous machines are…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 4

These Notes are issued week under the personal supervision of the Hon., J. L. Freds Minister at Agriculture and are base mainly on the experiences of the Departments. 95. AGRICULTURAL…

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The Dairy. Pig Raising. Methods of Feeding Place of Lucerne

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 4

Some years age the Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales, specifically indicated in a paper the influence of lucerne in the…

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Trap for Flees. Useful, on the Farm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 4

This fly trap is designed to catch flies out of doors, and is particularly of service near stables and milking sheds…

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Transmission. Dairy Qualities

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 4

It has long been recognised that the bull Is half the herd. Some breeders now contend, that he Is more than half; but b that as it may, the Importance…

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Pastoral. Sheep on the Clarence. An Experiment

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 4

A good deal of interest is being taken in North Coast districts, in the experiments with sheep which are being conducted at Grafton experiment farm…

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