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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

214 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 5 of 11

Kangaloon Dairy Company

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 2

At the half-yearly meeting of the Kangaloon Dairy Company, Limited, held on Wednesday, 28th April, the report and balance-sheet presented…

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Pastoral. Sudan Grass. Some First Impressions

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 4

Probably no plant is attracting more attention in the United States just now than Sudan grass, and for some months a good deal of interest in it has been…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 209…

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Kangaloon Dairy Company

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 2

At the half-yearly meeting of the Kangaloon Dairy Company, Ltd., held on Wednesday, 28th April, the report and balance-Sheet presented…

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How Farmers May Help

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 6

MUDGEE, Sunday.—The Mudgee district Wheat-growers' Association has issued the following appeal to farmers:—"The association urges every…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 210…

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Live Stock. Shoulder Lameness. a Common Trouble in Farm Horses

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 4

Sprain of the muscles of the shoulder is an accident very commonly experienced by the farm horse. It is most liable to happen to a colt doing his first…

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The Water Requirements Of Certain Crops

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 4

Some calculations that have been made by the United States Department of Agriculture to determine which plants are most economical in their use of soil…

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The Feeding of Pigs. The Methods and the Crops

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 4

"The method of feeding which I think is the best is to erect pig-proof fences enclosing about four or five acres each, plant with maize in the spring, and…

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Dairying in the City. Some Interesting Particulars

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 3

Doubtless it has been a problem with many country residents how the 400 dairies registered by the Board of Health in the metropolis with their 9,000 head…

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Ploughing Wheat In. a Question

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 4

Could wheat be ploughed in with a disc plough, and what should be the depth if it could.? Briefly, that was a question put…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man of the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon W. G. Ashford, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, M.C.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 211…

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Dairying. Rabbit-infested Land. Dairying on 100 Acres

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 4

How may the best use be made of land in southern districts that is becoming unproductive owing to infestation by rabbits?…

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Lads for Farm Work. Pitt Town Training Farm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 3

The facilities offered at the Government Agricultural Training Farm, Pitt Town, near Windsor, for training youths for agricultural work, are neither so well…

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Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Winter School for Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 4

Arrangements have been made for the 1915 Winter School for farmers to commence at Hawkesbury Agricultural College on Tuesday, 22nd June, and to…

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Bluestoning Wheat. a Practical Question

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 4

Suppose I start "bluestoning" wheat with 3 lb. bluestone to 20 gallons water and have ten bags to treat, how many bags could I steep before it would get…

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Sowing Wheat in Spring. An Experiment

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 4

The idea hat wheat might grow in new, South Wales if sown in the spring and harvested in autumn has been discussed on many occasions, and a trial…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of Hon. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A. Minister of agriculture, N.S. W. and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 212 AGRICULTURAL…

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Growing Wheat. The Width of the Drills

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 4

Some attention has been directed lately, to the question whether the common practice in New South Wales of sowing wheat in drills seven to eight…

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The Butter Market

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 2

Under date 19th May, the Barrima District Farm and Dairy Company furnish a report as to the butter market as follows:— "The supply continues to shrink, and the…

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