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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

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Get Together the Amalgamation of Butter Factories

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 2

One of the major objects upon which the dairying industry should concentrate during the year ahead, pleads Mr. Patrick Grant, President…

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What Our Editor Thinks Smile, Darn It-the Worst Never Comes. The Farmers Pay

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 1

THE HIGH SALARIES allotted to members of the new Milk Hoard arc a queer sequel to Mr. Lang's famous…

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Big Potato Crops But Poor Returns to Farmers

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 2

Record crops of potatoes are reported at Burrawang in one case as high as twelve tons to the acre, and this without the aid of manure…

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Vegetable Crops Ploughed in by Growers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 4

Owing to the low price received in the Sydney markets for peas and beans, some excellent crops at Burrawang and Wilde's Meadow…

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Moss Vale Wool

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 2

Mr. A. T. Cowley's Mereworth clip from Moss Vale was among the offerings at Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney auctions last Tuesday. The wool…

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Moss Vale Wool

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 2

The Brookdale clip from Mr. H G. Reynolds, Moss Vale, was among the offerings at Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney auction last Wednesday. The…

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Diseases of Potato Crops How to Cure Them Instructive Address at Exeter Bureau

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 3

The heavy toll levied upon potato growers by the numerous diseases which attack their crops wag stressed by Mr. MaGee in an address to…

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Better Pastures Welsh Expert to Help Dairymen

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 2

Between now and April, Mr. W. Davies, agrostologist, who has been lent to the Australian Dairy Council by the Welsh Plant Breeding Station,…

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Chained to the Plough City Cracks the Whip Driving the Farmer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 4

"A publicity circular issued over the signature of Paul Cheyne on behalf of the Sydney Manufacturers makes the belated discovery…

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Moss Vale Wool

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 2

The Oldbury clip from Mr. F. A. Reynolds, Moss Vale, was among the offerings of Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney auctions last Wednesday. The…

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State statistics Wool Clip and Harvest. Factory Production

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 2

The State Government Statistician forecasted on Thursday that the State's wool production for 1931-32 would be 495,000,000lb, which was almost equal…

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Eagle Attacks Cattle

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 4

Mr. E. D. Cox, of Terrapon, was mystified recently to notice several scratchings on the back of a cow brought in from one of the paddocks…

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Berrima Districts Great Show Cattle and Horses Win Judges' Praise. Attractive District Exhibits and Crowded Pavilion

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 3

Happily, the fear that this year's Show would compare unfavorably with previous exhibitions, proved groundless. Gate receipts were…

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Tobacco Duties Country Party Determined to Assist Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 4

"The extraordinary spectacle of a primary industry being singled out for drastic and sudden sacrifice, while at the same time allowing…

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Brief Mention Big Cattle Sale

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 2

Messrs. J.P. Wood and Co. are offering a long last of cattle for sale on Friday see their advertisement on page four…

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A Useful Lick for Dairy Cattle

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 3

Where the dairy farmer has reason to suppose that his cows are suffering from a mineral deficiency in their diet, commonly indicated by the…

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Bigger and Better This Year's Wool Week

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 3

Australia is about to stage its greatest Wool Week the dates are 18th to 23rd April. " There is no thing like woo "the week will…

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"Bigger and Better" This Year's Wool Week Example to the World

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 3

Australia is about to stage its neatest Wool Week-the dates are April 18th to 23rd. "There is nothing like wool"-he week will…

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Berrima Potatoes Crop Competition Results

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 2

Six entries were received in the Berrima district potato competition, and two inspections were made by the judge (Mr. A. J. Pinn, special…

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Tractors on Farm Increased Wheat Yield

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 3

The most significant change in the advance in wheat production during the post-war period has been the rapid increase in the application of…

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