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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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Potato Crop Competition

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 2

The fourth potato crop competition conducted by the Berrima District Show Society, attracted ten entries in the local ½ acre section and six in the…

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Dairy Products Act Now in Force

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 2

In drawing the attention of dairy farmers to the fact that the Dairy Products Act is now in force, the February Agricultural Gazette…

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The Dairy Products Act. Now in Force

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 4

In drawing the attention of dairy farmers to the fact that the Dairy Products Act is now in force, the February "Agricultural Gazette…

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Berry Experiment' Farm Government's Action Resented

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 March 1934 · page 4

It is with considerable reluctance I again refer to the Berry farm and the contemplated activities there. A petition was presented, I understand…

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High-class Cattle

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 4

The cattle exhibited were the best that have been seen in the district for years. Entries in this section were in advance of last year and the…

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Dairying. to Fail at Dairying. Practises That Help

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 4

There are a variety of practices conducive to failure at dairying The following were enumerated to an American piper some years ago…

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Dr. Earle Page Surgeon—politician—farmer. an Impression

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 4

One cannot help thinking, as the present Federal Government approaches its final sessions before the next election, what a…

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Ensilage As a Money Saver Mr. Makin's Advice to the Farmers

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 3

That keen interest is being taken in the newly-formed Gienquarry-Kangaloon Agricultural Bureau was shown by the large attendance on…

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Federal Wheat Bounty

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 4

Doctor Earle Page has issued the following statement on behalf of the Australian Country Party in regard to the…

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Farmers Forewarned. (To the Editor.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 4

Sir,—From Victoria come predictions of a butter crisis owing to the low price obtained for that commodity not only abroad but at…

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Spread the Manure. a Profitable Practice on the Dairy Farm

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 6

If the manurial droppings are not harrowed regularly after each grazing, they produce patches of rank growth which are left by stock…

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Dairy Industry Matters

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 March 1934 · page 4

The Central Executive of the P.P. Union at the quarterly meeting held recently, gave consideration to the matters affecting…

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Maize Crops "Best for 26 Years."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 2

"This season's maize crops throughout the Berrima district are the best I have seen daring the 26 years I have been working in the district," stated…

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Green Fodder District Record Broken. Best Crops the Judge has Seen

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 3

Mr. E. S. Hindmarsh, of Mr. Broughton, Moss Vale, broke the district record with his maize crop which won the Moss Vale Agricultural…

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Poultry-Farming Reminders for April

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 4

If lucerne of clovers have not already been sown they should be planted doting this month. The sputa of old male birds which…

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Ottawa and the Dairy Industry What the Commonwealth Government Did

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 4

" The Lyons Government is collaborating with the dairying industry in the smooth and efficient working of the Dairy Produce Act, which was…

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A Useful Lick for Dairy Cattle

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 4

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

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The Ceder-Butter's Goldmine in Bundanoon Gorges

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 2

Considerable interest has been shown in the recently published articles in the "Scrutineer" and also city papers concerning the…

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The Wheat Outlook Hopes For Improvement. Canberra

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 4

Keen disappointment is felt by members of the Lyons Government that the international wheat agreement entered into…

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Milk Quota Camden Farmers Views

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 3

There wore more than 60 dairy-farmers present at a meeting to consider the Milk Board's proposal to collect milk from farmers on a…

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