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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

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Dairy Board Roll

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 4

The special roll of producers to be used for the election of producers and co-operative butter and cheese factory representatives on the Australian…

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District Show Eclipses Former Years Great Display of District Products. Horses and Cattle of Superlative Quality

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 2

Fine weather prevailed throughout the three days of the fifty-fourth annual Show of the Berrima District Show Society at Moss Vale on…

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Japan and Wool Prices [To the Editor]

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 March 1937 · page 3

Sir,—It is inferred, in some quarters of Australia that the Australian wool grower lost £6,000,000 through the recent trade negotiations with Japan…

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Brief Mention. High Wool Prices

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 3

The wool clip of Mr. F. E. Lamb, of The Glade, Bowral, realised up to 30d. per lb. and averaged 24d. per lb. Rams from the flock which…

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Help for Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 4

The Primary Producers' Union recently asked the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) to make available money to the municipal and…

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Three-day Sickness in Cattle. Main Points in Treatment

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 3

Stockowners are reminded that the: most effective treatment for ephemeral fever or three-day sickness is to keep the animals as quiet as possible…

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Three-Day Sickness In Cattle Main Points in Treatment

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 4

Stockowners are reminded that the most effective treatment for ephemeral fever or three-day sickness is to keep…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 2

The annual conference of delegates of Junior Farmers' Clubs advisory committees and district councils will be held…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes (Issued by authority of the Central Executive Council). Sydney, 9th March, 1937. Producers in Danger. Referendum Threatens All Farmers. Betrayed by Political Interests. Must Rally to Union

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 4

The defeat of the Referendum has placed the dairy industry in a dangerous position. It would be foolish to disguise the…

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Spread the Manure Droppings. a Profitable Practice on the Dairy Farm

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 4

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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The Four Mails Turf Budget Gold Rod Will Meet the Weight-for-age Talent at Warwick Farm. Is Cup Favorite Silver Standard Ready for the Sound Test at Warwick Farm Saturday? Caulfield Winner Mitsui Is in the Doncaster

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 5

There will be a somewhat different twin to the Chipping Norton Plate, Sydney's next weight-for-age race if Gold Rod contests it. And…

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Sutton Forest Wool

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 2

The Eccleston Park clip from Mr. Fred. J. Morrice, Sutton Forest, was amont the offerings at Winchombe, carson's Sydney wool auction last…

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Control of Sheep Blowfly. the Glycerine and Boric Acid Dressing

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 3

Tests carried out by Jr. I. M. Mackerras, Dr. M. J. Mackerras and Mr. M. R. Freney, of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research at…

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Dairy Farmers Withdrawal from Chamber of Commerce

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Primary Producers' Union, which has about 15,000 members, chiefly in the dairying…

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Land for Farms. Opposition by Forestry Commission. Requests Refused

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 4

A request was recently made to the Minister for Lands (Mr. Buttenshaw) by the Central Executive of the P.P. Union that portions of Upper…

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Maize Imports. Australian Farmers' Interests Ignored. Customs Arbitrary Stand

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 4

When a proposal was advanced last month for the admission of maize into Australia at concession rates, the P.P. Union immediately urged…

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A Judge's View on the Butter Situation

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 4

Agreements made between manufacturers of dairy produce and the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisalion Committee, Ltd., were valid,…

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Moss Vale Dairy Farmers Success at Sydney Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 3

The Moss Vale Dairy Farmers Co-op. Milk Consecured first prize at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, Sydney, for unsalted butter,…

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Cookery Nook a Corner for Home Hints, Cooking Recipes, and Inter-change of Housekeeping Experiences. Butter Bean Fritters

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 4

Take 1/2 lb. cooked butter beans, half gill breadcrumbs, 1/2 oz. of butter, half gill of milk, one onion, one egg, a tablespoon minced parsley, then…

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The Four Mails Turf Budget Gold Rod's Autumn Program Presents an Interesting Problem. Don't Take Notice of His Defeat in the Sprint at Warwick Farm Last Saturday. Pamelus and His Doncaster Jockey's Views

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 5

If Gold Rod had contested his right race there is no doubt he would have won the Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday. I know…

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