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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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Dairying Dirt Breeds Flies Why Refuse Should Not Be Tolerated Near the Dairy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 4

Many flies in the house or dairy indicate accumulations of refuse materials on or near the premises. Flies, as well as being a nuisance,…

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Profitable Dairying. Production Records Essential

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 2

Many dairymen keep cows which are unprofitable in their herd simply because those cows are good-looking animals, or perhaps because in the…

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Production and Breeding Records Value to the Dairy Farmer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

Many dairymen keep cows which are unprofitable in their herd simply because those cows are good-looking animals,…

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Junior Farmers. Show at Kangaloon

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

The Junior Farmers' Club at Kangaloon is one of the most active bodies in the district and its annual show has shown great improvement each…

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Dairy Farmers Warned Against Sudan Grass

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 2

Recent heavy mortality of cattle from, Sudan grass poisoning has caused the New South Wales Agrostologist (Mr. J. N. Whittet) to repeat…

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Old Goldfields Times Recalled Hill End. the First and Richest Reefing Field in the State —Cummins' Cattle Run—adams Discovers Hawkins' Hill—fickle Fortune—hawkins' Hill To-day—along the Line. Cummins' Cattle Run

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 5

A thorough, though superficial, inspection of the Hill End-Tambaroora field would involve an extensive ramble, but it would certainly convince…

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Wool

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 4

The first series of wool sales at Sydney in this year are over, wools showing breed and character in good demand, faulty and inferior bred…

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Junior Farmer's Success

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 2

Stanley Armstrong, of the Kangaroo Valley Junior Farmers' Club has earned the reputation of being able to…

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A Point In Farm Planning Grouping Of Buildings

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 4

It is lot always possible to lay out the farm on lines which will last for all time, but if a definite plan is made…

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Australia's Primary Industries Genesis of Wheat and Wool Wealth

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 2

When Governor Phillip established the first settlement Sydney Cove on 26th January, 1788, one of his outstanding problems was that of making…

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Dust In The Dairy Yard a Source of Cream Contamination

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 3

Dust and mud due to neglect to give proper attention to the surface of the dairy yard are not only a nuisance, but a menace to cream…

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Sheep Stealing. Wombeyan Caves Case

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 3

At Goulbum Police Court recently before Mr. Britz, P.M., John Fleming, grazier, of Wombeyan Caves, was charged with stealing three sheep, the…

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Junior Farmers. Annual Exhibition at Kangaloon

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 2

The annual show of the Kangaloon Junior Farmers Club will be held at Kangaloon on Saturday. The movement has gained considerable impetus…

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Australia's Primary Industries Genesis of Wheat and Wool Wealth Farrer's Genuis

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 2

No article on wheat is complete without reference to William James Farrer, who, born in Westmoreland, England, in 1845, migrated to…

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Bracken Fern on Dairy Farms. Suggestions for Control

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

At a time when coastal dairy farmers are exploring all means of increasing their returns per acre, and to this end are spending much money…

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Record Show Staged. Marked Improvement of Junior Farmers. Pavilion Exhibits of Exceptionally Fine Quality

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

The fourth annual show of the Kangaloon Junior Farmers' Club held at Kangaloon. on Saturday eclipsed all previous efforts. The exhibits…

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Nutrition & Wool Growth Their Close Relationship

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 3

Uniformity and strength of wool fibre depend on adequate nutrition. Malnutrition of the sheep leads to improper function of the wool follicle so that…

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Australia's Primary Industries. Genesis of Wheat and Wealth Marsden and the Mutton Industry

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

In the meantime, the Rev. Samuel Marsden, who arrived in the colony in 1794, prayed himself to be a man of wide interests. Without neglecting…

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Dairying SILAGE. In the Dairy Ration

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 4

Silage is a valuable component in the dairy ration, and is regularly included in that of the famous Jersey herd at Hawkesbury Agricultural…

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Winter Dairying. Importance of Continuity of Supply

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 3

If the dairy industry is to progress, greater effort most be made to obtain an even output throughout the year. That such continuity is…

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