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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

194 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 10 of 10

Junior Farmers District Field Day

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 November 1939 · page 2

A Field Day will be held under the auspices of the Berrima District Junior Farmers' Advisory Council, at "Otugo," the property of Messrs. S…

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Junior Farmers' Field Day. Combined District Clubs

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 2

A Junior Fanners' Field Day will be held on the property of Messrs. S. G. Churchill & Sons, Kangaloon, on Thursday next. It has been…

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The Dairy Cow. Humorous Description

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 3

The Australian Dairy Review publishes this amusing description of a cow by a New Zealand farmer:— "The most important part of the…

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Dairying Fodder That Goes to Waste. Why Not Conserve It As Silage?

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 November 1939 · page 4

Whilst dairy farmers on the, coast rarely have to contend with long droughty periods such as are experienced…

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Farm Life in Germany Regimented by the Nazis

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 November 1939 · page 3

One of the least known aspects of life in Germany to-day is that of farming. We have long been aware that German butter was of very poor…

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Dairy Farmer Brings Slander Case

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 5

In the Supreme Court in Sydney on Monday, before Mr. Justice Maxwell and a jury, Daniel John Davies, a well-known dairy farmer, who has…

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Farmers of the Future. Juniors Hold Successful Field Day

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 December 1939 · page 2

The first field day under the auspices of the Southern Highlands Junior Fanners' Advisory Council was held at "Otago," the Kangaloon…

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Lesson of a Lean Year Value of Fodder Reserves in Terms of Butter

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 4

Reporting in his capacity of judge upon the recently concluded fodder conservation championships, Mr. H. C. Stenning, Chief Agricultural…

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Junior Farmers Hold Successful Field Day

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 2

The first field day under the auspices of the Southern Highlands Junior Farmers' Advisory Council was held at "Otago," the Kangaloon…

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Dairy Butter Method of Manufacture

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 December 1939 · page 4

The following directions are given in a departmental leaflet for the manufacture of dairy butter:— Let the cream ripen in a cool, pure,…

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Dairying Fodder Crops Fob Dairy Cows Soiling More Economical than Grazing

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 December 1939 · page 3

Soiling (feeding with fodder cut for them) is far more economical than pasturing for all kinds of large stock. Cattle grazing on lucerne, for…

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Pastoral Directory

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 December 1939 · page 4

Wise's Pastoral Directory of sheep and cattle stations in New South Wales, which has just been issued, provides a…

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Dairying Detrimental to Cream Quality Eradication Op Stinkwort

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 December 1939 · page 4

Stink work is an upright, much-branched plant, with lemon-coloured daisy-like flowers. It has a disagreeable smell, which is noticeable also in…

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Butter Imports to United Kingdom. New Zealand Leads

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 December 1939 · page 4

Although in 1938 New Zealand sent 13 per cent less butter to the United Kingdom than in the preceding year, the Dominion was again the…

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Farm Topics

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 December 1939 · page 4

What is believed to be the first registration in Australia of stud catregistration produced by artificial insemination has taken place at Barnawartha,…

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