Handle the Cows Quietly. Advantage of a Well-planned Farm
Milking cows should not be handled roughly at any time. More especially roust they be gently handled when they are being driven in to milk…
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Farming & the land, 1939
194 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 10
Dairying Overstocking of Dairy Cows
Why the Practice is Objectionable When newly calved cattle are displayed for sale, it frequently happens that the owner, desiring to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cooling Milk on Farms
A resolutional of interest to all dairy farmers was passed at the Regional Conference of the Australian Labor Party, held at Kiama on Sunday, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Control of Dairying Illawarra District Council Proposal
The Illawarra District Council meeting at Kangaroo Valley submitted a proposal to the last quarterley meeting of the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robertson Show was Remarkable Success. Pavilion Little Affected by Season. Junior Farmers Made Wonderful Display
The Robertson Show of 1939 was an eye-opener to most of those who visited it. Everyone expected that the dry season through which the district is passing would be reflected in the pavilion exhibits, robbing it of much of its interest. But such…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying a Bad Dairying Practice Mixing of Warm and Cold Creams
The mixing of warm, freshly separated cream with a cold, ripe cream from a previous separation is very often accompanied with disastrous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers' Inter-District Exhibit Won by Moss Vale
Quite the most interesting exhibits in the pavilion at the Robertson Show last week were those of the Junior Farmers' Clubs competing in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying Safeguarding the Herd From Infections Disease
Most of the diseases of dairy cattle which cause extensive losses are infections, and it is highly important, therefore, that only animals that are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Care of Eggs on the Farm
The method of storing eggs on the farm, awaiting despatch to market, often leaves much to be desired. The room in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Testing Cattle for Tuberculosis
Satisfactory progress is being made in the second year's testing of cattle for tuberculosis under the scheme sponsored by the Milk Board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pigs and Pork By Feeding to Pigs Better Price for Wheat
Wheat is an excellent feed for pigs, and at its present low price it is much more profit to feed it to pigs and, in effect, sell it as bacon or pork, than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' "Friends."
A section of the Federal Cabinet is said to favour an increase in the Australian overseas exchange rate. Formal discussion of the question…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairymen Attack Milk Board
"Is there any man in the hall who will say that the Milk Board's fixation of price at the last inquiry was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying for When Pasture Is Short a Reminder Regarding Winter Fodders
It is again seasonable to remind dairy farmers that for sustained production consistently ample feeding of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmer and the Trotter
When war broke out in 1914 the Allies were quickly alert to the valuable military uses of the horse. The first official move in France,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Dairy Produce Board Official Report
Addressing a meeting of leaders of the Australian dairying in Sydney on March 6th, the Australian High Commissioner in London (Mr. S. M…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Classing As a Means of Increasing Profits
However small the flock, it pays to class it periodically. The best time to class is just before shearing, as the sheep are then carrying a full…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coastal Dairy Farm Championship
As prospects in all coastal districts have improved considerably since the rain, it is expected that a record entry will be received from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Free Information for Farmers Valuable Departmental Service
Not every farmer is aware that there is a free information service at his disposal. Local experiment and research…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cooling on the Dairy. Milk Board Gives Reasons
Replying to Northern criticisms of the Milk Board's decision to insist on cooling of milk on the dairy, the Board has issued a lengthy circular…
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