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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Amazing Wonder Garden Farm Tool (10-in-I Cultivator) Result of an Old Farmer's Discovery

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 3

Although only weighing 3lbs., can save many other person's labour. This unique tool can be used as a hoe, rake, shovel, scarifier, pulverisor, slasher. It…

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Boys Available for Farm Work From Child Welfare Department

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 4

The Child Welfare Department desires to bring under the notice of orchardists, dairy and mixed farmers, that it has a number of boys…

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Australian Butter Output Record Total Almost Reached

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 September 1939 · page 4

Butter production in Australia for the year ended June 30, 1939, was only slightly below the record output of…

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Tuberculosis in Cattle Disposal of Affected Animals

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

"It would appear, judging from certain, paragraphs which have appeared in the press, that some doubt exists regarding the disposal…

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Three Continents Buy British Cattle and Pigs

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

Britain is exporting more live stock for breeding purposes. In the first six months of this year 943 bead of breeding cattle…

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Foot-Rot in Sheep Method of Treatment

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 September 1939 · page 4

Referring in n recent report to the Increasing incidence of foot-rot in beep as a result of the drier condi[?]ious, the Chief Veterinary Surgeon…

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Dairying What Constitutes a Good Sire ? Ability to Improve Herd's Production

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

The pig breeder selects breeding stuck from large litters ; the poultry, farmer selects settings from his best layers; the beef stock raiser selects…

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Water on the Farm Quality Requirements for Stock and for Irrigation

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

There are considerable differences in the quality requirements for stook waters, as compared with irrigation waters, and also for waters for…

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Efficient Fodder Conservation Would Double Butter Output. Farmers Exchange Experiences

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 September 1939 · page 3

One of the most important conferences ever held on the South Soast took place at the Nowra School of Arts on Friday last, as an outcome…

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Traditionalism in Farming Signs of Its Decline

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 September 1939 · page 4

Because of his isolation, the farmer has always been at a disadvantage so fas as technical advancement is concerned…

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Greening of Seed Potatoes Ensures Earlier and Better Crops

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 2

Green sprouted potato seed will not only give earlier emergence, but will promote quicker plant and tuber development. The method also enables…

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Junior Farmers District Council Meeting

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 2

A meeting of the District Council of the Southern Highland Junior Farmers' Clubs was held in the Moss Vale Public School on…

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New Relief Bill. Aid for Distressed Farmers

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 3

At a meeting at Robertson on Saturday night, Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., spoke on the Rural Reconstruction Bill which is at present before…

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Junior Farmers. District Council Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 4

A meeting of the District Council of the Southern Highlands Junior Farmers' Clubs was held in the Moss Vale Public School last week. Mr…

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Horses Should Come Back. More Economic Farming

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 3

"If farmers will only go back to a greater roe of horses in place of the mechanical power, which is taking so much out of their industry without…

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Overseas Dairy Cattle. Interesting Tour by Mr. R. C. BATE

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1939 · page 3

Mr. R. C. Bate, brother of our local member, Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., who recently returned from a tour abroad made a close study of the various…

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Stoppage of Milk Supply. Deficiency of Butter Fat Content

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1939 · page 2

At a recent meeting at Robertson, at which Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., was present, Mr. S. R. Hindmarsh said that a supplier to the Bowral factory…

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Scientific Feeding of Dairy Cows

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1939 · page 4

Inadequate feeding of dairy cows is one of the chief causes of unprofitable dairying. This is made evident if the butter production of New…

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Farmers' Milk Company New Plant Opened

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 October 1939 · page 2

A new milk block and treatment plant of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Co., Lth., in Harris Street, Sydney…

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Judging of Dairy Cattle. Production Record Suggested Essential

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 4

At the conference of the Illawarra division of Agricultural Bureaux, at Moss Vale, on Tuesday, Mr. McGilvray, of the Department of…

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