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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Farmers Triumph Over Adverse Conditions Junior Farmers Make Great Display in Pavilion of Amazing Variety

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

Despite the dry season recently experienced in the district, the fifty-seventh annual exhibition of the Berrima District Show Society held at Moss Vale on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday was one of the best in the history of the Society. The pavilion…

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Stealing the Apple Crop

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 1

IT IS ESTIMATED that the woolgrowers of the Commonwealth will net £16,000,000 more from the sale of their…

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Hand-Feeding of Sheep Some Important Points

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 4

When a dry spell occurs it is important not to wait until the sheep have lost condition and strength before starting to hand-feed. The…

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Railed Cattle Rate Confession Now in Force Carriage in Horse-Boxes

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 2

The Commissioner for Railways recently reviewed the rates charged for horses and cattle conveyed in horse-boxes by passage and goods…

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Sale Slump Butter Rationing in England "Margarine Has Rapid Increase." Hard Fight Ahead

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 4

" The time is not far distant when we will have to fight hard to bring the butter trade back to its proper dimensions "…

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Nations for Dairy Cows Must Be Balanced, Palaable, and Economical

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 3

Rations for dairy cows must not only be " balanced" (contain the elements of nutrition in desirable proportions), but they must be…

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Cost of Producing a Pound of Butter. Girl Farmer's Essay

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 3

In the list of items for competition on the program of the YOung Farmers' Club at Dombalk, Victoria, was that for an essay by scholars at…

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Sheep Glassing As a Means of Increasing Profits

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 4

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 fleece,…

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Dairying for When Pasture Is Short a Reminder Concerning Winter Fodders

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 4

It is again seasonable to remind dairy farmers that for sustained production consistently ample feeding of cattle is necessary, and that the…

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Free Information for Farmers Valuable Departmental Service

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 3

Not every farmer is aware that there is a free information service at his disposal. Local experiment and research, and contact with that of…

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Control of Sheep Tick

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 4

At times various loopholes for failure to satisfactorily deal with sheep tick have been shown to exist. A farther one…

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Lucerne for Sheep Grazing Four Important Points in Management

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 3

Four cardinal points must be observed to secure the best results from grazing lucerne: 1. Paddocks should be…

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Dairy Farmers, Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

The Dairy Farmers' batter factory, Moss Vale, sained third prize (one point behind the winner), for butter packed for export and was equal with…

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Dairy Science Schools at Country Centres

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 4

Several dairy science schools are to be held in country centres during the winter months, but until applications are received from prospective…

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Australia's Record Wool Clip Marketing Proceeds Smoothly

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 2

The review issued by the Central Wool Committee, covering its first six months is a most important and it the same time a rather unusual…

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Trees on the Farm. Planting Time Approaching

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 2

Because their wholesale removal has been necessary in the process of land settlement, trees have come to be regarded by many Farmers almost as…

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Farmers Must Watch Trends

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 4

A farmer, as much as a fashion designer, a hairdresser, or a Merchant, must be everlastingly watchful for changes and trends in his business…

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"Cost Back In One Year." A Farmer's Experience of Subdivision of Paddocks

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 4

Prefacing ad address at a recent farmers' conference on the subject of the subdivision of his properly, Mr. G. W. Evans, of Tombarombs,…

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Free Publications on Farming

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 2

More than 14,500 farmers applied last year for literature issued by the Department of Agriculture. Some 175 000 copies of pamphlets, bulletin,…

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Russian Dairy Industry

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 5

The Danish Consulate in Moscow has recently compiled, for Copenhagen, a report on the dairy industry in Russia, from which the following…

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