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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

202 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 5 of 11

Cattle Show on Second Day. District Committee Favors Change

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Berrima District Show Society on Wednesday night it was decided to recommend to the incoming committee that…

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Cattle Show on Second Day Committee Favor Change

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Berrima District Show Society on Wednesday night it was decided to recommend to the incoming…

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Labor in Dairy. Two Interesting Studies

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 3

Some useful information has recently been made available as a result of surveys made into labor conditions connected with the production of…

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Sheep Classing A Seasonable Reminder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 June 1940 · page 4

Sheep classing is the operation of grading the breeding flock and selecting the sires for use in mating, the object…

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An Out-Dated Criticism The Charge of Conservatism Against Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 June 1940 · page 3

It is a traditional charge against the farmer that he is conservative, but the charge has almost had its day. Few farmers nowadays will reject a new…

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Bowral Women's Voluntary Service. Wool Now Available

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 2

The Bowral branch of the Women's Voluntary Services experienced difficulty in the delivery of wool last week, but ample stocks have now…

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Worms in Sheep Prevention of Infestation

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 June 1940 · page 4

Measures for the prevention of worms of the stomach and small intestine in sheep. are based largely on the life history of the parasite,…

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Dairy Instructor's Report for Month of May

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 June 1940 · page 4

Mr. A. T. H. Brown, senior dairy instructor, in charge of the Dairy Branch district, Illawarra and Southern Tablelands, in his May report to…

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Cattle "Skeleton" on South Coast Adverse Seasonal Conditions

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 2

Although some parts of the South Coast are now in better heart than they were at the time of the milk shortage two months ago, the outlook…

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Shelter for Dairy Stock As a Factor in Feeding Economy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 3

Where proper shelter is not provided for stock not only in thier resistance to disease reduced, b[?] much food material is wasted in…

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The Control of Soil Erosion. New Handbook for Farmers

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 4

Gulliver, during his travels, expressed the opinion that " whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot…

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Wool Agreement's Value Far-sighted United Kingdom-commonwealth Deal

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 June 1940 · page 2

Australian wool-growers have had good reason to be thankful for the contract between the United Kingdom and Australian Governments…

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Improvement of Farm Products Part Played by Agricultural Shows

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 June 1940 · page 4

Discussing at a recent conference of farmers the work of agricultural societies, Colonel G. C. Somerville, Secretary of the Royal Agricultural…

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Value of Farm Manure in Coastal, Districts 12,000 Tons a Year

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 July 1940 · page 3

"In some respects it Would be beneficial were coastal farmers compelled to rely on their resources of farmyard manure for a few years,…

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Dairy Cattle Management Recommendations of Australian Committee on Animal Production

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 3

Preferential rotational gracing to give the highest yielding cows the pick of the feed in advocated by the technical sub-committee on dairy…

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Dairy Farms' Competition Moss Vale Wins Section Mr. Mark Lamond's Success

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 2

Further distinction in the dairying world has been secured by Moss Vale through the success of Mr. Mark Lamond, "Coomungie,…

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Dairy Inspector's Report for Month of June

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 2

Mr. A. T. R. Brown, senior dairy instructor, in charge of the Dairy Branch district, Illawarra and Southern Tablelands, with…

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Farms Competition. Mr. Mark Lamond's Success

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 3

Further distinction in the dairying world has been secured by the Berrima District by the success of Mr. Mark Lamond, " Coomungie," whose…

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For Uniformity in Butter Quality Australian-wide Survey

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 2

The supply to the public of butter of uniformly good quality is an efficient meant of combating the use of substitutes. The essential precautions…

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Coastal Dairy Farm Championship

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 July 1940 · page 2

Following is the itinerary for judging the Coastal Dairy Farm Championship, organised by the "Farmer and Settler" in…

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