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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

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Will Be Held Coastal Dairy Farm Competition

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 4

It was announced this week that a coastal dairy farm competition for 1941 would be conducted by the "Farmer…

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National Value Dairy Farm Competition

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 4

With dairy products No. 1 on the list of food exports from Australia to Great Britain, efficiency in the dairying…

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Tallong's Apple Crop Revenue Increased by £1,000

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 4

Mr. T. N. Powell, district fruit inspector told the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce that, through the establishment of the Apple and Pear…

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The Wool Industry

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 April 1941 · page 4

Points from an address delivered by Prof. I. Clunies Ross, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Sydney University at Berridale…

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"Poultry Farmers' Guide"

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 April 1941 · page 4

A booklet has just been issued by the Poultry Farmers' Association of New South Wales under the title "Poultry Farmers' Guide." It…

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Change—and Diversified Farming

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 2

"It is an innate characteristic of human nature to resist change, and while at times this tendency may be good that it breeds caution and is a…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 2

Since its inception twelve years ago, the Junior Farmers' movement has grown beyond all expectations. There are now 360 clubs in country…

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Home Affairs Household Management, Cookery, and Domestic Arts Cooking Recipes. Butter Almonds

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

Two cups sugar, 1 level teaspoon cream of tartar, 1 cup water, flavoring, 2 ozs. butter, blanched almonds. Put sugar, water and cream of…

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Good Pasture is Essential to Attainment of the Dairy Farmer's Objective

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 4

If dairying is to be profitable, such methods must be adopted as will extract from every acre the maximum return. The potential…

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United Kingdom Needs Dairy Supplies

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 2

When Denmark was overrun by Hitler and the United Kingdom was deprived of its principal source of supply of…

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Standardisation of Australian Farming Products

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 4

Speaking recently of the beneficial influence of agricultural shows on the quality of livestock and other primary products. Col. G. C. Somerville,…

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Farm Labor and Military Service Local Committees Asked to Help

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 3

Several months ago local committees were established to look after the interests of farmers who had enlisted and those who were finding it…

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Primary Production War Time Policy for Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 2

A recent conference of the New South Wales Agricultural Bureau was noteworthy because of the views expressed…

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Management of Soldiers' Farms Threatened Labour Shortage

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 4

Mr. A. W. Yeo, M.L.A., Minister for Lands, who is Chairman of the Soldiers' farms Protection Committee,…

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Mostly Concerning Dairying Interesting Items From the Dairy Review

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 3

Reindeer milk is the richest of eleven different kinds of milk listed in the American 1939 Year Book of Agriculture. It has 22 per cent. of…

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Oaten Hay or Chaff As Feed for Dairy Cows

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 April 1941 · page 3

Although oaten and other cereal hays and chaffs are not entirely suitable for dairy cows-being low in protein and minerals—oaten hay or chaff is perhaps…

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Wooing the Electors a Farmer with a Grievance

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 2

This particular farmer had a grievance; he told me all about it. The Government, he said, had treated him badly…

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Dairy Notes

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 4

Per capita consumption of cheese in the United States has increased from 4.61 lbs. in 1940 to 5.88 lbs. in 1939. For most of the development…

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Poultry Farms Prospects for 1941

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 3

Preparations for the coming hatching season should be commenced this month, writes the poultry expert of the Department in current notes. It…

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Poisoned Cattle Antidote for Arsenic Old Treatment Discredited

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 4

Treatment of cattle that have been poisoned with arsenic has undergone a radical change as a result of recent research, the…

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