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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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The Farmers' Plight

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 1

SHOULD THE JAPANESE attempt to invade Australia at any point south of Sydney, which is a possibility not lightly…

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Don't Use Cloths for Dairy Utensils

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 4

Cloths should never be used for washing dairy utensils — a clean scrubbing brush should be employed, the brush being allowed to dry in the…

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PinkEye in Sheep Method Op Treatment

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 4

The hot, dry, windy weather pre-vailing in many districts has been conducive to the occnrrence of oph-thalmia, commonly called " pink-eye,"…

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Dairy Decline Serious Trend Statistician's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 4

Summaries of the annual returns of landholders in this State, made available by the Government Statistician (Mr…

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Lucerne as a Grazing Crop

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 4

During recent years there has been developed a conception of lucerne as a crop to be utilised for grazing almost entirely, and the…

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Phenothiazine for Nodule Worm of Sheep

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Phenothiazine is the only drug known to be effective against the nodule worm when given as a drench…

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Junior Farmers' Progress Officers Elected

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Although hundreds of junior farmers have enlisted on active service, the movement continues to make progress in…

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The Impact of War on Denmark's Dairy and Poultry Industries

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 4

Since the German occupation of Denmark in April 1940 it has been tacitly assured that the Danish livestock industries would be largely…

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5/10 For 30 Dozen Eggs Back Forest Farmer's Experience

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 4

Another instance of how the recently established Egg Board is operating against the financial interests of the small poultry farmer…

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Branding of Cattle

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 2

In the event of certain cattle now being branded in anticipation of possible evacuation, owners are advised that the correct positions for placing…

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Goulburn as Wool Selling Centre Remarkable Growth

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

Goulburn has, for more than a century, been the centre of one of the moat important pastoral districts of the State. Pioneers, with their…

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Dairying Industry Notes From the Australian Dairy Review

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 3

Cows in registered dairies in New South Wales numbered 1,055,000 on 31st March, 1941, other cattle in the State numbering 1,714,000, and…

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Bran and Pollard, Wheat and Barley Parliament House, Sydney, 18th Feb., 1942

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 2

Following on an exchange of telegrams between the Prime Minister, Hon. John Curtin, M. H. R. and myself over the past three weeks to…

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This Farming Business

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 2

Those who do not know anything about farming little realise that it is one of the most complex of businesses j bat at the same time it can be…

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Brief Mention Farmers to Meet

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

An important meeting of stock-owners in the East Kangaloon, Kangaloon and Sheepwash Road areas, will be held in Kangaloon Hall, on…

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Praise for Local Farmers

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 3

The writer of Country Gossip in The Farmer and Settler makes laudatory reference to the Churchill family of Kangaloon. He says:-…

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Dehorning of Dairy Cattle Treatment of the Calf

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 4

Horns of dairy cattle serve do useful purpose, and are a source of much danger and annoyance. Only in the case of high-class animals that are…

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Goulburn Sheep Sale Tuesday, 3Rd March

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

W. H. Wheatley reports: Nearly 20,000 sheep were offered, including 6000 crossbred weaners, which made from 6/6 to 10/…

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Junior Farmers to Help Red Cross

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

Junior Farmers' Clubs of New South Wales are being circularised with a request that they should send competitive exhibits to the Red Cross…

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Nicotine Poisoning in Sheep Tannic Acid an Effective Antidote

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 4

Nicotine sulphate solution is widely used for the treat-ment of worm infestation in sheep. It must be…

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