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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

87 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 5

The Weather and Crops

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 2

THE late copious rains have had a most beneficial affect upon crops and vegetation of all kinds. It is estimated that it will make a difference of thousands of bushels…

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The Dairy American Soft Cheeses. a Great Future for Them if They Are Good

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 4

Your correspondent has had occasion at various times to sample some of the delicious soft cheeses for sale in the markets of New York city. They were…

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The Dairy Building an Icehouse. How to Make a Good One Without Great Expense

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 4

In answer to an inquirer who wished to build a dairy under an icehouse, a correspondent of The Rural New Yorker says:…

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Visit to a Pearl Farm

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 4

JAMES CLARK, of Queensland, Australia, is the king, of the pearl fishers and the owner of the only pearl shell farm in the world…

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Horses Eating Wheat

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 December 1896 · page 3

As the wheat harvest comes round the accidents that yearly occur amongst farm animals throught their obtaining access to wheat frequently create…

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Official Estimate of the Wheat Crop

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 December 1896 · page 2

Mr. Coghlan's estimate of the wheat harvest has been published. Though the area under crop is but little loss than one million acres this season, and nearly…

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A Record Load of Wheat

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 December 1896 · page 2

THE largest load of wheat over carted into Jerilderie was brought from the farm of Mr. O. Breadon, of Finley, 25 miles from that town by M. Anderson, a driver in the…

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