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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

258 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 13

Commercial News. the Farmers' Co-operative Company, Limited. Weekly Market Report

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 3

Maize.—The Market has remained steady at 4s. 9d. throughout the week, sales dragging considerably. If supplies do not come to hand too heavily from the rivers,…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. Sheep Breeding

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 May 1902 · page 6

THE Shropshire breed is probably the most popular for crossing with the grade Merino for early lambs, producing also a very saleable…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Voting for the Committee

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 May 1902 · page 2

THE ballot-papers are out for the voting for twenty-one members of the committee who, with the president, two vice-presidents, treasurer,…

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Commercial News. the Farmers' Co-operative Company, Limited. Weekly Market Report

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 14 May 1902 · page 3

Wheat.—This market is firmer, and a fair amount of country business is reported at price that show an advance of Sydney rates. lnland values are equivalent to 4s 8d…

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Wool Report

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 3

MESSRS. WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & Co. report (by wire):--The wool market is excited. We have sold 2,200 bales this week. Superior scoured reached…

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A Modern Dairy Farm

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 2

In this matter of fact age , when the light of science is apt to dispel all the romance and charm of our most cherished ideas, it is distantly refreshing…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. New Ideas in Curing Cheese

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 2

THE discovery of the ferment, or [?]wzym gala[?]tase, in milk, by Professor Baboock, may probably revolutionise the cheese industry. Most…

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Prosperous Dairying

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 2

Bega Co-operative Creamery Company in the month just ended, April manufactured 72,128lb butter, or nearly 35 tons, which realised £5530 1s 9d. Suppliers were paid…

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Commercial News. the Farmers' Co-operative Company, Limited. Weekly Market Report

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 3

BUTTER.—Market firm and choice qualities met ready sale at quotations. Supplies are diminishing and hardly equal to demand. Prospects of higher values in the near…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Sunflowers As a Money Crop

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 2

OCCASIONALLY the question of planting sunflowers is discussed by farmers, some of them having an idea that they can be grown with…

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The Butter Market

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1902 · page 2

T[?] wholesale price of butter has advanced [?] per pound all round…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Details of Butter Making

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 2

THE ordinary details of butter making are now so well understood that it might appear-- on first sight-- unnecessary subject;…

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New Varieties of Wheat

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 2

A REPORT has been received by the State Minister for Agriculture from the wheat expert of the United States government detailing the work being undertaken to…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee of the above was held in Mr. Wright's rooms on last Thursday evening. Twelve of the Committee men were present. The President…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 June 1902 · page 2

ON Thursday afternoon last a Committee meeting of the above was held at Mr. W. D. Wright's (the result being furnished us too late for insertion last issue). Mr. F…

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The Butter Market

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 2

The wholesale price of butter has been raised one penny per pound all round…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. Protecting Fowls From Vermin

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 2

A POULTRY breeder remarks that he had great trouble with vermin infesting the fowl houses (common to all breeders), so that it…

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Big Prices for Cattle

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1902 · page 2

Messrs Crossing and Cox, stock and station agents, write as follows:—“At our last Tuesday s weekly sale three out of a draft of fat bullocks from Mr. H.E. Single’s…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 2

The above Association held a general meeting in Mr W. Davis Wright room last Thursday morning. The attendance was small…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. the Nature of Plants

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 2

VEGETABLES differ from minerals in being organized, possessed of a degree of life, and capable of taking into their systems…

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