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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 3

WINCHCOMBE CARSON & CO., LTD., report:— The Easter Holidays have cut into the week and left but a few days open for business. There is, however, no change to report. The…

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Curing Scabies in Cattle

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 1

Scabies is a contagious disease of a parasite nature. The particular kind which causes most trouble lives on the surface of the skin and gives rise to great…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. Present Status of Tuberculosis

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 1

AFTER collecting information for many years concerning bovine tuberculosis, the matter seems still undecided. No doubt the…

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The Farm. the Stawberry

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 2

This year’s strawberry season along the Hudson river taught a lasting lesson to many large fruit-growers for market, and to many thousands who only grow…

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Police Court. Alleged Larceny of Cattle

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 2

Arthur Pether, of Long Plain, near Adaminaby was charged by Messrs J. M. E. Franklin, and Dawes, that he did during the month of March brand one half Jersey…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. Rotation of Crops and Commercial Fertilisers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 1

ROTATION of crops improves land inasmuch as deep feeding of plants alternates with surface feeding, thus distributing the…

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The Moat Farm Mystery

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 2

A London correspondent writes, under date March 27:—The Ester police are endeavoring to unravel a strange mystery. The circumstance read like a "penny dreadful," but up to the…

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Government Seed Wheat

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

SERIOUS complaints are to hand from several quarters as to the quality of the seed wheat supplied to farmers of this district by the Government. It is said to be foul,…

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Maize Crops on the Clarence

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

To show the bad slate of the maize crop on the Gla[?]ence this season, we quote The following from the “R. R. Tunes”:—The output of maize this season from the Clarence…

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Sheep Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

SOME little time ago (says the "YAss Courier") an advertisement was inserted in the Yass and Gundagai papers notifying that a number of sheep had been stolen…

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The Moat Farm Mystery. Particulars of the Crime

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

A London correspondent writes, under date March 27:—The Essex police are endeavouring to unravel, a strange mystery. The circumstances road like a "penny…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Cultivation of Roses

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 6

IN response to inquiries asking bow to grow roses successfully and what to do with sick bushes, we desire to say that the usual cause of failure with…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 3

WINCHOMBE CARSON & Co. LTD, REPORT: News is just through that the London May sales opened on the 5th inst. with an advance in prices. Merinos are reported 5 to…

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Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Saturday, May 9, 1903. FARMERS & Settlers' Association

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above association which was advertised to be held on Thursday morning lapsed for want of a quorum. It has been decided now to hold the adjourned…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 May 1903 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE excitement has been occasioned at Captain's Flat(says the Dispatch)in connection with an alleged cattle stealing case. It appears that a grazier in the…

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London Wool Sales

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1903 · page 3

At the wool sales this evening prices were fully maintained. Continental buyers are operating freely. The following prices, were realised…

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Braidwood Police Court. MONDAY (Before A. Elliott, Esq., P.m.) Breach of the Sheep Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 May 1903 · page 2

E. J. Reardon was summoned by William McCaffrey for that on the 39th April last at Six Mile Flat he (Reardon) befog the drover of certain travelling stock, to wit about 4000 sheep, along the…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Profitable Dairying

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 May 1903 · page 1

A GREAT number of the cows that produce the milk consumed every day are what should he properly called dairy cows. But mostly…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. The Queanbeyan Branch Secedes The Queanbeyan District Farmers and Settlers' Progress Association

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 May 1903 · page 2

THE adjourned annual meeting of the local branch of the above was held yesterday at the offices of the branch. There was a fair attendance of members, Mr. F. Campbell,…

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The Farm. the Tires Question

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 2

"As a visitor from America I have been struck with what you call your earth formation roads." "Yes, you mean the plough and scoop roads in those…

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