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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

230 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 12

Cattle Stealers

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

From the Maitland “Mercury” we clip the following extract bearing upon some remarks made by his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, at the late District Court,…

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Wool

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & Co. report: Considerable quantities of the new clip, coming mostly from the early shearing districts, in the west and…

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Wool Report

The Age · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

WINCHCOMBE CARSON & CO & LTD., report;—Considerable quantities of the now. [?]ip, coming mostly from the early shearing districts, in the west and north, west, were put…

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Co-operative Butter Factory

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

We would direct special attention to a notice in this issue relating to the co-operative Butter Factory. For some weeks Mr. A. [?] Pooley, and others…

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Points for Farmers

The Age · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

"A GOOD dairy cow," said the Government dairy expert, Mr. O'Callaghan, during the course of an address at the exhibition at the Royal Exchange Building, "should give…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Interesting Results in Growing Pure Bred Corn

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 2

SOME careful experiments were recently made in order to ascertain the actual benefits of using pure bred seed corn instead of planting a common variety so as…

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Gold in Sheep's Heads

The Age · Tuesday 20 September 1904 · page 2

THE finding of traces of gold in the heed of of a colonial sheep served up for the dinner of a Bethnal Green family recalls another discovery of a no less tantalising character,…

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The Wheat Crop

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 2

Inquiries from reliable sources show that the prospects of the wheat crops this season are more satisfactory than for some years past. Though no…

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Goulburn Cattle Sales

The Age · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 2

MR. W. H. WHEATLY reports having yarded 2500 head of cattle on Thursday last, 15th inst., the majority of which were sold, but owing to the dry weather prices allround…

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Wool Sale

The Age · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 2

HARRISON, JONES & DELVIN, Limited report as follows. On Tuesday we submitted a Catalogue of 1481 Bales principally Northern and Western Wools, well grown and of…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Care of an Incubator

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 2

It is very necessary that the incubator should be got in to working order and started several days before the eggs are placed in; heat slowly, and gradually turn…

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Co-operative Dairy Co

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 2

We learn n that the movement for the establishment of a Co-operative Dairy Company has not met with considerable success and that the probabilities are…

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A Farmers' Deputation

The Age · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 2

THE executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association waited upon Mr. Ashton Minister for Lands, last Friday afternoon, and stated its Views on various matters…

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Wool Report

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 2

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & Co., Ltd., report:--The wool market continues very firm with a good demand for all classes of wool. The new clip is coming forward freely, and…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Advantageous Sacking Grapes

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 1

GRAPES have a number of enemies, some are of fungous origin, others are insects, and still others are birds. They may be effectually protected and shielded…

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The Lot Of the Farm Labourer

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 2

Hard, indeed, is the late of the poor farm labourer as depicted by Mr. Rider Haggard in the account of the “Farmer’s Year” in Longman’s.” Since Free Trade…

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The South-western Pastoral Outlook

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 October 1904 · page 2

WRITING from Wagga last week a correspondent says:--"I have recently been through the-wheat district of Berrigan, and so far [?] are looking…

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Farm and Garden. Origin Articles. Buff [?]Pingtons

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 6

IT is generally understood that the Buff Orpington breed originated in England, and has rapidly attained widespread popularity and success. A pure bred fowl…

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The Butter Factory Company

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1904 · page 2

It is very pleasing to have to record, that the negotiations which we have noticed from time to time, for the purpose of transferring the Butter Factory…

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An Ostrich Farm

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1904 · page 2

The ostriches which passed through Orange some weeks ago to Messrs Cannes and Sanderson’s farm, “The Juggah,” at Gilgandra, soon settled down…

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