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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Commercial Reports. Wool Sales

The Age · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 5

MESSRS. WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & Co., Limited, report:—All good to medium wools are ruling very firm. Superior lambs' wool sells well but inferior grades are somewhat irregular. There is…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Rearing Young Turkeys

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 2

IN raising turkeys excellent success has been obtained by having large coops and keeping them in a pen until they get their wing feathers, then they may be…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 4

GRASSES—MEADOW FOXTAIL—TIMOTHY—SWEET-SCENTED VERNAL GRASS—SMOOTH-STALKED MEASDOW GRASS ROUGH—STALKED—CRESTED DOOS TAIL…

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Farm and Garden. Calender for December

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 1

As we expected, the weather has been exceedingly stormy and variable, and crops have suffered much from sudden temperature, rough…

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Work on the Farm

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 2

As the time advances singling mangold will be important work, but in many instances it is done too carelessly. If the weeds are kept down there is not the harry…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for December

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 19 December 1905 · page 1

AS we expected, the weather has been exceedingly stormy and variable, and crops have suffered much from sudden temperature, rough…

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Wool Reports

The Age · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

MESSRS HARRISON, JONES and DEVLIN, Ltd., report as follows;—On Wednesday we brought forward a catalogue of 5039 bales, which included a splendid selection of…

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Commercial Reports. Wheat Report

The Age · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

MESSRS. J. RAVEN & COY., wheat brokers and agents, 148 Clarence Street, Sydney, under date December 19th report:—New seasons wheat has been coming to hand in large…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Growing Beef Steers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

BEEF calves Should have good growthy mothers. With care on those points, desirable steers can be produced from all cows, except the so-called most pronounced…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for December

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 1

As we expected, the weather has been exceedingly stormy and variable, and crops have suffered much from sudden temperature, rough…

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Farm and Garden Pruning Roses

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 4

This is work which in due season many who are impatient to get on, may proceed with pleasantly. It will be noticed that the tops of the shoots are well in leaf…

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We Wish our Farming, Grazing, Mining, and all other Kindred Industries a Prosperous New Year. His First Christmas Tree

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 3

I doss 'ey's not a boy in town At's luckier an me. Tause mamma she jus' let me have My firstsus Triamus tree,…

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Farm and Field. Size of Draught Horses

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 3

Professor Hunt recently gave a lecture to a number of stock breeders in America, and told them that as it had come in his way to make a good many…

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Commercial Reports. Wheat Report

The Age · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 2

MESSRS. J. RAVEN & COY., wheat brokers and agents, 148 Clarence Street, Sydney, under date December 27th report:—Owing to the holidays, operations in what are…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Breeding Exhibition Fowls

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 1

MANY people begin rearing thoroughbred poultry solely for pleasure, as considerable recreation and diversion from daily toil may be obtained by keeping…

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Farm and Garden. Calender for December

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 1

As we expected, the weather has been exceedingly stormy and variable, and crops have suffered much from sudden temperature, rough…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 4

BYE—ITS GRAINS AND STRAW— HOLLANDS OR GENEVA—HORNED [?] OR EROOT—DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BARLEY AND WHEAT—A CALENDAR OF…

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Game Farms

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 5

In many cases the controllers of game farms are virtually little more than receivers of stolen eggs. A few liens ostentatiously displayed in pens give nominal…

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A Farm Mystery. Three Persons Murdered

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 5

The New York correspondent of the London Daily Mail ” wrote from New York on Sunday, 8th October:— An extraordinary tragedy occurred on…

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Draycote’s Farm. Chapter I.

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 5

The road the traveller followed wound round the top of the hill. He paused at the summit and looked about him long and earnestly…

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