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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

340 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 17

Butter Factory

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1905 · page 2

Mr. A. R. Pooley, secretary of the Cooperative Butter Factory, reports that at the meeting of directors last week, cream suppliers , were paid for 3439lb…

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The Largest Cattle Ranch

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 June 1905 · page 4

THE biggest cattle ranch in the world is that of Don Luis Terrazas, in Mexico. Its greatest extent from north to south is 150 miles, and from…

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Farm and Garden Calender for June

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 20 June 1905 · page 3

IT is many years since prospects generally for all growers were so good. The soil is in good order for cropping, and all suitable crops may…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Success in Operating an Incubator

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 June 1905 · page 5

OPERATING an incubator successfully is a simple matter when properly attended to. The first thing I do is to clean the machine, lamp and all. Then if…

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Farm and Garden Calendar for June

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 23 June 1905 · page 3

IT is many years since prospects generally for all growers were so good. The soil is in good order for cropping, and all suitable crops may…

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Farm and Garden. Record' Price for a Gamecock

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 23 June 1905 · page 4

At the Birmingham Poultry Show the high price of £200 was obtained for Mr. H. [?]cough's black-breasted red gamecock, which took first prize in its class. This is…

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On the Western Wheat Belt. Narromine District. Some Local Statistics

The Age · Tuesday 27 June 1905 · page 2

THE district of Narromine, situated 300 miles from Sydney on the main western railroad, has deservedly won for itself the title of "The home of the progressive and scientific…

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Farm and Garden Calender for June

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 27 June 1905 · page 1

IT is many years since prospects generally for all growers were so good. The soil is in good order for cropping, and all suitable crops may…

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Black labor in the Dairy

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 June 1905 · page 2

At the half yearly meeting of a dairy company at Byron Bay it was pointed out that black 'labor was being employed in milking. The Chairman said the Company did not want to go alone in the…

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Farm and Fifld. Br[?]eding Dairy Cattle

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 4

There are two [?]heories before the world on this question. The theory of [?]eeding for specific purpose and type the theory of breeding for dual purpose and…

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Annual Sheep Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 2

THE Sydney sheep show is a great success, the majority of the prizes falling to Gibson, M'Caughey, and Horsfall. Mr.C. C. Hall of…

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The Sydney Sheep Sales

The Age · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 2

THE annual sheep sales which will be commenced at Sydney on July 3rd are of interest to breeders throughout the continent, because the auction is the most general and extensive…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Winter Care of Ducks

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 1

NO farm-bred bird will show the effects of proper care or neglest so quickly as the duok. Ducks should always be provided with comfortable quarters during the…

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Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Friday, June 30, 1905. Australian Farming

The Age · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 2

A NEW ZEALAND weekly paper gives a strange instance of fecundity in sheep. A ewe, it is claimed, gave birth to triplets three times and twins no fewer than eight times. It is well…

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The Biggest Farm in the World

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 2

On the northern boundry of Oklahoma, U.S.A., lies the biggest farm in the world. It is leased, by a Mr. G. W. Miller, and contains over 50,000 acres within its 100 miles of…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Angora Goats

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 5

OF late years considerable attention has been given to the raising of angora goats, especially in mountainous districts favourable for those animals,…

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Farm and Garden Calender for July

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 1

So far the season has been very satisfactory to growers, and the land is in good order for sowing and planting. All seasonable crops…

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Farm and Garden the Tea Rose

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 4

Nothing is more exquisite in nature than a perfect flower of a tea rose. It is full of light and shade, lovely tints melting into each other, and a form matchless for grace…

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Farm and Field. Smnt in Grain

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 3

Various methods, have been used from time to time for the prevention of [?] in grain. It was discovered by Mr J. L. Jensen, of Denmark, in 1877, that the…

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Motor Cars and Farmers

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 3

“What with the motor cars and so much, electricity being used, It is a poor outlook for the farmer,” writes a contributor to the Mark Lane Express.”…

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