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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

534 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 27

Historic Importance of Wheat

The Age · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 4

Wheat, since the earliest period to which history reaches, has always been accounted the most valuable grain of the culmiferous tribe, hence all…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] High Temperature Injures Cheese

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 2

THE first effect of a high temperature, and one which is always noticeable, is to make the texture of the cheese rough and mealy, and in extreme cases to show a…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for May

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 1

AS we expected, April, up to the last week, was very mild, and the good rains hare put the soil in fair order for cropping. We again urge deep and thorough…

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On a British Farm. Or "Della's Promise." CHAPTER V.

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 3

"All right; I'll promise you I'll say nothing; all the same, I dare say it will be all over the place to-morrow. Darling old…

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Winter Dairying

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 2

The winter supply of milk to towns is a subject that might well be more carefully considered by farmers in general. In the winter months we all know that frequently…

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Poultry Farmers New Premises

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 3

The Poultry Farmers Co-operative Society, Limited, held their first sale of table birds in their new premises, Parker-street, Sydney, on the 6th inst…

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Farm and Field. Selection of a Stallion

The Age · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 4

The selection of a stallion that will form a satisfactory alliance for his mares is a subject that will always continue to agitate the minds of horse…

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Homely Farm

The Age · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 4

Steamed Golden Pudding.—Required: Four ounces of flour, two ounces of sugar, four ounces of finely shredded suet, half a lemon, two ounces of…

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On a British Farm. Or "Della's Promise." Chapter Vi

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 3

"That path brings you up into the village in two minutes," she explained to him. "Thank you. It was a…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for May

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 1

AS we expected, April, up to the last week, was very mild, and the good rains have put the soil in fair order for cropping. We again urge deep and thorough…

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Farm and Garden Spring Drouths

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 4

Spring drouths often retard strawberries and other early crops just at the time when they most need water. A small pump operated by wind, beast or steam will supply…

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Early Crops

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 4

Early crops such as asparagus, straw berries, etc., that can be sold in the spring and early summer, usually pay much better than stuff that is raised for the fall and…

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Farm and Field. a Co-Operative Society and Canadians Wheat

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 5

A deputation from the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society recently visited the United States and Canada to investigate the buying and growing of…

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

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 1

LESS attention has been given to the breeding of corn and the selection of seed than has been given to the cultivation and maintaining of the soil fertility…

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On a British Farm. Or "Della's Promise."

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 3

Delia flushed all over her fair brow and cheeks. It was almost the first allusion he had made to her promise…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for May

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 1

AS we expected, April, up to the last week, was very mild, and the good rains have put the soil in fair order for cropping. We again urge deep and thorough…

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Of Interest to Farmers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 2

Mr. BISHOP, representing the Sydney Mail and Sydney Morning Herald, was in town yesterday to personally bring under the notice of farmers the…

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Farm and Field. When is Land too Good to be Filed

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 3

Under the above heading this problem is answered in an article in the “Journal of the Department of Agriculture,” Ireland, in the following manner:—…

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Victorian Farmers and Socialism

The Age · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 2

THE Victorian Farmers League has for political purposes formed an alliance with the Victorian Employers' Federation, and the Australian Women's…

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The Food of Crops

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

The main object in a farmer's avocation is to convert soil and atmosphere into suitable food for food and domestic animals. The boundless…

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