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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

534 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 27

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

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 3

"HE never even had the manners to come and say 'Good-bye' tons." "I suppose he thought it was…

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Farm and Garden Wide Roosts

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 4

Roosts for heavy fowls should be wide. A four-inch wide board, one inch thick, will be better for large Asiatics as a roost than anything else. but the small breeds will be…

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Farm and Garden. Calender for May

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 15 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 Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Selection and Treatment of Brood Sows

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 2

THE first and most important thing to do in the raising of pure bred begs is the elections of the brood sow. No other animal on the farm will give its owner such…

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Russian Peasant Savageries Brutal Outrages on Cattle. a Woman “Sacrifice” to God

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 4

An appalling account of atrocities committed in the neighbourhood of Kherson is given by the special correspondent of the “Daily News” at St Petersburg…

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

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 3

"He seems so." "I could show it to you now, if you like" "Thank you; but I think,…

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Farm and Garden. Calender for May

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 18 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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Advice to Farmers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 1

At an examination held in the Agricultural College the question was put: 'When is the best time to sow barley?' A sharp country lad promptly replied:…

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Farm and Field. Watering and reeding Horses

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 6

The proper time to water horses is a matter that has caused a. considerable amount of controversy for the past hundred years or more Many people…

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Farm and Field. Farm Animals in the United States

The Age · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 4

A return of the numbers of farm animals in the United States on 1st January has been issued by the Department of Agriculture, at Washington, with the…

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Carriage of Wheat

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

SOME time ago a deputation of country millers waited upon the railway commissioners and requested that the break-of-journey charge in regard to…

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Sheep Farming

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 1

The main thing in the profitable management of sheep is to keep them in such a manner as to ensure rapid, uninterrupted progress. Time is lost and food is wasted…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Spraying Trees

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 1

SPRAYING trees is usually started about the time insects are expected and continued at intervals from time to time until the seeming necessity has…

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

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 3

"Then it is true?" She was silent. What indeed could she say ? How could she explain to him ?" And, all this…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for May

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 25 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 Field, To Text Seeds

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 3

To detect adulterations in seeds use the sleve, water, and microscope. Hot water dissolves powder and dirt and washes of the coloring matter. The…

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Grading Up the Dairy Herd

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 3

The question of grading up the dairy herd the most vital question in dairying to-day. How are we to set about it? The first step in my…

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Farm and Field. The Farm as a Factory

The Age · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 4

The farm is a factory which is always in operation, writes the "American Fertiliser." The farmer converts his raw products into manufactured articles. The…

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Cattle Breeding

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 2

At a lecture given by Mr. P. J. Quirk trader the auspices of the Berry Agricultural Society a discussion took place as to the best milking strains of cows…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for May

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 29 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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