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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Wealth in Wheat. Settlers and the Soil How to Get on the Best Land

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 3

Everybody interest in the supreme question of settlement known that the available virgin area for agricultural settlement is gradually growing less. Keen competition…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for February

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 1

As we expected, unusual weather conditions continued throughout January, and the monsoonal rain missing our district has caused growers an anxious time. All…

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Electricity to Destroy Farm Pests

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 2

Since a Manaco engineer's discovery that an electric current will free the soil from insects, the idea has been held that electricity should aid in abating the insect…

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Looked Black for the Butter

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 1

The comedian boarder rolled his blue eyes at the landlady and said-- 'I beg your pardon, madam, but I see the butter is of a special brand. what is…

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Cotton Wool for Foreign Bodies Swallowed

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 1

Dr. W. Blair Boll refers to several cases in which he has used cotton wool in order to carry along foreign bodies which had been swallowed. One child had swallowed…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Care of Milk

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 2

MILK should be drawn from the cows in the most cleanly manner, in tin pails, and strained through a wire cloth strainer, and the milking should be done…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for February

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 1

As we expected, unusual weather conditions continued throughout January, and the monsoonal rain missing our district has caused growers an anxious time. All…

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Farm & Garde. Original Articles

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 4

Peppermint [?] Cultiv[?]tion—Cutting—Distrilation—The Oil—Soil—Yield—Various Oils—Mitcham Peppermint—Japanese—Camomile—Lavender…

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Electricity to Destroy Farm Pests

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 1

Since a Monaco engineer's discovery that an electric current will free the soil from insects, the idea has been held that electricity should aid in abating the insect…

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Farm and Field. The Rabbit Disease

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 5

The proposal to put Dr. Danysx’s scheme for the annihilation of the rabbit pest in Australia to a practical test has been set in motion in New South…

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Practical Hints to Dairymen

The Age · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 2

WE have much pleasure in submitting to our readers a few practical hints to dairymen, from the pen of Mr. A. Siddins, who recently inspected the…

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Wool

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 2

The weekly-series of .wool sales in Sydney closed last week with, a record of: 588,227 bales, being: 133,579 more than during the previous season. With…

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Wool and Produce

The Age · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co., and Harrison, Jones. and Devlin Ltd.. report.—The closing auctions of the weekly series were held during three days of the past week…

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Commercial Reports. Wheat Report

The Age · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 2

MESSRS J. RAVEN & COY., wheat brokers and Agents, 148 Clarence Street, Sydney under date of February 13th report as follows:— At the time of writing the wheat markets…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for February

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 1

By A. LANDSDOWNE, Seedsman, Goulburn As we expected, unusual weather conditions continued throughout January, and the monsoonal rain missing our district…

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Practical Hints to Dairymen

The Age · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 3

WE have much pleasure in submitting to our readers a few practical. hints to dairymen,. from the pen of Mr. A. Siddins, who recently inspected the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Machines Indispensable on the Farm

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 1

A MODERN farm in those times is not complete without a good gasoline engine. It should not be too large to prevent it from being easily moved from one…

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Farm and Garden. Hens

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 5

Fowls in confinement very often eat each others feathers. It is a habit often acquired by idleness. Give them dry ashes to dust in very often as there may be vermin on them…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for February

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 1

By A. LANDSDOWNE, Seedsman, Goulburn AS we expected, unusual weather conditions continual throughout January, and the monsoonal rain missing our district…

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Crop Maps

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 2

The U.S. Biological Survey is engaged in mapping the natural life zones and crop belts of the country for the primary purpose of aiding the farmer to decide what crops…

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