Butter Boxes
When sending butter to market the manner in which it is packed will have a considerable effect on the returns. Butter that is packed carelessly, or in bad or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1906
534 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 27
Sheep Killing Dogs
From Mr. F. A. Canvin we learn that within the last ten days considerable loss has been caused among sheep in the neighborhood of the town by dogs—not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Sheep Record
MR. HARRY WILLIAMS, the well-known breeder of pure Shropshire sheep, formerly of England, but who recently settled at Handroyd, near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Depth of Sowing Wheat
What is the best depth to sow wheat? Acording to an American report, farmers who are wise and given to investigation do not sow as much wheat per…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] a Portable Poultry House
TO those who wish to keep a few fowls with little outlay lot fixtures, the following description will appeal strongly. This poultry house was devised for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Calender for March
OUR southern districts have so far escaped, in a most extraordinary way, the heavy m[?]nal rains that have deluged Queensland and many of our northern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →How the German Farmer Is Protected
The lot of the German farmer in his own country should be a happy one. He is protected in his industry by a paternal Government, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Field. Humus
The successful farmer keeps his ground well supplied with humus. Humus not only contains a large amount of fertilising material, but it assists in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Salt
A good sample of dairy salt contains 97:5 to 99:5 per cent. of sodium chloride; the balance consists of such impurities as lime, calcium…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On a British Farm. Or "Della's Promise." Chapter Iii
MOATE Rectory was a charming house, large and square and comfortable, with many windows twinkling out of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Calendar for March
OUR southern districts have so far escaped, in a most extraordinary way, the heavy monsoonal rains that have deluged Queensland and many of our northern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Glazed Butter
Under the caption “Glazed Butter” German papers stats that butter can be glazed by the use of sugar; that is it can be coated with a glass like…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Factory Floors
Substitute as soon as possible a cement floor for the wooden one now in the factory. Grade the ground to a slant of one inch in six feet to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tanning Goat and Sheep Pelts
Angora goat skins require especial care as they are difficult to tan right. The yellow colour is hard to obviate. In the first instance, the hair should be thoroughly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep Holds Up Tramcars, Traffic Delayed
A sheep, which would probably be dear at [?] held up the electric tramcar service, for hall an, hour on the morning of 11th January, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Growing Garden Peas
GARDEN peas is a crop which requires a moderately rich soil, although it will grow in almost any kind of soil, Some varieties do vary well on even poor soil…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Garden. Calendar for April
THE splendid rains have put the soil in grand order for cropping, and no time should be lost in sowing large areas for winter feed, green manuring, etc. Rape…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm and Field. Potato Diggers
Potato-digging appliances of various designs have been on the market for many years, and one or other of the different types may be seen at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Field. Farm Weeds and How to Fight Them
Philosophers tell us that weeds are only "plants out of place." The husbandman admits it, and finds the work of getting them into their place and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Calendar for April
THE splendid rains have put the soil in grand order for cropping, and no time should be lost in sowing large areas for winter feed, green manuring, etc. Rape…
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