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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

534 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 27

On a British Farm. Or "Delia's Premise." Chapter Iii

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 3

"Don't say that, "he pleaded, "for I was just going to ask you to play with me. Will you be our vis-a-vis?" he went…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for April

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 2

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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Wool Reports

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson & Co,Ltd., report:--The wool market continues very firm though business is much restricted in the absence of supplies…

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Wheat for Pigs

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 3

There are one or two facts, in connection with the feeding of pigs which most pig-breeders accept as general rules First, a young, growing pig requires…

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Shelter Por Sheep and Lambs

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 1

The question of suitable shelter for sheep at the lambing season is one that comes prominently before flookmasters at this Period of the year, and it has been shown…

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Broomhall's Australasian Wheat Ready Reckoner

The Age · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 3

This book, compiled by Mr. L. F. Broomhall of 18 Bridge Street, Sydney, the compiler of the Grain Merchants Ready Reckoner, conjointly with Mr. G. K. Gregson has been…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] the Dairy Cow

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 1

DAIRYING during the winter period is more profitable then during summer. The price of dairy products is almost invariably higher during the cold months…

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On a British Farm. Or "Della's Premise." Chapter Iv

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 3

It was a still soft summer night, with a faint breeze, delicious after the oppressive heat of the day; not a sound, but…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for April

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 1

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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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 4

The Ash—Description—Varieties—Effects of Soil—Ash and Oak—The Husbandman's Tree—Further uses of the Ash—Over thirty Spe[?]—The Flowering…

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The Farmer's Fowl

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 1

Most farmer's consider utility as the important thing to be considered before embarking upon any new enterprise, and inquire, Is there a fair profit in raising…

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Farm and Field. Care of Farm Machines

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 3

Now that the harvest is over the present is a most opportune time for saying a word or two about taking proper care of the machines used during the harvest…

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Feeding the Dairy Cow

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 3

The actual solution of the question in money as lo whether or not extra feeding pays can be soon ascertained by comparing the quantity of milk…

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Farm and Field. Farm Yard Manure

The Age · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 4

Writing on the value of farmyard manure, Mr Shortt, chemist to the Experimental Farms, Canada, makes the following remarks in a recent…

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Crop and Stock Returns

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 2

The “Statistical Bulletin” for March states:— The returns just issued show that there were 2.838,611 acres under crop…

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Mistaken Identity. the Butter Fingered Commander

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 5

The “Strasburg Courier” tells the following story:— In a little Alsarian [?] town, after the hugle to quarters had sounded the commander…

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Broomhall's Australasian Wheat Ready Reckoner

The Age · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 3

This book, compiled by Mr. L. F. Broomhall of 18 Bridge Street, Sydney, the compiler of the Grain Merchants Ready Reckoner, conjointly with Mr. G. K. Gregson has been…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Raising Hogs

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 2

THE feeding of corn to hogs on some kind ol leguminous pasture, especially soy beans, probably returns about the most profit at the least labour, Soy beans…

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

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 3

"I DON'T know." Delia was thinking, of the look in Ada Constable's dark eyes that night, remembering…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for April

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 1

THE splendid ruins 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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