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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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A Four-horned Sheep

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 2

AMIDST the millions of sheep that pass through the Homebush fat stock saleyards in the course of a few years there is an occasional freak, and the…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for May

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 1

The heavy rains during the early part of April in many parts gave our district only a very small share and a good rainfall is urgently…

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The Dairy. Effect of Food on Milk

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 4

"The effect of food on milk is an oftdebated point, through difference of opinion frequently arises from ambiguity as to what is really meant. On…

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Farm and Field. Experiments with Potatoes

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 4

[?] Instructive experiments with potatoes have been carried out this season by Mr. L. Watson, of Clareville, New Zealand. The conditions were similar to…

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The Dairy, New Test for Moisture in Butter

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 6

Among the many things of interest presented before butter makers at the recent meeting of the Iowa State Dairy Association, recently held at Cedar Rapids,,…

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Wool Reports

The Age · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 5

Dalgety and Company, Ltd, report:—At the sales held on Wednesday 22nd inst, we showed a most attractive display of early shorn Queensland wools in the grease. Good…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Growing Cabbages

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 6

IT is hardly possible to make the land too rich where cabbages are to be grown, but, it is possible to use fertilisers in such manner that their utility may be greatly…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for May

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 1

The heavy rains during the early part of April in many parts gave our district only a very small share, and a Rood rainfall is urgently…

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Farm Manures

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 6

There has been some discussion regarding the comparative value of the liquid and solid manure. It was shown that, because of the way in which manure is frequently…

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Farm Amd Field. Nitrogen from the Air

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 6

Speaking at recent conference of farmers held in Canada, Professor Saunders of the Canadian. Department of Agriculture, referred to recent experiments…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for May

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 1

The heavy rains during the early part of April in many parts gave our district only a very small share, and a good rainfall is urgently…

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The Dairy. Improving the Dairy Hero

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 4

Extracts from a paper read by Mr. Primrose M'Connell at the last Dairy Conference, London:— It is not very difficult to point out…

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Farm and Field. Regulating the Weight of Horse Loads

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 4

It is highly probable that a good deal of general uncertainty exists aa regards the actual hauling powers ol horses. Prima facle, of course, a heavy animal…

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Salt-box for Cattle

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 6

Live stock should either have a quantinty of salt mingled with their food, or should be red to them direct. If you to giving them salt as stated…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Feeding Silage

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 2

SILAGE is far superior to corn cured and fed in a dry form. Silage is all eaten up by the cow without any waste of stalks, as is the case when corn fodder is…

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Farm and Garden. Calender for May

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 1

The heavy rains during the early part of April in many parts gave our district only a very small share, and a good rainfall is urgently…

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The Hurlstone Agricultural School. What it means to the Farmer

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 6

ONE of the most promising signs of the time New South Wales is the general awakening in matters agricultural; This movement is spreading on. all sides,…

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Farm and Field. In-Breeding of Stock

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 6

The question of in-breeding is one that has probably caused mote controversy, theorising and speculation amongst stock raisers than any other…

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Science on the Farm

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 6

Farmers are surrounded on every hand with the though the work, the results, of science The final meaning of o civilisation applied, science. It is…

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Commercial. Wool

The Age · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 3

Messrs, Goldsbrough, Mort & Co., report: The market continues firm with good inquiry, although transactions have been on a very limited scale, being confined…

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