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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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Farm and Field. treatment of Growing Foals

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 3

The question of the proper feeding of the growing: foal whilst it is at the dam’s foot is one upon which the opinions of experts differ. a good..deal. Some…

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The Dairy. Dehorning Cattle

The Age · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 3

The two methods of dehorning usually practised are (1) the removal of the horns after they have reached their growth, by means of a saw or clippers,…

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Farm and Garden. Calender for July

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 1

The recent general rains have put all land in good order for cultivation, and it can now be easily worked to a good depth. Most…

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His Crop. a Question of Capacity

The Age · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 3

A Kansas man was telling stories with reference to the propensity of farmers to overstate the size of their wheatcrops. He told of an elderly, man in…

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Farm and Field. Farmers Should Keep Books

The Age · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 3

Every farmer should adopt a system of exact book-keeping, just as mendo in other lines of business. A farmer is a manufacturer and a…

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The Dairy Art of Butter Making. a Prize Essay. the Shed and Yards

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 4

Among the features of the recent winter dairy show at Manawatu, New Zealand, was a competition for a handsome cup presented by Messrs Lovell and…

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Farm and Field. The Potato Boom

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 4

The movement in England and Scotland for raising new seedling potatoes was a most beneficial one, but it went too far, and expanded into a boom which…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Effects of Food on Butter

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 1

Food has a considerable influence upon the constitution of the. milky especially as regards flavour, and as to the colour and texture of the butter…

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The Dairy Contagious Abortion in Cattle

The Age · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 4

Abortion in cattle may be caused by drinking considerable of cold water, eating a large quantity of cold food (roots or green vegetables covered with…

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Farm and Garden. Calender for August

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 1

The copious rains that most parts, especially the other States, have had have only given us a small share, and the soil is rather dry,…

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Farm Rain Gauge

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 6

An inexpensive and handy rain gauge is shown in the accompanying illustration, which is reproduced; from the “Education Gazette”. (South Australia) :…

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Farm and Field. Heredity in Breeding

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 6

That the characteristics of parents ate transmitted, to their offsprings is a fact very well known to all engaged in the breeding of live stock. Everybody knows…

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Sheep Judging Competition

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 13 August 1907 · page 2

NOT the least educational feature of the recent sheep show held Sydney was the judging contest for students attending the sheep and wool classes…

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The Dairy Art of Butter Making a Prize Essay. the Shed and Yards

The Age · Tuesday 13 August 1907 · page 3

Among the features of the recent winter dairy show at Manawatu, New Zealand, was a competition for a handsome cup presented by Messrs Lovell and…

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Farm and Garden. Calendar for August

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 13 August 1907 · page 1

The copious rains that most parts, especially the other States, have had have only given us a small share, and the soil is rather dry,…

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Farm and Field. The Potato Boom

The Age · Tuesday 13 August 1907 · page 3

The movement in England and Scotland for raising new seedling potatoes was a most beneficial one, but it went too far, and expanded into a boom which…

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What Does Butter Cost?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 4

How many dairy fanners in this country face the question of how much their butter costs? Do they realise that as farmers they must buy every pound of…

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The Dairy Dairying and Child Labor

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 4

Complaints have been made from time to time about the employment of child labor in some of the dairying districts of Victoria. It appears that a similar…

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Farm and Field. Potato Experiments

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 4

The Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station has issued Bulletin No. 97, entitled "Potato Experiments." The bulletin makes the following…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Old Orchards Need Fertilisers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 1

In the case of orchards of some considerable age, or on poor land, the application of fertilisers is considered very necessary. It is similar with…

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