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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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Farm and Garden. Calender for January

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 1

The cool weather and shower, have been a great help to growing crops, and as the soil is ready for space available large areas of millet,…

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Dairy Notes

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 2

During the busy harvest time it often happens that milking is driven off until dark, or at least close upon it. Then the udders are apt not to be properly cleaned…

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Farm and Field. Quality and Vitality of Parm Seeds

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 6

Recent advances in seed testing have caused a good deal of attention to be paid to purity and germinating, power, which are rightly appreciated It may…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

The Age · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 3

Dalgety and Company, Limited, submitted five thousand bales at this week's sales, including a large quantity of Now England wool. The demand was general…

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Farm and Garden. Calender for February

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 1

The recent heavy rain has given a grand chance to get in large crops of various fodder plants for green feed or ensilage, and no time should…

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Farm and Field. Fat Lambs' Competitions

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 3

Competitions possessing special interest to Australian breeders or lambs took place in connection with the Fat Lamb Show at the recent Christchurch…

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Horse And Cattle Embrocation

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

The attention of our readers is directed to an advt in this issue, of the Dominion horse and cattle embrocation, and…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

The Age · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co. report under date of 7th February:—We brought forward a catalogue of 2,500 bales, and as showing the very satisfactory sale which we had we can report…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Article. [All Rights Reserved.] Selecting Seed Corn

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

WHEN in the field selecting seeds ears one should always have in mind the type of car toward which one is striving. It is a good plan to reserve for comparison…

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Farm and Garden. Calender for February

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 1

The recent heavy ran has given a grand chance to get in large crops of various fodder plants for green feed or ensilage, and no time should…

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Farm Labourers. An Unlimited Supply

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 6

IN many districts of the State, during the recent harvests , much difficulty was experienced by farmers in obtaining the necessary labour for taking off the…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co. report having sold 5240 [?]es on Friday last [?] market was very strong, the demand, for fine haired wools being extremely keen. The sales…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

The Age · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 3

Dalgetty and Company, Ltd., report:— Since our last report the wool market has shown increasing firmness, the substantial offerings each day have been readily taken…

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Farm and Garden. Calender for February

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 1

The recent heavy rain has given a grand chance to get in large crops of various fodder plants for green feed or ensilage, and no time should…

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The Age of Cattle

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 4

The specification adopted in connection with the great international show at Chicago for testing the age of cattle by their teeth is as follows:-…

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Rotation of Crops

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 4

The custom of growing differing crops in rotation has many advantages. It extends the profitable cropping period often throughout the whole year, and it…

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The Dairy. Separating Cream

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 4

The following, taken from a leaflet issued by the Ontario department of Agriculture, Canada, will be of intercut to Victorian dairy farmers:-The…

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Farm and Field. The American Hide Market

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 4

While there is an occasional easing in prices in America for hides (writes the "National Provisioner"), the tendency is upward, and it would not be astonishing…

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The Dairy. Competent Butter Factory Managers Needed

The Age · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

Methods for improving the dairy industry are being suggested constantly. One that has not received the attention it deserves (writes the "Canadian…

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Majura Wool

The Age · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 2

MR. J. M., MCINTOSH, Malcolm Vale, has received the following communication from Winchcombe Carson and Co:— "Just a line to ask you to save us next year one of your…

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