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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Farm and Field Sheep Dipping Hints

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 3

The dipping of sheep now receives general attention in most of the British Agricultural districts. Experience has shown the farmers that as soon as…

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Wool Report

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 3

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & CO., LTD., report:--The London September sales [?]ed on the 29th instant. For the series just on 250,000 bales…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd. report under date 22nd September:— Last weeks auction sales in Sydney passed off on the whole satisfactorily, but it seems…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) Bees: Notes and Hints

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 3

Now is the time to feed either candy or stimulating syrup, bearing in mind that a few pence spent now will bring a return of shillings later on. Do not…

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The Dairy. Pasteurising Milk. an Experts Views

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 3

Mr J. A. Gilruth (states the Wellington correspondent of the "Sydney Morning Herald") will leave the Dominion in a few months for Victoria,…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 2

Win[?]hcombe Caraon and Co., Ltd., report:—The London September sales opened on the 29th [?] For the series just on 250,000 bales are available, and this large stock has evidently affected…

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The "Reform" Land Tax. Labour and Farmers Opposed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 6

The suggestion pat forward by the president of the People's Reform League (Mr. Stinson) to have a system of land taxation exempting food crowning areas' does not…

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Dance at Cuppacumbalong Wool Shed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

A DANCE organised by Mrs. Circuitt, of Cuppacumbalong, in order to afford a night's enjoyment for the residents of the surrounding district, was held in…

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Father Gapon. Career of the Priest-leader. the Sheep and the Wolf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 4

That a Russian Orthodox priest should lead a revolt against the constitutional authorities—or such is the defnition of a strike in Russian law—is the most…

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Closer Settlement. Rich Farm Lands. Agricultural Areas and Black Soil Flats

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

The demand for land still increases all over New South Wales. The big estates which have been subdivided during the past twelve…

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The Farmer's Horse

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 4

Where is the "man on the land" without his horse ? So important is his horse that as much care is bestowed, if not more, than…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

Hill, Clerk and Co report:— The news from London re wool sales practically bears out the anticipation formed here during the past fortnight. Our cable states that paper and good merizon remain…

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Useful Farm Crane

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

A convenient crane for loading or unloading heavy articles on or from a a waggon may be made in the manner shown in this illustration. A is a sill…

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Dairying in Japan

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

There was a time when milk was regarded in Japan with the same abhorrence as cheese in China. Recent statistics, however, show that time has…

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Dairy Notes. Dehorning Calves. Caustic Potash Directions

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

In most dairying countries dehorning is now resorted to among the herds. It tends to make the animals more docile. Caustic potash is the chemical used…

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Agriculture, Etc. Farm and Field. Agricultural Education

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

For some time past a board or inquiry, appointed by the British Board of Agriculture, has been taking evidence in various parts of Great Britain…

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Wool Report

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 3

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & CO., LTD., report:--We held our first sale of the weekly series on Wednesday offering a fairly representative catalogue of…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 7

Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cable from their London house under date 29th instant, viz: The 5th series of Home wool sales opened…

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A Remarkable Wool-bale Invention

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 2

EVERY wool-grower should in his own interest take careful note of the new method of fastening and sewing wool bale caps. The new method was first…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) BEES

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 2

It should be remembered that warmth is a great essential to any hive, therefore the less bees are opened up the better. A cold puff of wind…

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