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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Commercial. Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 3

Schute, Bell & Co. report under date 17th Nov:—An opportune reduction in oversea freights coming at a time when the market is particularly buoyant has resulted in an…

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Agriculture, Etc. the Best Breed of Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 November 1908 · page 3

The answer to the question, "Which is the best breed of sheep to keep?" must entirely depend on the soil and climate where the sheep are to be kept. No…

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Slaughtering Cattle

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 2

AN important case to butchers came before Mr. G. Stevenson Police Magistrate, at the Wagga Police Court on Monday, when the…

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Wet Sheep Question

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 3

DR. HUTCHINGS, who is one of the medical men deputed by the Commonwealth Government to secure evidence upon the wet sheep question,…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 7

Schute, Bell & Co. report under date 24th November:—Notwithstanding that cable advices forecasting the probable opening level of the sales in London have not been as…

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Unique Ear of Wheat

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 3

This double ear of wheat (writes the "Mark Lane Express" of September 9), was found growing at Broadway Farm, Berkhampsted, Herts…

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Remarkable Wheat. an American Variety

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 3

Five years ago Abraham Adams, an Id[?]tho ranchman, while prospecting in Alaska, ran across a small patch of wheat. There was no way of telling…

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Farm and Dairy Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Outdoor Tomatoes

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 2

The season is now well advanced, and tomatoes may be planted outside with comparative safety. Organic manure should not be used at all…

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A Capital Dairy Cow

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 2

It is not every man keeping cows for the production of milk who knows that there is a strain of shorthorn cattle known as the "Dairy…

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Wool Reports

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carton and Co report:- Good clearances were again effected at our Tuesday's sale. The buyers operated with much spirit, and only a very small percentage of the offerings was…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 2

Dalgety and Co., Ltd. report:—It was early forseen when the small total purchases of wool for the U.S.A. in the Australian markets throughout the past twelve months were…

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The Dairy Cow. Some Leading Features

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 4

A dairy cow should have a large well-formed udder, with fair-sized, wellplaced teats. She should have broad hips and high hip bones, with a high…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 2

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & Co., Ltd., report:--Wednesday's sale passed off with prices fully equal to the best rates of three previous week. The…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 5

Harrison, Jones & Devlin, Limited, submitted on Tuesday a catalogue of 5663 bales the selection being again most attractive. A large proportion of the offerings being of a…

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Agriculture, Etc. the Best Breed of Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 3

The answer to the question, "Which is the best breed of sheep to keep?" must entirely depend on the soil and climate where the sheep are to be kept. No…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) a Silo

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 2

I usually get 12 to 15 tons of silage from an acre. I have two silos which hold about 760 tons. When filling the silo I keep two men tramping around…

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John Vane, Bushranger. Being a true narrative of his career—illustrative of varied phases of country life fifty years ago— in which his experiences as bush boy, gold seeker, cattle stealer, and a member of the [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Xii. Attack Upon the Carcoar Bank

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 2

The next event to he recorded was a stirring one, and it caused immense excitement, not only in the district where it occurred, but throughout the colony…

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Lost Wool Clip

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 2

DURING Wednesday night last a waggon loaded with wool, the property of Messrs. John E. Moore and Joseph Feld, was being drawn over the…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 2

Dalgety & Company, Ltd., report;—A strong wool market is again being experienced. Prices are again back to about the highest of the season with a general demand…

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Agriculture, Etc. Useless Farm Appliances

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 3

Journeying among farmers one is constantly impressed by the multitude of things preserved that have survived their usefulness. There are tool-houses…

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