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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

516 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 26

Farm and Field. The Wheat Outlook

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 4

The salient feature of 1907 has been the continued and maintained increase in the price of wheat. The growth in values has not been confined to any…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited report having submitted at auction on Monday a catalogue of 31,44 bales, which included a a varied selection of wools, all of which were…

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A Warning to N. S. Wales Farmers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Vaskess, one of the Dorrigo pioneers, who recently disposed of his selection on the tableland for a big sum, was one of the farmers of this State attracted to…

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Strike Among the Dairymen. WOLLONGONG

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 5

The state of the milk trade was the all absorbing topic amongst the dairy farmers this morning at Unanderra, both at the railway station and at the butter factory…

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The Dairy. Good Cow's Yield

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 4

Canadian farming papers have recently been discussing the question of what quality and quantity of milk a profitable dairy cow should produce. Replying to…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Farm Cattle

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 5

The sooner farmers who buy in their stock annually begin to pick up a few growing stores for wintering the bettor. At Michaelmas a good many sales…

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Commercial. Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd. report :—The general appearance of the catalogues is indicative of the near approach of the end of the season, Many unskirted…

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Farm and Field. The Wheat Outlook

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 3

The salient feature of 1907 has been the continued and maintained increase in the price of wheat. The growth in values has not been confined to any…

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The Dairy. Good Cow's Yield

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 3

Canadian farming papers have recently been discussing the question of what quality and quantity of milk a profitable dairy cow should produce. Replying to…

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The Dairy. Salt for Cattle

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 4

It is evident that dairymen have not fully realised the importance of giving their cows access to salt. In its connection some very interesting…

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Farm and Field. Stooking by Machinery

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 4

A Canadian, James Calder by name, is according to a Canadian contemporary, the inventor of what he claims to be an entirely practical grain shocker…

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Advising The Farmer

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 4

It is amusing, when travelling by train (observes a writer in the "Otago Witness") to hear various occupants of the smoking carriage discussing the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 2

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & CO., LTD., Report: -- Our sale on Wednesday brought the weekly series of auctions for the present season to a close, and…

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Farm and [?]airy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Daff[?] in Pots

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 5

These flowers are especially suited to the wants of amateur gardeners who have little glass, for they succeed admirably without artificial heat, and…

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Wool Reports

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, submitted on Tuesday a catalogue of 1343 bales which included some very good lines in both the greasy and scoured lections, and also a number of skirty…

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Red Tape and the Farmer. a Laughable Suit

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

It was dear that he was from the country. For several minutes he stood on the sidewalk oblivious to the smiles and comments of passers…

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The Dairy. Salt for Cattle

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 3

It is evident that dairymen have not fully realised the importance of giving their cows access to salt. In its connection some very interesting…

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Advising The Farmer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 3

It is amusing, when travelling by train (observes a writer in the "Otago Witness") to hear various occupants of the smoking carriage discussing the…

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Farm and Field. Stooking by Machinery

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 3

A Canadian, James Calder by name, is, according to a Canadian contemporary, the inventor of what he claims to be an entirely practical grain shocker,…

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Farm and Field. Women As Farmers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 3

At a time when the advent of small holdings is an absorbing topic of conversation (writes the "Mark Lane Express") it is not surprising that lady…

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