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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

516 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 26

Coloring in Butter

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 3

An Interesting and valuable study and comparison of aniline and anatto butter colors has recently been completed by the Winconsin Agricultural…

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Sheep for Export

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 3

The Hampshire sheep is worthy of greater recognition in the interest of the export lamb trade than it. has h[?]therto met with (writes the "Adelaide…

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Sliding Farm Gate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 3

A farm gate as constructed that a child can operate it is represented in the accompanying sketch. The gate may be made and desir[?]d…

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The Dairy. Cows and Consumption

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 3

It has been publicly and authoritatively stated by Professor MacFadyean that as many as 30 per cent of cattle in English cow houses are diseased. Dr…

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A Royal Farmer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 3

Prince Erik of Denmark, the third son of Prince Valdemar, and nephew of Queen Alexandra, is to become a farmer With that object in view he is to receive…

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Farm and Field. Age of the Horse

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 3

Nearly everyone can tell an old horse from a young one. Frequently one sees a sleek. fat, high-lifted animal 12 to 14 years old, passing. from general…

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Arsenic Dip for Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 4

Since the use of the arsenic dip in Texas (U.S.A.), the deaths caused by tattle tick have dropped from 20,000 to 500 head. The experiments with arsenic…

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Farm and Field. Value of Deep Silos

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 4

A deep silo is preferable to a shallow one, as more ensilage can be stored in the same number of cubic feet. The pressure is greater, consequently the…

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Feeding Dairy Cows

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 4

The food which one cow eats with avidity another cow dislikes and eats with reluctance. The ration that is perfectly balanced for one member of the…

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The Dairy. German Dairy Methods

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 4

The Germans have reduced dairying to a science. They are particular about the health of their milch cows. In that country the dairy rules are very strict…

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Storage of Root Crops

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 4

The beat system of storing root crops is the pit. Dig out a trench about [?]ft. wide by 1ft, deep, and cut a small drain down the centre, say, 6in, wide by 3in…

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Sweet Melted Butter Sause

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 6

Ingredients.--1 oz. butter, 1 oz. flour, ½ pint milk, pinch salt, sugar to taste. Method.--Melt the butter, stir in the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Artiole[?] [All Rights Reserved.] Keeping Culnea Fowls

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 5

Many people consider Guinea fowl: almost, a necessity on a farm, as the possess many good qualities, as they are such great rangers and do away…

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Arsenic Dip for Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 3

Since the use of the arsenic dip in Texas (U.S.A.), the deaths caused by cattle tick have dropped from 20,000 to 500 head. The experiments with arsennic…

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The Dairy. German Dairy Methods

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 3

The Germans have reduced dairying to a science. They are particular about the health of their milch cows. In that Country the dairy rules are very strict…

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Storage of Root Crops

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 3

The best system of storing root crops the pit. Dig out a trench about 3ft wide by 1ft. deep and cut a small [?]rain down the centre, say. 6in. wide by 3in…

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At an Ostrich Farm. a Lady's Experience. Habits of the Birds. They Quarrel and Fight

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 5

"Now then, lady, if you want a short cut across the bush to the awstrich farm, I'm your man?" says a smart voice at my elbow, and I turn to see…

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Farm and Field. Value of Deep Silos

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 3

A deep silo is preferable to a shallow one, as more ensilage can be stored in the same number of cubic feet. The pressure is greater, consequently the…

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A Complete Revolution in Sanitary Appliances (No Water Required) Farmer's Sanitary Extension Pan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 3

Every householder, whose sanitary arrangements do not permit a direct sewerconnection, is cognisant of the disagreeable state in which this matter is involved…

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Feeding Dairy Cows

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 3

The food which one cow eats with avidity another cow dislikes and eats with reluctance. The ration that is perfectly balanced for one member of the…

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