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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

516 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 26

The Dairy. Milking Shorthorns

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 3

During recent years increasing attention has been bestowed by dairy farmers upon the development of the milk yielding capacities of dairy cattle…

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Farm and Field. Crimson Clover

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 3

Trifollum or crimson clover, is one of the most useful catch crops any farmer can grow, and it is one of the easiest crops to put in. It requires, of…

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Farm and Field. Scalding a Pig

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 4

Success in scalding a pig depends entirely upon the temperature of the water. A reliable method of determining this la as follows:—Before…

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Boys On the Farm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 4

The question of interesting the boys on the farm is one of universal concern. English paper, dealing with the matter, observes that a considerable…

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The Dairy. Selection and Milking

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 4

There are some useful notes in the leaflet Just issued by the English Board of Agriculture concerning the selection and milking of dairy cattle. In the…

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Commercial. Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 5

Schute, Bell & Co. report:—It has been decided to resume auction sales during the second week in May. In view of unsatisfactory cables last week as to the course of the…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Eggs and Egg Layers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 5

Expenditure in the poultry yard covers a fairly wide area; incidental expenses have a way of cropping up. The returns (setting aside the sale of…

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Electrified Crops

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 6

The use of electricity in cultivating farm and garden products is not new, but it has made considerable progress in recent years. One method of experiment has been to…

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The Dairy. Selection and Milking

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 2

There are some useful notes in the leafiet just issued by the English Board of Agriculture concerning the selection and milking of dairy cattle. In the…

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Farm and Field. Scalding a Pig

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 2

Success in scaiding a pig depends entirely upon the temperature of the water. A reliable method of determining this is as follows:—Before…

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Boys On the Farm

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 2

The question of interesting the boys on the farm is one of universal concern. An English paper, dealing with the matter, observes that a considerable…

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Cattle Breeding in Germany

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 4

An American consular report states that attention is being given to cattle breeding by the several States forming the German Empire. In Bavaria alone…

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Farm and Field. Liquid Manure

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 4

An American agricultural paper writes:—"Liquid manure is found to contain a great deal of nitrogen, a little potash, and generally no phosphoric acid at…

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Wet Sheep. an Important Decision

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 3

HIS Honor Judge Edmonds delivered his verdict last week in a case which vitally affects all pastoralists in the State. This was the matter of…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Horses: Autumn and Winter Management

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 6

Gripe or colic is a very common, almost natural result from feeding on a new dictary, and many owners of horses do not consider the disorder of…

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Cattle Breeding in Germany

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 3

An American consular report states that attention is being given to cattle breeding by the several States forming the German Empire. In Bavaria alone…

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Wet Sheep. an Important Decision

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 8

His Honor Judge Edmonds delivered his verdict last week in a case which vitally affects all pastoralists in the State. This was the matter of…

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Farm and Field. Liquid Manure

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 3

An American agricultural paper writes:—'Liquid manure is found to contain a great deal of nitrogen, a little potash, and generally no phosphoric acid at…

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The Dairy. Salt in Butter

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 4

The taste of the English consumer has been trained to prefer butter containing more or less salt. Nearly all that is sold is salted, and the quantity…

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Farm and Dairy. Shorthorn Dairy Cows in America

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 6

In England the milking Shorthorn, pedigreed and otherwise, stands out as the most universally used by dairy farmers. In America on the other hand, the Shorthorn has not…

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