Louis Botha. Farmer and Statesman
An Interesting appreciation of Mr Louis Botha, Premier of the Tarnsvaal, by Edward Esselen, appears in the "African Monthly":-…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1909
194 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 10
Commercial. Wool Report
Winchcombe Caron and Co.Ltd. report:-The firm tone of the market remains uncharged; whatever movement there is at times is in the direction of a increased inquiry. No private sales of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golder Fleece. Sheep One Source of Australia's Wealth
It is 120 years since the first shipment of people left England for Australia. There was then not a sheep in that country. The pioneer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Crop
IT is altogether too early to hazard an estimate of the probable yield. The farmers, however, appear to be unanimous in declaring that never before in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Antiseptics on Farms
While it is not expected that the average farmer will attempt much along the line of surgery, here are some things which the majority of them undertake…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agriculture, Etc. Dairying Records. How to Keep Them. Their Value, to Dairymen
Records of all farming operations should be kept. They are a great help in clearing up difficulties that constantly arise. It requires only a small amount…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Government Experimental Wheat Plot
MR. H. Ross, Inspector of Agriculture, visited Queanbeyan yesterday and inspected the different varieties of wheat sown by him in May, on the farm of Mr. John Reid,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle for Melbourne
A MOB of 60 store bullocks pasted Braidwood on Monday belonging to Messrs. Hyland Brothers, of Bestowynd, for Tarago, to be trucked to the Melbourne saleyards. They were a very fine lot of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Field. Grindstone with Pedal
A reader of one of our exchanges has devised a simple means of turning the grindstone by foot power. As shown in the Illustration, the gearing of a bicycle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swiss Lowlands Cattle Breeding and Farming
If we add together the populations of Zurich, Bale, Geneva, Berne, and Lausanne, they reach a total considerably less than that of the single city of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Lads for Australian Farms
Dr. Richard Arthur, M.L.A, the President of the Immigration League of Australasia, who has recently returned from England, formed while there a strong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agriculture, Etc. Dairying Records. How to Keep Them. Their Value to Dairymen
Records of all farming operations should be kept. They are a great help in clearing up difficulties that constantly arise. It requires only a small amount…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial Wool Report
Winchcombe, Carson and Co report:-Interest in the wool trade is now centred in the opening of the weekly series, which in fixed to take place on the 26th inst. Good catalogues are assured, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carrige of Wool to Sydney
MUST of last season's clip from this and surrounding districts, even from stations along the Cooma railway line, found its way M Sydney via Nelligen, and as will be seen by an advertisement in this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Field. Horses that are Shy Feeders
When a shy feeder happens to go completely off its corn without apparent cause, the best plan to adopt is to miss out one even two feeds…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Sales Deadlock
THE Wool sales deadlock continues At a meeting at the Exchange on Monday both buying and selling [?] one broke up their meetings without deciding on any compromise. The saleroom was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gininderra Farmers' Union a Unique Success. President : E. G. Crace; Vice-Presidents: Messrs. Jas. McCarthy, W. Webber, and R. Maloney; Hon. treas.: G. W. Harcourt; Hon. Sec.: Chas. W. Thompson; Committee: Messrs. P. Rolfe, E. Rolfe, H. Curran, T. Gribble, W. Gribble, J. Reid, M. Middleton, M. O'Brien, J. Bolton, E. Cavanagh, W. Moore, W. Carney, W. Hatch, D. Harcourt, C. Cavanagh, A. Thornton, S. Southweell, M. Ryan and W. Southwell; Stewards: Messrs. E. Rolfe, H. Curran, T. Reid, C. Cavanagh, and R. Maloney; Farmers' Section: Messrs. W. Gribble, T. Kilby, G. w. Harcourt, H. Gregory and W. Webber; Sheep Dog Trials: Messrs. W. Webber, A. McDonald, E. Cavanagh and M.O'Brien; Footraces: Messrs. A. Thornton and W. Carney; Throwing at Wicket: W. Hatch, P. Rolfe, H. Southwell, W. Moore and M. O'Brien. Judges.—Horses; Mr. P. Bourke; School Work: Mrs. E. K. Crace, and Mrs. J. M. McIntosh; Cooking: Mrs. Knox and Miss Crace; Sheep Dog Trials: Mr. P. Kelly
SINCE the inauguration of the Gininderra Farmers' Union the committee of this progressive and popular institution have annually held a sports…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy What the Udder Shows
An indication of a cow's value as a milk producer is usually supplied by the shape, size and proportion of her udder. The accompanying illustration…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Sales Deadlock
A trace has been declared in the wool trade dispute, and sales will proceed in the Sydney , market as from Tuesday. Thus the weekly series of auctions will commence as at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plan of Circular Sheep Dip. South African Method
The accompanying plan of a circular sheep dipping bath and necessary yards appeared some time ago in the Transvaal "Agricultural Journal." It is sais…
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