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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

405 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 17 of 21

The Wool Market

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 2

Dalgety & Company. Limited, report;-- The features of the wool market throughout, the course of the past six weeks have been the uncertainty that…

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Japan As a Wool Buyer

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 2

The highest price of the season, for greasy wool was paid at Winchcombe, Carson's sale last week, when Mr. Andrew Murphy's clip from Blandford…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 4

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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Japan As a Wool Buyer

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 2

The highest price of the season for greasy wo[?] was paid at Winchchombe Carson's sale last week. When Mr. Andrew Murphy's [?] from Blandford reached 14d per lb. It is interesting to note that…

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The Farmer. Colour Faddism

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 4

With all pure bred cattle there seems to be a tendency on the part of the breeders to run. to f add ism, on points of colour, or some other bare…

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Cattle-rearing in Queensland

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 5

Queensland is essentially the great cattle country of Australia. Cattle do well on the rough mountain country along the eastern seaboard, on the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 3

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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Commercial Wool Reports

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 2

Hill, Clark sod Co. report.—On Tuesday the 16th instant we offered a catalogue of 2,105 biles of wool. The selection wa chiefly medium wools showing good breeding and nice quality, with also…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 3

Winchcombe, Curson, Ltd., report:-- Our catalogue of the 18th instant consisted of 5,250 bales, including the well- known Weilmoringle clip of 1300 bales…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 3

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 2

John Bridge and Co. report under date October 20:—For our sixth sale of the season we brought forward a catalogue of 4,463 bales yesterday. Although it contained no vary high class of wools,…

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Dairying. Points of Cleanliness

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 2

There are many points a clean dairying which, of observed closely would obviate milk cootamination, and consequent complaints about inferior cream and butter. The Chief of the Dairy…

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The Farmer. Curative Effect of Honey

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 4

In France honey is used in the treatment of foot and mouth disease in cattle. The French Government publish the following instruction:—…

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Sheep Attacked by Bots

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 3

A rather alarming discovery was made in the Armidale district last week in respect of a new pest, new to Armidale at least, in the sheep bot. A resident…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:--We sold 6600 bales of wool yesterday. The market showed an excellent and general demand for greasy wools, but faulty…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Treflé, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the Individual producer…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. a New Outlet for Farmers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 2

At the beginning of next year a new era in intensive farming will be entered upon in New South Wales, when the first areas for irrigation farms,…

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The Cattle King

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 3

America is the land of most big things, but it hasn't the world's biggest cattle ranch. That distinction belongs to Australia…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 2

W. H. Wheatley of Goulburn reports having held a special sale at Goulburn on Thursday last when 1600 head were yarded to a fair attendance of buyers. The market…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:--Our catalogue of the 26th instant consisted of 7,500 bales, included in which were 1,600 bales the second portion of…

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