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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

382 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 20

Sheep and Wool

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 5

In Europe there are 183,901,201 heep. Australia being next with 116,034,178. South America following with [?],9,592.967, Asia 92,848,787. North…

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The Wool Market

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 3

John Bridge & Co., Limited, report:-- Sales were held in Brisbane this week and we were advised by our Brisbane House ton Wednesday that the market…

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The World's Wool Trade

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 5

Some prediction concerning the development of the world's wool trade, and Australia's future position in the world's wool trade, and Australia's…

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Practical Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Cropping and Grass. Effects on Stock

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 5

With the approach of winter it is safe to predict that many dairy cows and many, domestic animals of all kin is will be turned our to seek for a…

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More Cattle for Grass

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 2

This week 375 mixed cattle, belonging to Mr. Pat. Osborne, of Foxlowe, arrived here on their way to Mr. G U Alley, at Sassafras, for agistment…

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A Millonaire's Dairy Farm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 4

Modem dairy farming, if properly carried out on the exacting lines laid down by bacteriologists, pathologists, and scientific authorities, has,…

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Victorian Experimental Farm a Failure

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 5

The special committee declares that the State experimental farm at Wyuna, Victoria, has been an utter failure from an educational…

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Loss of Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 5

Daring the present floods in the Longreach district over 2000 sheep were swept away, and it is feared that all have perished…

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Crops for Dairy Farms

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 6

Dairy-farmers anticipating their cows coming in early in spring should look well ahead to see that there should be plenty of succulent food to…

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The Wool Market

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Limited, report:-- For the last sale of the statistical year we brought forward on Wednesday, 19th inst., a catalogue consisting of 1238 bales…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the [?] supervision of the Hon. J. L. of Agriculture, and are [?] experiments of the Department. The Department can [?] problems concerning the land and ampracticable to the [?]…

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Making Farmers in Australia. a Visitor's Impressions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 3

IN the slums of Sydney one of a family of six boys won a scholarship at the public school and entered the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Four years…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 5

Messrs John Bridge and Co. Ltd., report:—For our last sale of the statistical year we brought forward on wednesday the 19th instant a catalogue consisting of 1288 sales. Taken all round it was…

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The Farm. Interesting Paper by Mr. W. M. Tapp

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Jersey Breeders' Association, held in Auckland, Mr. W. M. Tapp, of the Auckland branch, read…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the [?] the Hon. J. L. Tr[?] M of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the [?] The Department can [?] when would be impracticable to the individual [?]…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 2

Messrs John Bridge and Co., Ltd, report:—The market has been fairly quiet during the past week, transaction being confined to dealing with lots…

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The Electrification of Crops

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 4

Crops are now being grown in the name manner as turnips and beans have been grown under electrical influence. Our sketch, which is taken…

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Market Report. John Bridge & Co., Limited, report:-- Sheep Skins

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 4

Our catalogue, which totalled 9550, was again the largest of the day. Further more it was thoroughly representative in character, and commanded the keenest…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Issued under the personal supervision of The Minister for Agriculture. What About It Now? The Dry Spell--and Fallowed Land

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 4

Some weeks age attention was drawn to the position occupied by the farmer who was sowing wheal in land that had been fallowed through the summer…

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The Wool Market

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 4

John Bridge & Co., Limited, report:--Very little business has been transacted in the local market during the week, the attention of the brokers having been…

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