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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

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

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Beef and Dairying

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 5

On the other hand, the grazier finds it an expensive business breeding solely for beef, as it necessitates keeping a large herd of breeding cows in…

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The Farmers and the Liberals

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 2

Undoubtedly, the Farmers and Settlers Association adopted a sensible course, when it decided to work in harmony with the Liberals, rather than pursue an…

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The Rise in Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 2

SOME extraordinary values are being reported in fat sheep. In Goulburn very prime are fetching as much as 40s. Mr. J. Lewis took a lot there for Wednesday's sale and…

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Commercial. Wool Market

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report. Very little business has been transacted locally owing to the absence of buyers in Brisbane attend the sales held there on Wednesday. Our Brisbane…

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Loss of Sheep on the Railways

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 2

COMPLAINTS are very common of late in regard to the number of sheep which are being lost while being tracked to Homebush. It is said the sheep are misted at places…

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The Farm. Pumpkins As Crop and Feed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 3

The pumpkin crop is one much neglected by the average farmer, but is a crop capable of great things as a money-market, both directly and…

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Market Report. John Bridge & Co., United, reports:-- Sheep Skins

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 4

We had another rattling sale, offering and selling over 9000 out of a total of 77,000. We found the market very firm, but unchanged…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Issued under the personal supervision of the Minister for Agriculture. Conserving Moisture. The Effect of Proper Cultivation

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 4

The great advantage of bare fallowing in a dry climate is that it enables the cultivator to make the utmost use of a limited rainfall. In the drier…

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Sheep Rilling by Crows

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 2

Owners of sheep in the Mudgee district complain bitterly of the destruction caused by crows. Hundreds of ewes, weakened by the late dry spell, have had their eyes…

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No Honey for Experiment Farm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture, in reply to a request from Goulburn for the establishment of an experiment farm, stated that there were no Crown lands available for…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 2

Jehu Bridge & Co., Limited, report:-- For our first sale of the new wool year we offered a small catalogue of 354 bales,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon J. L. Trefle, Minister at Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the department. The Department can solve many problem concerning the land and production impracticable to the individual producer…

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The Farm. The Wonders of Cement

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 4

Province la kind to the farmer. Farm help gets scarce—and improved labour-saving farm machinery came to the rescue, Timber gets scarce—…

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

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 3

Although there was no general advance in values the market undoubtedly favored sellers, throughout, and s times at rise of ¼ was felt. The total offerings…

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Mortality in Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 2

We take the following from the tural and Pastoral Notes":—Daring the last few weeks a number of cases of ewes in Iamb becoming affected with…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervisition of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, 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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Farming in the East. a Few Wrinktes from China and Japan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 3

IT [?] good [?] have the [?] a [?] It is [?]…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 5

Messrs. John Bridge and Co. report date August 8:—No auction sales have been held in any of the markets of the Commonwealth this last week, but the same strong…

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Dry Farming. the Benefits of the System—its Application to New Zealand Soils

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 3

The most scientific and up-to-date tanning saw during my recent tour round the world was la the United States of America. There…

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