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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

382 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 20

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

Th[?] Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tr[?], Minister of Agriculture, and are b[?]ed mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be [?]ticable to the individual producer…

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Practical Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Nitrogen for Farm Crops

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 6

The cheapest source of nitrogen for farm crops is obtainable from leguminous plants which may be grown in the ordinary way for forage and for…

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Farmyard Manure

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 6

It should be the aim of all owners of stock to preserve as fully as possible the fertilising properties of manure until it is ready to be applied to…

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Wool Reports

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 2

Hill, Clark & Co report:—After an interval of five weeks, auction sales were resumed in Sydney on Tuesday last, when we submitted a catalogue of 1,458 bales. The greasy…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Pickling Shed Wheat

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 4

Within the next few weeks most wheatgrowers will be treating their seed for the Prevention of smut or bunt, and a few practical suggestions, the result of…

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The Farmer. Farm Management. The Relation Between Capital, Land and Labor

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 4

In successful farm management there are three items of most importance for the farmer to take into consideration; namely, capital, land and…

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Farmyard Manure and Superphosphate

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 6

It is suggested, as a result of some experiments, that the fertilising value of superphosphate is enhanced by mixing it with farmyard manure…

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The Potato Crop

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 2

THE late potato crop this year promises to be a most prolific one, although the early crop did not turn out very wall owing to the dry spell at the beginning of the year. The blight which affected…

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The Farmer. When to Cut a Crop for Silage

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 2

The time at which to cut a crop for silage varies with the different varieties usually ensiled. Thus, maize, one of the principal crops…

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The Wool Market

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 3

Dalgety & Company, limited, report--Business in the local market has been comparatively quiet siner the recent [?]tions, owing to the good ele[?] then…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic. 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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Commercial. the Wool Trade

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 2

John Bridge and Company report :—During the past week there has been practically nothing doing in the wool trade the brokers' attention being mainly occupied…

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Ravenous Sheep. Dead Rabbits Eaten. Great Losses in Wagga District. Wagga

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 6

Reports from the Upper Murrumbidgee indicate that several flockowners have lost numbers of sheep, owing to the animals having…

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Agricultural AND Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiment of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and…

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Farm and Field

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 4

Rabbits and [?] siderabin [?] gnawling [?] lake one peck…

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The Wool Market

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, woolsalesmen, Sydney, report under date of 18th inst.-- The progress of the London sales has been the chief item of interest in wool…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon J. L. Tre[?]d, 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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Local News. Monster Cattle Sale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 2

A monster cattle sale is advertised by Messrs Rose and Hain at Nimitybelle on the 3rd May next, of 1000 head, Monaco bred, comprising bullocks, steers, store cows, heifers…

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Unsatisfactory Immigrants Dairy Farmers Complain. Lismore

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 2

A young man was prosecuted at the Police Court yesterday charged with stealing. He was sentenced to one month, the sentenced to one month, the sentence being…

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Farming Notes. Lucerne Growing. with or Without Irrigation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 4

Taking into account the specially valuable character of lucerne in all classes of stock keeping, it is not desirable that a wrong impression…

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