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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

382 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 20

Cattle Exhibits. Beef, Fat Stock, and Butter Makers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 7

With an increased number of entries in the beet catties--117 this year as against 131 last year--Mr. john Snntn. the judge, had no easy task in…

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Sheep

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 7

It is becoming a well recognised fact that good displays of sheep are not looked for at our Royal Easter Show, owing to the greater importance…

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Butter-fat Test

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 7

The 12th annual Royal Champion Butter-fat Test competitions attracted four cows less than were nominated last year Nevertheless, the results…

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The Wool Market

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Limited, report:-- The local market was very quiet during last week, only a few transactions in passed in wools and locally scoured…

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Agricultural AND Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 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 experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and…

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State Farms' Exhibit

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 8

By no means the least interesting of the farming and agricultural exhibits were shown in the pavilion set apart for the Department of Agriculture's…

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Far and Near Farmers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 7

Farmers and settlers, who visitor the Royal Show, no doubt, envied loot of the agriculturists whose beings were within easy hail of [?]…

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The Farmer. Definition of Protein. Carbohydrates and Fat

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 3

Protein is that part of digestible nutrients which goes to the formation of lean meat, ligaments, hair, horns, and casein of milk. It is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 4

Three 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 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. Issued under the personal supervision of the Minister for Agriculture. the Farmers' Sheep. Tests for Profitable Types

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 4

The age at which a sheep coil be most profitably marketed is the subject of some reflections by the Department's sheep and wool expert in the March…

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Agricultural AND Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 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 experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and…

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Dairy Farmers' Defence

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 6

In connection with the collection of a fund through the butter factories, to be used in defending the interests of the dairymen in the…

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Local News. Warwick Farm Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 2

MR. E. BUNN'S bring St. Leonard won the hurdle race at Warwick Farm races on Saturday. Gorlias came in a winner by five lengths. A protest was entered against…

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The Farmer. What Makes Soil Productive

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 4

Any soil which was once rich can again be made rich," is the declaration made by Professor Alfred Vivian, acting dean of the College…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervising of the Hon. J. L. Treflé, Minister of Agriculture and are based manily on the experiments of the Department. The Department can give many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the indi[?] producer…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 5

Mmrs. John Bridge and Co. report:—Owing to the absence of buyers in Brisbans very little local business can be reported this week. However, everything points to good clearances being…

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The Pastoral Finance Association, Limited

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 5

THE wool season having concluded, we would like to point out some of the records we have held during that period. The record price for the season has been obtained by us,…

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The Wool Market

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

Dalgety & Company, Limited, wool-salesman, Sydney, have received the following cable message from their London House dated 4th instant;--…

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Farm and Station Laborers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

The Director of the Immigration Bureau advises us of further large shipments of selected agricultural laborers from the rural districts of the United…

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