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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

382 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 20

The Farmer. Striking in Horses

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 3

Many are the ways tried to prevent or cure what is known as "striking" in horses. The success of doing anything well depends a great deal on the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 4

Th[?] 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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Farm and Field. Action of Lime on the Soil

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 3

The [?] the [?] are very complex, and may be [?] as follows:— 1st.—Its [?] the [?]…

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The Farmer. Electricity for Tree Pests

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 4

Some Experiments in electrocuting tree pests was recently conducted in the State of Washington by W. N. Frost and J. C. Lawrence. In a…

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The Pastoral Industry in New South Wales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 3

A [?] any please of the great [?] industry of the State is always [?] is the [?] parimary industries on the State and its annual value is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 May 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 can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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Small Wool Clips. How to Market them

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4

The statement is often made that "it does not pay to class small farmers' clips." That is an argument best answered by the man who practises…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Issued under the personal supervision of the Minister for Agriculture. Silage. a Somewhat Rare Use

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4

Clear evidence of the value of silage is offering at Cowra Experiment Farm just now. In common with other inland districts. Cowra district has suffered from…

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When to Cut a Crop for Silage

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 5

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

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Mortality in Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 2

We hear that many deaths are taking place in some parts of the district in the sheep, which have been brought over here for grass from the drought stricken parts of the State…

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The Farm. the Composition and Use of Butter-milk

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 4

Butter-milk contains chiefly the smaller globules of fat present in the milk which have not coalesced under the influence of the churning to form…

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

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 4

Our catalogue which totalled 8230 was the largest of the day. In such a fine collection every buyer naturally found something to interest him, consequently…

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The Wool Market

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Limited, report:-- We have just passed through another quiet and off week, with prices practically unaltered as compared with lately…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervisor 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 Orchard. Pruning Early Fruiters. The Apricot

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 4

Until it is five years old the young apricot usually makes a most vigorous growth, and it consequently requires some trimming in summer as well as in winter…

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Practical Agriculture. Original Article. Specially written for this column All Rights Reserve[?] Cultivating the Oat Crop

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 6

Oats being one of the most useful of our cereal crops, a short note on this subject may prove of interest to those engaged in its cultivation. The…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 5

John Bridge and Co. report on June 6th:—We have just passed through another quiet and off week with prices practically unaltered as…

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Dairy Farmers and Junior Cadets

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 5

The dairy farmers attending the conference have decided to request the Minister that parades of junior cadets in dairying districts should…

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The Farm. Our Crops and How to Manure Them; Swedes

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 4

21 to 3cwt. of manure per acre of special mixtures, put up by manure merchants. Or 1 to 1½ bone, same quantity of super, and 14lb. sulphate…

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