Commercial. Wool Sales
Messrs. Charles and Alfred Stewart, of Tomboye, whose wool was submitted in one lot, obtained 12½d for it, unskirted, bellies and all going in…
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Farming & the land, 1913
172 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 9
To a Champion Dead. ("Old Kep," the Famous Sheep Dog)
The light is dimmed in your loyal eyes, Your swift white feet in the grass are still; No more, old champion, wary and wise,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dairy. Treatment for Caked Udder
Caked udder is a dangerous trouble destroying one or more quarters of many udders every year. It is important to commence treatment upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farm. Small Rural Industries. Mint Cultivation
Mint (Mentha) includes the Penoyroyal (Mentha Puleginm), also Spearmint (Mentha [?]dis), which is cultivated for culinary purposes, besides…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hydraulic Ram on the Farm
The water supply, particularly on a dairy farm, is a very important matter, not only to the annual economy, but also as an aid in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool
The past week, so far as actual trans actions are concerned has been very quiet, and practically no business has been done. Catalogues, however, are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crossbred Wool
THE demand for crossbred wool livened up considerably at last Wednesday's auctions. Rates were very firm. Crossbred fleece from Jindabyne West Estate, Jindabyne, sold at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Watercress Butter
Watercress, if gathered from a pure stream, is one of the most delicious, and certainly one of the most wholesome we have; it is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer's Wife Shot. COPMANHURST
A shocking crime was committed at Punchbowl, near Copmanhurst, early this morning. It appears that Mrs. Lloyd, wife of Mr. J. Lloyd, farmer, was shot when she was going…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Reports
Hill, Clark and Co. report:—We held our first wool sale since the holiday on the 13th instant and met a strong market at the best prices of the present month. The easing in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Live Stock. Type in Cattle Breeding. with Special Reference to the Hereford
It is obvious to anyone who has entered the lists of pedigree stockraising that the closer approximation to type by a breed, provided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"A Middling Lot." The Beltana's Immigrants. OVER 100 FARMERS
The P. and O. Company branch service steamer Beltana, Captain W. G. Lingham, arrived at Sydney from London, and berthed at the Central Wharf, Miller's Point, on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Potato Crop
THE early potatoes in this district were a comparative failure owing to the repeated frosts, by which they were beset up to Christmas pretty well, together with the dry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial. Wool Sales
With the exception of super lines, for which there was less competition than usual, all qualities were in strong request on Monday at late rates. Amongst the sales we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Experiments
MR. H. C. STENING of the Department of Agriculture, has furnished us with the results of the variety trials and manurial experiments of the wheat grown on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Reports
Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, submitted on Wednesday a Catalogue of 2250 bales, which formed a very' attractive all round display and commanded the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Feeding Off Wheat with Sheep
Many farmers make it a rule to feed off their early wheat crops. Sheep are admirable for this, for if care is taken not to put them on a field…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fertilisers for Different Crops
The recently isued journal of the Irist[?] Department of Agricultral en[?] us a full report of the [?] carried out in recent years in various parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy. Production of Cold Cream
Flavor-producing germs multiply rapidly while the milk is warm. It is only by cooling the milk down that it can be saved. If no bacteria had get…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Wool Sales
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report-- Our Monday's wool catalogue comprised some 940 bales, and included a number of New England clips, and some…
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