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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

172 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 9

Local News. Sheep Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 2

At the Sydney stud sheep sales last week, the following were among the sales :—On account of Thos McDowall, 30 Romney Marsh ram hoggets at 4½ guineas, 6 at 3¼…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These [?] are issued every week. [?] the personal supervisions at the Hon. J. L. Trefle M[?]er at Agriculture and are based [?] on the [?] of the Departments. No. 114. Poultry. Ten Years' Egg Laying Tests. Hawbesbury Agricultural College Competitions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 4

In the form of "Farmer's Bulletin No. 66," the Department of Agriculture has just issued a review of the results of the first ten years of the egg laying…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—There is practically no change to report in the Sydney wool market. Transactions have been limited to the disposal of passed-in lots…

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Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 July 1913 · page 2

THE Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co., Ltd., report:— Quietness has characterised business in the local market during the week. Auctions, however, will be resumed…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, submitted for their second sale of the new wool year a catalogue of 647 bales which included several lines of the new clip. A very full…

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Growing Wheat. Two Enquiries

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 3

A farmer in the North-west presented a series or questions, some of which are of general interest and may touch the problems of other farmers…

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Agricultural. Wheat. Effect of Unseasonable Sowings

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 3

The heavy winter rains and other favourable conditions, while bringing on most of our wheat crops in a very satisfactory manner, have had one…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These [?] are [?] every week, under the personal [?] of the [?] J. L. [?] Minister of Agriculture, and are based [?] experiments of the Department. No. 116. Pastoral. More About Selected Grasses And Stocking Them

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 3

Dealing last week with the experience of the manager of Glen Innes experiment farm in connection with the improvement of the pastures of cooler…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin Limited, submitted for their second sale of the new wool year a catalogue of 647 bales, which included several lines of the new clip. A very…

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Prize Schedule for Fifth Annual Show of the Gininderra Farmers' Union, to Be Held on Saturday, 20th September, 1913. OFFICIALS. Officers and Committee for the Year 1913-1914

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 3

President.—Mr. E. G. Crace. Vice-President.—Messrs. J.V. Hibberson, R. Maloney, A. W. Thornton, H. Curran, J. Southwell. Hon. Treasurer.—Mr. H. O. Landon…

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The Farm

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

THE recent heavy frosts are responsible for causing a bad check in the growth of both the crops and grass, and a good rainfall is badly needed to bring about…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 2

WINCH [?] CARSON, LIMITED, are in receipt of the following wire from their Brisbane office:— "Brisbane August wool sales opened on the 26th instant…

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Brisbane Wool Sale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 5

Winchombe, Carson, Limited, are in receipt of the following wire from their Brisbane office :- Brisbane August wool sales opened yesterday (Tuesday). Competition fairly animated…

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Commercial. Special Cattle Sale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 3

W. H. Wheatley reports having held his first spring cattle sale at Goulburn on Thursday last. when he yarded 1700 mixed cattle. The want of rain in the southern districts considerably affected…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Limited, report:-- We held our first wool sale of the weekly sales on Tuesday. We brought forward a catalogue of 1712 bales to a full…

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Dried Potatoes As Cattle Feed

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 5

Germany is evolving an over-increasing number of potato products, and thus rapidly solving the problem of disposing of the once enormous suplus…

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The Importance of Feeding Dairy Cows

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 6

She should never he stinted of succulent food during the while of the milking period, not even for one day. If, for instance, there is a scarcity of…

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Practical--Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially writtes for this column. All Rights Reserved. a Valuable Forage Crop

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 6

Ono of the most useful of our forage crops to grow are vetch, and when mixed with oats, rye, or barley, besides making excellent green feed, they make…

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COMMERCIAL. Sydney Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Limited, report:— We held our first wool sale of the weekly series on Tuesday. We[?]b ought forward a catalogue of 17l2 bales to a full attendance…

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Sheep Profits

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 September 1913 · page 2

As an example of the possible profits in sheep grazing, Winchcombe Carson Ltd. quote the fact that 500 sucker lambs—May drop—from Beaubah…

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