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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

321 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 17

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These [?] are issued every week, under the personal [?] of the Rev. J. L. Tredd, [?] of Agriculture, and are based [?] in the experiments of the Department. No. 140. Agricultural. Seasonable Work. Practical Suggestions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 3

With the harvest ever and a good deal of the carting of the wheat done, preparations for the ensuring sowing should now occupy the thoughts of…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 6

Winchoombe, Carson, Limited, report :— Prospects are exceedingly bright for a good wool market daring the remainder of the weekly sales. There was an increased…

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The Dairy. a Condition Affecting the Per Cent Fat

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 3

In Bulletin No. 100, recently issuee by the Missouri Experiment Station, on the Influence of Fatness of Cow at Parturition on Per Cent, of Fat…

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Queanbeyan Age, with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror and Captain's Flat Miner Tuesday January 20, 1914. Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

THE feature of the current wool sales has been the keen demand for superior merino. The depression noted at the end of…

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Wool Reports

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, offered on Monday a catalogue of 3388 bales, including a fair selection of the New England and…

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A Record Load of Wheat

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 2

A load bearing 150 bags of wheat, weighing 12 tons and drawn by 16 bullooks, being a record for the Burrows district, was recently unloaded at Goorama siding by Silas…

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Dairying. Crossing Dairy Cattle. Useful Breeds

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 4

Speaking before the Inverell branch of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. H. A. Alexander made some comments on the crossing of cattle for dairy purposes,…

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District Wool

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

Queanbeyan district wools look the lion's share of the price honors obtained at last Wednesday's auctions. Mr. C. H. McKeahnie, Booroombn, secured 13½d for…

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Cuppacumbalong & Booroomba Wool Clips

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

MR. A. G. McKeahnie's Cuppacumbalong wool clip of 305 bales and Mr. C. H. McKeahnie's clip of 130 bales were amongst the notable clips catalogued at Winchcombe…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. [?] Notes are [?] every [?] J. l. [?] OF Agriculture, and are based [?] as the exper[?] of the Department. No. 141. Agricultural Continuous Wheat Experiment. More Facts from Cowra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 4

A good dead of interest was taken in the publications, some months ago, of the results of the continuous wheat experiment [?] it is called at the Cowra…

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Preservation of Farmyard Manure

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 5

The manure heaps will soon be accumulating again, and it behoves every farmer to take the necessary measures to stop waste of the fertilising…

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Farm and Field. Specially written for this column. Salt As a Fertiliser

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 5

Some plants more than others are benefited by dressings of salt applied to the soil. Thus mangold wurzel and beetroot still preserve the ancestral love…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, report:—Our catalogue of over 6000 bales of wool offered on Wednesday contained a good selection of wool…

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Farm and Field. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. How to Obtain Good Crops

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 6

An average crop of hay extracts from the soil about 50lb. of nitrogen, an equal quantity of potash, and 13lb. of phosphoric acid. A question often…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co, Ltd, report: For our sale of the 21st instant we offered a catalogue, including a number of attractive clips from…

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Jeir Station Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

THE following particulars have been authentically supplied in connection with the wool sales at Jeir Station.:—12 bales super. 12¾d; 25 bales super. 12½d; 9 bales clothing 12¼d…

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Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 2

JF/Tarago, 11 w h at ll½d, 13 wat ll½d, 10 w e at 11d, good quality and staple, fair condition. JF/Pylars (Tango) 14 1st com eat ll¼d…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 2

Harrison Jones and Devlin, Limited, submitted at Auction on Wednesday a catalogue of 2550 bales. Every lob met with spirited…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 4

Hill, Clark and Co., Limited, report under date Jan. 31:—The market continues strong with good general competition at the best rates of the previous week. Next week no…

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Farm and Field. Original Article. Specially written for this column. Influence of Seed Selection

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 5

How necessary it is for a farmer to exercise care in the selection of the seed that be commits to the ground is being increasingly demonstrated. In…

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