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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

321 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 17

Commercial. Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin Limited. offered on Tuesday 31st March a catalogue of 1100 bales of wool, which included a rather ordinary selection of greasy wool, in…

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The Dairy. a Man Who Does Things

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 3

A year ago at a farmers institute in Highland county, Ohio, a man got on the platform and read a paper on ensilage that could be written only…

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Labor for Farm and Station

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 2

The Farmers' and Settlers' Association of New South Wales has had placed before it by the British Immigration League a scheme that deserves the earnest consideration of all…

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Pastoral. Ringbarking. Methods of Practical Men

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

The varying results obtained in the West by ringbarking has led the Stock Inspector at Cobar to make some inquiries in his district lately, and the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles Soil and Lime

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

If a soil is deficient in lime, it is essential that this deficiency should he made good, otherwise the crops will suffer both in bulk and vigour…

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A Sheep "Rub."

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 3

A sheep rub In the paddock in which stock graze is a great preventive against loss from the sheep getting cast. A fat sheep…

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Annual Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

The 25th annual wool review from Messrs Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., Sydney and Brisbane, covers all that is worth while recording in the wool world. Cut of 78½…

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The Farm. Sub-soiling with Explosives Some Practical Hints on Their Use

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

It is well to realise that land is bought or leased according to its surface measurement, and if we can succeed in making the under-soil…

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Farmers Should be Students

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

It ia a well known fact that nothing stands still for any great length of time ; things either go forward end improve, or go backwards and…

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Butter Mushrooms

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 6

Ingredients.—8 quarts of fresh mushrooms, 3ozs. of butter, 1 small teaspoonful of salt, ½ teaspoonful of powdered mace, a little cayenne…

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[?]Tle Exhibits. [?] Dairy Cattle [?] Entries, Better Quality

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 8

The member of entries in the dairy cattle [?]ctions were fewer than at last year [?] show, but that was compensated [?] quality, which was better. For…

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Wheat Winners

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 9

The large display of wheats shown at the "Farrer" Court in the Agricultural Hall was visited by large numbers of farmers yesterday. and the merits of…

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Milk and Butter Tests

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 8

This year there were 14 cows in the Milk and Butter Test competition, a record for the Show. The entries were, H. Colley's Model. C. Cooper's Ethel,…

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Milk and Butter Tests

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 8

Naturally the competition for the Royal Champion Butter Fat Test engages the attention of those closely associated with the working of the…

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Among the Cattle Breeders

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 8

The annual meeting of the United Pure-bred Dairy Cattle Bleeders' Association was held at the Showgrounds. Mr. J. T. Cole (president) in the…

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Foremost Wheat Firm

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 9

It was quite a pleasant [?] and delightful revelation to [?] permanent pavilion of [?] Walker and Co., Mark [?]…

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Wheat Exhibits. a Farrer Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 7

The wheat exhibits this year came from all parts of the wheat belt. A grower has to furnish with each entry particulars as to variety, locality in…

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Science and the Farmer

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 5

Professor Ainsworth-Davis recently said that among the results of the scientific study of the soil was the discovery of the bacterial nature of the discovery of the bacterial nature of the…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved Fungi and Fruit

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 5

The fungi are not mysterious kinds of organisms generated out of nothing, but they are real live plants growing front spores, just as weeds or…

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