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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

297 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 15

The Wheat Seizure

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 2

THE larger matter of the seizure of the new season's wheat is in suspense. The Inter-State Commission is to sit on…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin Limited offered at auction on Monday a catalogue of 1832 bales comprising most lots that were free of burr and seeds, and suitable for…

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Wool Sales—Better Prices

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 2

Competition at Monday's Sydney wool sales was more widely distributed than in December. Bidding was very keen from Japanese, American,…

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Common Sense in Farming

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

The land is like a bank. If you do not put money into it, you cannot draw any out, except as an overdraft, and an overdraft has eventually to be met…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. What Cultivation Does

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

What does tillage or cultivation [?] the soil do? It improves the physical condition of the soil; it stirs the so[?] to a proper, depth, thereby facilitating…

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Italy's Dairy Trade

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 4

The northern districts of Italy are celebrated for their dairy produce; it is from here the celebrated Gorgon zola cheese comes, as well as the…

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The Farm. Harvesting Lucerne for Hay

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 4

"Forage crops suffer both in yield and quality if harvested too early or too late. Much damage is done, also, when too much or too little…

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Sheep Supplies Curtailed

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 3

Many stock trains failed in arrive in time tor the Homebush stock sales last Thursday. A railway accident on the Northern line…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report at their wool sales on Monday, that the market ruled very firm. Competition was keen from Yorkshire, American, Japanese and French…

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Big Cattle Sale

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

MR. A. G. McKEAHNIE, of Cuppacumbalong, this week sold to Mr. V. W. Pye, of Calga Station, 536 head of cattle, including 15 trucks of fat cattle. This is the largest…

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Keen Wool Inquiry

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

The keen competition experienced at last week's Sydney wool auctions showed no sign of easing at the opening sales this week…

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The Lessons of the Wheat Confiscations

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

THE wheat growers are the first to taste in a large way of the principles of National ownership; but every othee producer of the country may see thr…

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Farm and Field Original Articles. Nitrification

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 3

In discussing the advantages of liming, reference was made to its decomposing effect on the organic matter of the soil. The ultimate result of…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 4

The keen competition experienced at last week's Sydney wool auctions showed no sign of easing at the opening sales this week. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report that they…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 2
Also in The Queanbeyan Observer

At the Sydney wool sales held yesterday afternoon; Messrs Winchecombe, Carson, Ltd., offered 2717 bales. Special conditions of sale…

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A Rabbit Farm

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 4

ACCORDING to the report of Mr Inspector Hubbard to the Wagga P.P. Board the Demonstration Farm at Temora would seem to be chiefly…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. Silo Difficulties

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

The effort to silo such milled fodder have however often been unsuccessful because of insufficient pressure in the silo. The wilted fodder will not pack…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

Spirited competition, [?] marked the opening sales at this week Sydney wool auctions. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. state that bidding was very [?] America…

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The Poultry Farm. the Improvement of Stock

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 4

As an instance of what may [?] done in the way of improving stock I amy quote the case of a small holder who took up poultry-keeping…

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