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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

308 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 16

Farm and Field Original Articles Feeding for Bacon

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 5

According to some recent experiments, the bacon-producing values of separated milk, whey, and meals respectively were found to be increased…

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"John Bridge." Meeting of Shareholders. Wool and Wheat Problems

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 3

The subjoined report, of an ad-dress delivered by the Chairman of John Bridge and Co., at the annual meeting of the Company's…

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Wool Report

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 3

Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report: Another series of appraisements was held last week, our catalogue comprising 4,100 bales. Practically all…

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Good Heavy Sheep Scarce

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 3
Also in The Braidwood Review and District Advocate

The effects of the dry weather, are, evidenced in the sheep now coming forward to Homebush. Winchombe, Carson Ltd. state that prime heavy weight lines have…

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"John Bridge." Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Chairman on Wool Clip and Wheat Pool

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 2

From the financial columns of the "Sydney Morning Herald' of the 16th instant, we extract the following interesting remarks made by the…

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District Prime Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 3

In spite of the dry season which has generally been experienced of late, southern districts continue to be good contributors…

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A Sheep Route March

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 2

A unique method of raising money for the Red Triangle Dax effort on behalf of the Y.M.C.A., for the Red Cross Convalescent Home at Moree,…

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Fertility and Dairying

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 5

A Queensland farmer says:—"Dairying is the system of farming that will maintain the fertility of the farm without the use of high-priced…

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Farm & Field. Original Articles Food Constituents

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 5

Protein is the nutrient which contains the nitrogenous part of a food. It is the most important food nutrient because the frame-work of every cell…

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Wool Sales and Army Needs

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 7
Also in The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that this week wool appraisements have been made in Brisbane. Arrangements have been…

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Crops and Plant Food

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 5

An average crop of oats, grain, and straw together, takes from the, soil 53lb. of nitrogen, 22lb. phosphoric acid, seeding time along-with the seed 2cwt…

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Farm and Field Original Articles Shade for Poultry

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 5

The most satisfactory way to provide shade for poultry is to use that already for turnips, and similary that potash is the great requisite for potatoes. This…

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Sheep and Cattle Prices

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 4

Results secured at last Thurs-day's Homebush auctions show that prices were on decidedly good levels. Cattle values were…

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Farm & Field Original Articles. Crops for Dairy Farms

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 5

Dairy-farmers anticipating their rows coming in early in spring should look well ahead to see that there should be plenty of succulent food to…

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Monaro Cattle

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

Owing to increased supplies competition was easier at the Homebush cattle sales last Thursday and prices were generally lower. Rates, however, were far from…

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Wool Report

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report: The trade still awaits a definite pronouncement in respect of the course to be taken in connection with the…

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Wool Appraisements

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., wrise: Exception has been taken in some quarters to details in connection with the appraisement scheme, but,…

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Quality of Butter. MISREPRESENTATION

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

Considerable misrepresentation is taking place at present in regard to the quality of butter being sold to the public, the deception occurring more particularly in…

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