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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

239 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 12

Farm and Field Original Articles

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 4

It is time that non-essential industries were curtailed, especially when the most essential industry of all—agriculture—is being handicapped to…

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Feeding Dairy Cows

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 3

The custom of feeding all the cows in [?] herd alike, irrespective of the yield of milk, is a source of considerable loss The capacity of every individual…

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Sweet Melted Butter Sauce

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 3

Ingredients.-1 oz. butter, ¾ oz. flour, ½ pint milk, pinch salt, sugar to taste. Method.—Melt the butter, stir in…

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Sheep Owners Praise Lixit

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 6

The practical experience of sheepowners evidences the utility of Lixit Salt-Sulphur lick in keeping stock free from disease. Mr. H. Tall, Manager of Messrs. Fether…

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Farm and Field Original Articles Do Cows Pay?

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 4

A cow must produce so much milk in order to pay for her keep; all over that amount is profit. Dairymen are constantly striving for the goal of…

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What Slow Thinking Costs. the Case of the Wheat Silo

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 3

The following interesting paragraphs appeared in the Melbourne "Age" on May 24, 1919:— "Mr. Grahame, New South Wales…

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Seed Wheat Criticism

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 2

The Premier has noticed that the Government is being subjected in some sections of the country press to hostile criticism in…

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Final Wool Offerings

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:—We offer a catalogue of about 3000 bales of wool on Wednesday of next week. The series will complete the appraisements for…

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Wheat Shed Blown Down

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 2

The gale which raged in Goulburn on Tuesday was responsible for a good deal of damage. Fences were blown down in various parts of the…

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Final Wool Offerings. Prices in England

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report :—We offer a catalogue of about 3000 bales of wool on Wednesday of next week. The series will…

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Dairying on Small Areas

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 4

Some people with limited capital (writes Mr. V. F. Beacom, Victorian Dairy Supervisor, in the Journal of the Department of Agriculture of…

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Farm and Field Original Articles

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 4

Cows that are known to be rather weak in their appetites should never be fed heavily on any occasion. If they are, a reaction will soon occur…

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Prices for Prime Sheep

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 5

Buyers were in good attendance at last Thursday's Homebush sales. But competition was not over-brisk. Prices for prime lines…

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Sheep Owners Praise Lixit

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 6

The practical experience of sheepowners evidences the utility of Lixit Salt-Sulphur lick in keeping stock free from disease. Mr. H. Tall, Manager of Messrs. Fether…

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Our Wheat Business

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 4

Over 100,000 bags of wheat, supposed to have been in the stacks at Enfield, have vanished. Enormous damage has been…

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Wool. Shipments and Turnover

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report :—About 12,000 bales of wool will be offered at the appraisements which commence in…

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The Wheat Pool. (To the Editor of the "Dispatch.")

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 4

Sir,—Apparently the only people whose interests have suffered as a result of the recent newspaper controversy concerning the…

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Farm and Field Original Articles

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 4

The treatment of wounds on farm stock must vary according to the nature and severity of the Injury. Simple lacerations of the skin may…

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Pig Farming

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 4

That the pig is naturally a grazing animal explains why it suffers so much from close confinement. Both for health and thrifty growth, plenty…

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Cattle Supply & Demand

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 4

In spite of fairly heavy yardings cattle values have been well maintained at recent Homebush auctions. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd.,…

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