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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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Turnips for Sheep Braidwood Grazier's Innovation

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1938 · page 5

At the Agricultural Bureau meeting last week Mr. R. T. Hassall, of "Glendaruel" Station, informed the Govt. Agrostologist that be intended…

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Dairying Good Pasture Plus Silage. for Maintenance of Milk Yields

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1938 · page 4

The advantages to be gained from top-dressing and other methods of pasture improvement are becoming increasingly evident to dairy farmers,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us on Wednesday:—We sold 7200 bales of wool at our Sydney auction to-day. Values were very buoyant…

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Internal Parasites of Sheep Advice on Treatment

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 1

It is noted that internal parasites of sheep have been responsible for a good deal of trouble, observes the Acting Chief Veterinary Surgeon of…

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The Wool Position America and Japan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 4
Also in The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Good effect was quickly noticeable on the wool market when fears of war in Europe were allayed. Prices did not…

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Turnips for Sheep Success on Southern Highlands Heavy Stocking Capacity

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 1

Although turnips have been known for a long time to be a valuable forder for stock, being extensively used in Great Britain, Europe and New…

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Synthetic Wool "Subtle Propaganda" Alleged Mr. Dunn's Questions

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 1

Questions about synthetic wool and the recent wool sales were asked in the Legislative Assembly on Monday by Mr. Dunn (A.L.P., Mudgee). but…

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Cheese It! S(whey)ing the Meeting Heifer Been a Farmer?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 2

Moss Vale "Post" waxes facetious. It says: "The disposal of the whey worried suppliers to the Robertson Cheese…

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Winter Losses From Malnutrition Need for Pasture Renovation and Cultivation of Pasture Crops

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 1

Losses from malnutrition in both sheep and cattle, due to lack of sufficient feed during the winter months, are reported on the Southern…

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National Insurance Pastoral Workers' Position

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 1

Now that there has been an easement in the European situation, the problems of the industrial workers nearer home once more array…

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Sell or Hold Wool Optimism Coupled With Caution

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 2

Winchcome Carson Ltd. report: The wool outlock has brightened and demand for most other commodities has also improved. Cotton surplus…

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Electric Fence Proves Value on Tweed Dairy Farm

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 7

Mr. John Fogarty, of Doon Doon, on the south arm of the Tweed River, has had considerable success in the use of an electric fence…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 3

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on 11th inst: We submitted at our sale on Monday, 10th inst, a catalogue of 9,405…

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Sell or Hold Wool? Optimism Coupled with Caution

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 1

Wincbcombe, Carson Ltd., report: The wool outlook has brightened, and demand for most other commodities has also improved. Cotton…

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Inventor of the Wheat Stripper

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 4

In the days of James Ruse—1790— and onward, almost to the days of the. wheat rushes—wheat was harvested with the sickle and the harvest season…

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Dairying Feeding of Dairy Cows in Relation to Milk Production

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 8

It is generally known that the milk yields can be greatly increased with the same cows if they are properly and sufficiently fed. In good seasons…

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Wool Supplies. Merinos and Crossbreds

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Evidence of the demand for wool is supplied by the fact that since the season started 268,265, bales have been…

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Agricultural Fertilisers for Vegetable Crops. Importance of Correct Method of Application

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 4

It is generally agreed that correct manurial practice is almost esential, for the profitable production of vegetables under most conditions in this…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report: No wool auctions were held in Sydney last week owing to the fact that buyers were attending the Brisbane…

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