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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Pastoral Pink-eye in Sheep Method of Treatment

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 1

Application of one or other of the following lotions is recommended by the Department of Agriculture for the treatment of ophthalmia…

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Wheat Prices

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 2

CANBERRA.—The Federal Government has decided to increase by l½d a bushel its guaranteed minimum return to Australian farmers for…

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Wool Appraisement

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 2

Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd. report:— Our appraisement catalogue No. 7, which was dealt with by the preliminary appraisers on Tuesday and finalised…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 2

The Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Co., Ltd., reports on the 28th instant:—We submitted our seventh appraisement catalogue on Friday…

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Hospital Wool Appeal

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 2

Donations to the above appeal for the past week were:—Left at W. Cranswick’s: Messrs. F. W, Hyles, “Murryong”; G. D. O’Hanlon, “Karabar”; J…

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Large Use of Wool Britain’s Huge Purchases

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 3

Despite war-time conditions, a good consumption of wool is proceeding in most of the world’s neutral manufacturing centres (reports Winchcombe,…

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Dairying Fodder Crops for Dairy Cows Soiling More Economical Than Grazing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 4

Soiling (feeding with fodder cut for them) is far more economical than pasturing for all kinds of large stock. Cattle grazing on lucerne…

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Farm Life in Germany Regimented by the Nazis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 1

One of the least known aspects of life in Germany today is that of farming. We have long been aware that German butter was of very poor…

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The Farm Home Jam-making Importance of Sound Fruit

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 4

The making of jam is a very simple process, but mistakes are sometimes made through a lack of knowledge of the main essentials. The…

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The Wool Clip

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1939 · page 7

The Chairman of the Central Wool Commission, Mr. A. F. Bell, said yesterday that nearly half the wool clip would have been valued by the end…

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Large Use of Wool Britain's Huge Purchases

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1939 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson., Ltd. write:—Despite war-time conditions, a good consumption of wool is proceeding in most of the world's neutral…

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Pastoral Kemp Fibres How to Identify Them

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 1

Among the detects which should be avoided when selecting rams for mating is the presence of kemp fibres in the wool. These fibres will…

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Dairying Lesson of a Lean Year Value Op Fodder Reserves in Terms of Butter

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 1

Reporting in his capacity of judge upon the recently concluded fodder conservation championships, Mr. H. C. Stenning, Chief Agricultural…

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Notes and News Big Special Sheep Sale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 2

About 25.000 sheep will be yarded at W. H. Wheatley's special sale in Goulburn on Thursday next, 11th December, representing one of the…

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Wool Marketing Conditions Australia and Africa

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:— In October exports of greasy wool from South Africa were equivalent to 20,990 bales compared with 63,623…

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Junior Farmers' Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 2

On Monday. 11th inst, at approximately 2.30 p.m., the inaugural show held under the auspices of the Braidwood Junior Farmers will he…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 4

The Farmers & Graders' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 7th instant:—Our appraisement catalogue No. 8, totalling 11,602 bales, was…

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Wheat Industry Stabilization Act 1938

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 4

The Rural Bank of New South Walcs, which id the distributing authority for this State under the above Act advise that many wheatgrowers. whose…

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Merino Wool 22d

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 2

A catalogue including clips from the northern, southern and central western highlands and slopes, the central western plains, and a few…

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Hospital Wool Appeal

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 1

The following donations to the Hospital, wool appeal have been noted this week:—At Cranswick’s: Mr. F. C. Byrne, Michelago. At Gibbs and Co.’s:…

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