American Girl Farmer in Qbn
The Queanbeyan Junior Farmers Club Advisory committee met last evening to hear Miss Dorothy Dean of New York State USA speak on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1955
187 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 10
Store Stock Market Sheep Values Have Steadied
With [?] up operations monopolising graziers’ attention in the flood areas activity in store stock teaming this Week was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →400 Bales of Hay for Flood Areas Run More Cattle Sheepmen Urged
More widespread raising of beef cattle on sheep properties Is advocated by the Braidwood district stock inspector (Mr, C. D. Gee, B.V.Sc,), The more Southern States of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Values Continue Firm
Normal trading in northern store stock markets is now being resumed after the floods. Gunnedah was the centre of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canberra Junior Farmers Had Successful Year
Canberra Junior Farmers’ Club had a busy and successful [?] the club’s annual meeting was told…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Values Up at Goulburn
Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd., report having held a most successful store sheep sale at Goulburn last Tuesday, when they yarded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Wool Sold in Sydney
At Sydney on March 23, Australian Mercantile, Land & Finance Co Ltd. offered a representative including average to good…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Increase Average Cut Per Sheep by Fleece Measuring
The present improvement of ½ per cent. in the average cut of wool [?] sheep could be doubled each year if fleece measurements were incorporated with normal classing methods [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Ill-treated in Trucking Yards
A police patrol of Queanbeyan trucking yards area will be sought in an effort to prevent ill-treatment of sheep by youths…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Dog Sale Entries Are Best Yet
Entries for the sheep dog sale, to be conducted in conjunction with the National Sheep Dog Trials at Canberra next week, are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle Quality Pleased Judge
The cattle judge Mr. B. Pockley of Hylara Tarago, was impressed by the quality if not the quantity of entries in his section…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Display of Sheep at A.c.t. Show
GRAND CHAMPION merino ram (nearest camera) [?] at Hall was exhibited by Merryville Pty. Ltd., of Yass. It was the superfine [?] is Merryville’s reserve grand champion, which was champion [?] fine wool champion. A. Day & Son’s smallholders’ medium wool champion. [?] wool and strong wool champions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pavilion Sections at the A.C.T. Show Judges Praised Wool, Produce and Poultry
Judges at the 26th Annual ACT Show at Hall Showground on Friday and Saturday praised very highly the standard of the pavilion sections. Although a few sections were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ponies Were on Parade at A.C.T. SHOW Record Crowd Saw 26th A.C.T. Show at Hall Display of Sheep Was Outstanding
An outstanding exhibition of merino sheep was a strong feature of the Australian Capital Territory Pastoral and Agricultural Association’s 28th annual show at Hall. A record crowd of about 4,000 attended the show on Saturday and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Qbeyan Junior Farmers Won Trophy Again
For the third year in succession Queanbeyan Junior Farmers Club won the J. C. Moore Cup in the 1955 ACT SHOW at Hall on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Good Clearances, Sheep Cheaper
As crossbred wool prices continue to cre[?] up on [?] values, prices of young crossbred sheep similarly harden under a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Won Sheep Dog Title Again
A Border Collie owned by Mr. Allan Miller of Kyneton, Vic., won the Australian National Open Sheep Dog Championship at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sale of Sheep Dogs at Canberra
THE ANNUAL auction sale of sheep [?] conducted in conjunction [?] the [?] Manuka Oval, proved disappointing. Only seven dogs were sold of [?] was 52 guineas; 90 guineas was refused for another dog. Pictured are [?] auctioneer, Mr. [?] (of Woodgers & [?] Ltd.) and some of those who attended the sale…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Produces 83,000 Gallons of Milk a Year Irrigated Pastures Made Dairy Farm
With sown pastures, lucerne and spray irrigation Messrs Tom and [?] Kelly have converted dairy bl[?]ck 2 at Fyshwick from a wilderness of his[?] to a highly productive farm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →‘Scope for Irrigation on Every S. Tablelands Farm’
“On the Tablelands there is scope for irrigating on every farm. Even only a few acres under irrigated pasture or supplementary watering will be of great benefit on any property.” District Agronomist Noel Douglas said this in an address to…
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