Sheep Counting
THE sheep tallie is one of the latest results of Yankee ingenuity. This is a small and neat instrument of nickle silver, about the size of an ordinary…
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Farming & the land, 1885
35 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 2
Bathurst Farmers' Union
A MEETING of the Bathurst Farmers' Union was held at Keegan's Hotel on Thursday afternoon, when there were present;—Messrs f. Cunningham (chairman), c. Atkins, R. O. Kerr, J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna est veritas et prosvalebit." Saturday, Febrruay 26, 1885. the Farmers and the Parliament
THE members of the Bathurst Farmers' Union at their meeting on Thursday decided to step out of the old groove and [?]restle with politics. A sub-committee…
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Cows should have daily exercise, and a never-failing supply of water at the barn, if possible. They should have a little salt daily, When they are kept in the…
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WE are more and more impressed with the value of bogs on the farm (says the American Agriculturist.) Many farmers make their cows the main feature; the…
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'The time is at hand when our farmers will need their cellars to store their supply of apples, potatoes, cider, &c. Generaly speaking, a farmer's cellar is…
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MR. R. W. EMERSON McIVOR delivered two lectures in the School of Arts Hall on the above-named subject—one on Friday night and, the other on Saturday afternoon. The audience…
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Mr. Williamson, warder in Mudgee gaol, has been promoted to he foreman of works in Goulburn gaol. Mr. W. W. Millett has been duly elected…
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Mr. F. W. Knyett, J.P., of Old Man Crock, sends us the following,' I have to report to you one of the most daring and impudent cases of cattle stealing that has…
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Tho practice is in vogue in this neighbourhood of taking quiet horses out of their puddocks some little distance away, and then claiming money as impounding fees and…
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Thomas Hamer, a resident of Orange, carrying on a large butchering business there, has been committee for trial on a charge of cattle-stealing, preferred against him by Mr…
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We learn with no small amount of surprise and regret that the Commissioner for Railways has issued a circular to the commission agents of Sydney, the purport of which is to the effect that at any day they may be prevented from…
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It is really refreshing to see our farmers shaping their course in some definite tine of action, even though with some of their opinions we cannot agree. They have committed themselves to vote…
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Mr. T. Williams, of Yangery, near Warnambool, where the great potatoes come from, has an area of 120 acres of capital heavy black soil, 25 acres being of rather inferior quality, fit only for pasture…
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The Chinese farm-house is a curious looking abode. Usually it is sheltered with groves of feathery bamboo and thick spreading banyans. The walls are of…
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A MEETING of the Bathurst Farmers' Union was hold on Thursday afternoon, when there wore present—Messrs. J. Knights (President, in the chair), C…
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AMDETING of farmers, called by circular, was held at Keegan's Hotel on Saturday afternoon last. There were about 30 present, and Mr. J. Knights, President of the Farmers' Union…
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FRENCH economists are urging upon their countrymen the importance, of a greater interest in growing well-bred cattle, but meet with discouraging apathy…
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An adjourned meeting of the Bathurst Farmers' Union was held at Keegan's Hotel on Thursday afternoon, when half-a-score members attended. Mr. J. Knights, president, was in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmers' Manifesto. (To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press.)
SIR.—Under this heading I notice in one of your contemporaries (which only came to my hand to-day) a letter signed by Hon. W. H. Suttor. I am surprised to lind my friend, Mr…
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