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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1862

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London Wool Report

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 16 July 1862 · page 4

May 24.-- The second series of sales for the year commenced on the 2nd May. The arrivals to that date consisted of-- Australian, 16,523 bales;…

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French Breeds of Cattle

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 July 1862 · page 4

IN reference to the French agricultural show of cattle, which we noticed in a former number of the Yeoman, as having been held at Poissy, the correspondent of the Times…

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Speculative Farming

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 26 July 1862 · page 4

FARMERS are generally very fond of speculating in their operations. If one particular kind of grain is in demand one year, undue attention is bestowed upon its cultivation next…

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The Distress in Lancashire. to Employers on Sheep Stations and Others

The Yass Courier · Saturday 9 August 1862 · page 3

MY DEAR FRIENDS,--The deeply affecting cry "Can you help us a bit," so nobly responded to in the metropolis and elsewhere, appeals at once to the warmest…

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An Industrious Family of "Women Farmers."

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 27 August 1862 · page 4

At a meeting of the American Institute Farmers' Club, which holds regular weekly meetings fur the discussion of subjects bearing on the cultivation of the…

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Yass Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral Association

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 3 September 1862 · page 2

A MEETING took place yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon at the Court House, for the purpose of originating an association of the above character in Yass. There…

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Yass Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral Association

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 6 September 1862 · page 3

A MEETING took place yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon at the court-house, for the purpose of originating an association of the above character in Yass. There were about thirty persons present. Mr. H. O'Brien…

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Victoria Horse and Cattle Insurance Company

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 20 September 1862 · page 4

A MEETING, called by circular, took place at Mr. Grant's Bush Inn, Elizabeth-street, Melbourne, on the 2nd instant, with the view of ascertaining the opinion of stockowners…

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An Englishman's View of Scotch Farming

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 20 September 1862 · page 4

WE so frequently hear of the farming of Scotland spoken of as being superior to that of England, and the rents that Scotch farmers pay as so much higher, that I was glad…

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The Lachlan and Darling Country. (Communicated to the Pastoral Times)

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 24 September 1862 · page 4

WHEN will the country between the Lachlan and the Darling be occupied? What in the name of utility is the use of going to Cooper's Creek, or to the Gulf of Carpentaria, for…

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Cattle-stealing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 27 September 1862 · page 3

Laurence Ryan, on bail, pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing forty head of cattle, the property of Auber George Jones and another, at Gobbagambalin, on the 7th August last. There was a second…

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Friday—september 26. Cattle-stealing Near Wagga Wagga

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 27 September 1862 · page 2

Charles Dempsey was indicted for stealing fifty-seven head of cattle, the property of Auber George Jones, and another, at Gobbagambalin, near Wagga Wagga, on the 4th August last. There was a second…

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Local and General Intelligence. the Yass Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association

The Yass Courier · Saturday 18 October 1862 · page 2

ON Wednesday. last, shortly after noon, a general meeting of subscribers of the above Association was held in the Court-house for the purpose of considering the rules…

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Further European and American Items. London Wool Report

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 18 October 1862 · page 4

LONDON WOOL REPORT.—August 23,1862.—The third series and most important sales of the year commenced on the 31st July, the arrivals to thet date consisting of 31,434…

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Australian Seed-wheat Sown in England

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 1 November 1862 · page 4

IT has often been observed that wheat grown in England or Scotland from Australian seed comes earlier to maturity than other sorts. By the following notice in the Field it would…

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The Fluke in Cattle. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 12 November 1862 · page 3

SIR, -- I saw in the Yeoman and Australian Acclimatiser, about some three weeks ago, an article on fluke, in which it was stated that they understood that even cattle had been…

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The Price of Wheat. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 26 November 1862 · page 3

SIR,--I have been surprised several times of late, when reading Mr. Higman's report of the prices of flour, grain, &c., that he has not mentioned what the value of wheat…

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The Farm.—the Cape Weed

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 29 November 1862 · page 4

FROM the fact that the Cape weed, which has been already referred to in this journal, grows so luxuriantly in this colony (Victoria), it might probably be turned to [?] account in…

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A Word on Farming Matters. No. II. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Saturday 29 November 1862 · page 3

SIR,—In a former letter I adverted to the system of early and deep ploughing, in order to prepare the ground for the proper reception of the scud. I with. further, to excite…

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A Word on Farming Matters. (To the Editor of the News Courier.)

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 December 1862 · page 3

SIR,—In a former letter I adverted to the system of early and deep ploughing, in order to prepare the ground for the proper reception of the seed. I wish, further, to excite attention to the well covering or…

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