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

Farming & the land, 1870

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Sheep for Wool and Carcass

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1870 · page 8

As you have opened your columns to a discussion on sheep diseases, their cures, &c., I would suggest to you that it would be ad- [?]eat also of sheep themselves, and…

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Sheep

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1870 · page 8

[The following most excellent report on sheep comes from Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, and is published in the agricultural reports of that state. As it contains so much that is practically valuable,…

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Timely Advice to Farmers

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1870 · page 2

IN placing this letter in its leading columns, the Sydney Mail introduces it with the following remarks:—"We are favoured with a communication from a valued correspondent,…

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Butter and Butter-making. Causes of Bad Butter

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 15 January 1870 · page 2

THE causes of bad butter are numerous. Carelessness and ignorance of the true principles of butter-making; depasturing on poor land, or new land; bad water for the…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales.—wool Show

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 15 January 1870 · page 2

THE prizes for which the society invited the whole of the colonies to compete have brought to Sydney a select assortment of wool, which is now on view at Messrs…

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Friday. (Before G.O’M. Clarke. Esq. P.M. and J.E. Pearce. Esq. J.p.), Cattle Stealing

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 January 1870 · page 2

Michael Sheedy demanded on bail for this offence, not having appeared when called upon, the Bench ordered the recognisances to be entreated, and a fresh warrant to be issued for his…

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The Yass Southern Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Yass Courier · Friday 28 January 1870 · page 3

A MEETING of committee of the above association was hold yesterday, at noon, in the Court-house. Those present were--Messrs. J. P. Ritchie, J. Hannam, J. J. Roberts, R. C. Mackintosh, W…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Tuesday. (Before G. O’M. Clarke, Esq., P.m.) Cattle Straling

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 January 1870 · page 2

Michal Sheedy, on remand form Saturday last, appeared to answer the above charge. This being a fresh hearing, consequent upon a second warrant having been issued, the…

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Ostrich Farming

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 5 February 1870 · page 2

THE letter addressed by Mr. Samuel Wilson to the secretary of the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, and published in the Argue of Wednesday, December 15, shown that…

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Yass Southern Agricultural and Pastoral Society

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 February 1870 · page 3

AN adjourned meeting of the committee of the above association was held at the Court-house, Yass, on Wednesday afternoon. Those present were-- Messrs. J. Paterson, W. D. Campbell…

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Yass Southern Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 February 1870 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting of the above association was held at the Court-house, Yass, on Saturday afternoon last. The President (Dr. Campbell) occupied the chair…

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Yass Sheep-directors

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 16 February 1870 · page 4

Messrs. J. F. Gray, Byalla, N. R. Besnard, Kangiaroo, A. Barber, Humewood, W. C. Calvert, Cavan, and J. A. Robinson, Yass, have been elected as sheep directors for the…

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Yass Southern Agricultural and Pastoral Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 February 1870 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the above Association was held last Wednesday afternoon, in the Court-house, Yass, the president (Dr. Campbell) in the chair…

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Local and General. Yass Southern Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 1 March 1870 · page 2

THE committee of the above association met at the Court-house, Yass, on Saturday afternoon last, at half-past two o'clock. Mr. W. McBean was voted to the chair. The minutes of the…

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Large or Small Farms?

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 5 March 1870 · page 2

THIS question crops up every now and again—usually on the putting forward of some more than ordinarily earnest views for ameliorating the condition of the class of agricultural…

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Advice to Young Farmers. How to Keep Yourself Poor

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 2

NOT taking a good paper. Keeping no account of home operations. Paying no attention to the maxim, "a stitch in time saves nine," in regard to the growing…

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Practical Hints for Ensuring Good Butter, and Plenty of It

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 March 1870 · page 8

IT is a well-known fact that perfectly sweet cream will not make the very best butter. It will make good sound butter, but it will be insipid; that is, it will be inferior in flavour…

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Green Crops and Roots All the Year Round

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 March 1870 · page 8

THE possibility of supplying green fodder and roots throughout the twelvemonth, for the horses, cows, young stock, sheep, and pigs which every farmer should keep, and ought to…

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Technical Education for the Farm Labourer

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 March 1870 · page 7

Now that the subject of technical education is receiving so much attention, people in England are beginning to discover that the farm-servant is as much in need of special…

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Yass Southern Pastoral and Agricultural, Association

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 March 1870 · page 3

A MEETING of the committee of the above association was held last Saturday afternoon, at the Court-house, Yass-- Mr. Pearson in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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