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

Farming & the land, 1876

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Hints Concerning Butter-making

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 29 March 1876 · page 4

IN the manufacturing of butter the first point is good cows, and then good food, and the next the setting of the milk. Milk is almost as sensitive to atmospheric changes as…

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Cattle-breeding in New South WALES.—No. IV

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 7

THERE are few men among the cattle breeders or dealers either of New South Wales or Victoria who have not heard of the W.C.W. brand, by which was indicated…

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Travelling Sheep. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 3

SIR,—The act regarding sheep travelling is, no doubt, very excellent in its provisions, but still it is known that many persons avail themselves of the Act much to the annoyance and damage of their…

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The Farm, the Field, and the GARDEN.—No. Iii. Written Expressly for the Goulburn Herald

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 2

THE harrow is of equal antiquity with the plough. Mr. Wilkinson's discoveries in the ancient city of Thebes proves this, as both implements are sculptured on the side of a…

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Cattle-breeding in New South WALES.—No. V.

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 8 April 1876 · page 7

THE next step in my present work is to go through the pure-stud herds of those breeders of shorthorns whose business is to breed the purest cattle, of feed them up to the largest…

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The Farm, the Field, and the Garden

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 8 April 1876 · page 4

Lately a series of articles under this beading were commenced in the columns of this paper and were intended to have been continued for name months…

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How Butter Is Manufactured

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 4

AT Maryleboue, Thomas-Ellis, of North Wharf-road, Paddington, was summoned under the 6th section of the Adulteration of Food Act for selling butter not of the…

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West Highland Cattle. to the Editor

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 3

SIR,—I have read with interest the different articles in your paper on the different breeders of cattle in this colony, and I must say they are well and ably written. But it is not about the breeders that I am…

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Edwin Holt & Co.'s Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 4

The first series of Colonial Wool &les for the present year commenced on the 16th inst. The arrivals in time for1 sale amounted to 103,498 bales; and the quantities offered to date…

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Prince Albert's Shaw Farm at Windsor, England

The Burrowa News · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 4

I cannot tell how many acres it contains (says a contributor to the Cultivator and Country Gentleman), or give any facts about its productiveness, but trust my impressions and recollections may…

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Cattle-breeding in New South Wales

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 7

NOT far from Goulburn, the chief city of the southern district, and about a hundred and forty miles tram Sydney, in Wollogorang, the estate of Mr. J. W. Chisholm, who has for…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Illegally Rescuing Cattle. George Barnes v. Geo. Wallace

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 3 May 1876 · page 2

Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s and costs of court. FIRE BRIGADE.—We have to remind those of our readers interested, that a meeting of the…

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Edwin Holt & Co.'s Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 2

TAE first Series of Colonial Wool Sales for this ultimo, and concluded on the 14th instant The total arrivals in time amounted to 103,498…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, May 1. (Before W. J. E. Wotton G. Esqs.) Cattle Stealing Prevention Act

The Burrowa News · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 2

THE evidence of Senior-Sergeant Hitch, taken on a previous day, was read, and was as follows:— Senior-Sergeant Hitch deposed: On Saturday,the 22nd instant I received the prisoner, Roger…

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Cattle-breeding in New South Wales

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 2

FOR a real thoroughgoing apostle of shorthorns, commend me to Dr. Jenkins, the well known proprietor of the Nepean Towers and Douglas Park and of the pure pedigree stud…

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The Yass Sheep Show, 1876. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 May 1876 · page 3

SIR,-- Feeling interested in the forthcoming Sheep Show, I would draw attention to the rule for "Sheep bred by Exhibitor," wherein it is made compulsory for the exhibitor to be the…

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Yass Sheep Show Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 June 1876 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of a sub-committee of the above association (appointed to draw up conditions for the amalgamation of the society with the Yass Pastoral and Agricultural…

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Correspondence. the Yass Sheep Show, 1876. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 June 1876 · page 3

SIR,-- In reply to "Pastoral," who addressed you in your last issue with reference to number 4 of the rules passed by the committee of the Yass Sheep Show Association for the management of…

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The Rentals From Our Pastoral Districts

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 8

We have already given some of the prominent features of the valuable return of crown lands published by order of the Assembly. There is much more in it than…

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Don't Leave the Farm

The Burrowa News · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 4

Come, boys, I have something to tell yon, Come near, I would whisper it low, You are thinking of leaving the homestead—Don't be in a hurry to go!…

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