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

Farming & the land, 1879

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The Farmer. Sea[?]ahle Farming Notes for January

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 January 1879 · page 3

In some of the earlier districts harvest is now well advanced, and at the very earliest opportunity, as soon as the crop has been removed, and the…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 8 January 1879 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting of this association was held at the court-house yesterday afternoon. Present-- Dr. Campbell (president) in the chair, and Messrs. J. K. Hume, Rees Jones, J…

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Cattle Chewing Bones, &c

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1879 · page 4

IN some districts cattle, and especially dairy herds, become addicted to chewing bones, leather, wood, &c. This often gives trouble; bones get fixed in the mouth or gullet, and…

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Farm Notes

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 January 1879 · page 3

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—The drought continues, with little prospect of a change, and vegetables have become excedingly scarce When not wanted for seed, all pods should be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Association

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1879 · page 7

The general meeting of members, called for the 6th instant, was held at the courthouse. There were some thirty members and J,. W. Bray Esq., the President…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 January 1879 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:-- At our sales to-day we offered 1500 bales. Prices for good greasy were firmer, and fleece was unaltered. Our sales since last report, by…

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The Farmer. Selection of Seed

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 January 1879 · page 2

THE present is a suitable time for the farmer to give attention to selecting his seed for the next crop. There is a considerable portion of grain,…

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Distress among Victorian Farmers

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 7

NOTWITHSTANDING the usual grumbling of selectors, things are not a tithe so bad here as in the sister colony of the south. Large meetings of farmers have been held at…

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Sheep Marks

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 January 1879 · page 3

The regulations of the Stock Branch made under the authority of the Disease in Sheep Act Amendment Act of 1878, have bean published for general…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 31 January 1879 · page 2

THE adjourned special meeting of the committee of the Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on Tuesday last. The members present were Dr. Campbell…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 31 January 1879 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin report:-- We offered 1400 bales of wool to-day, and sold 650. The prices remained unaltered, but the demand was hardly so good as last week…

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Selectors' Sheep

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 4 February 1879 · page 4

AGRICOLA writes, in the Darling Downs Gazette:-- There are few subjects that possibly are more deserving the serious attention of…

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Butter Making

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1879 · page 3

ONE of your correspondents having specially asked me to afford some information about butter making, I comply with his request by writing a…

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Pastoral Oceupation and the Banks

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1879 · page 2

IT is the custom of the Government of New South Wales to issue towards the close of each year a pamphlet containing a list of all the runs within…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 February 1879 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held in the courthouse on last Tuesday, the 4th instant. The members present were Messrs. Roes Jones…

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Pastoral Occupation and the Banks

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 February 1879 · page 4

IT is the custom of the Government of New South Wales to issue towards the close of each year a pamphlet containing a list of all the runs within the colony held under pastoral…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1879 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. Yesterday offered 1550 baise of wool at auction. There was a good demand, and a large proportion of the lots offered were quitted. A few parcels were…

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The Farmer. Seasonable Farming Notes for February

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1879 · page 3

In view of the almost unanimous evidence in favor of the practice of early sowing, even to the extent, in addition to its other merits, of being…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Monday, 6.40 p.m

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 February 1879 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, report: We offered eleven hundred bales at auction today, and have sold about seven hundred bales. Prices were fully up to last quotations. There…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 February 1879 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the committee of this society was held at the court-house last Tuesday afternoon. Those present were Messrs. Rees Jones (in the chair), J. C. Yeo. R. A…

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