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

Farming & the land, 1880

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Latest Ideas on Butter-making

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 January 1880 · page 3

THE following paper on this subject was written by Mr. H. M Jenkins,F.G.S, at the request of the Council of the Royal Agricultural society of london:—A prominent feature…

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The Farmer. Seasonable Farming Notes for January

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 January 1880 · 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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International Exhibition.—wool

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 January 1880 · page 8

NEARLY 10,000 persons visited the International Exhibition on Saturday. Suggestions reached the Exhibition Commissioners from several quarters that the closing day of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 January 1880 · page 4

BY Messrs. HARRISON, JONES, and DEVLIN, (on Monday). -- Sheepskins: Sy, 1 bundle at 6d.; RW, 1 at 4½d.; GLG, 2 at 6½d.; 2 at 6¾d.; Ross Valley, 3 at 5¼d.; CD, 2 at 2d.; WB, 2 at 5½d.; C on Wood, 1 at…

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The Farmer

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1880 · page 3

SEED BREEDING.—Upon the desirability of [?] selecting choice seed and breeding it for their own use, a practice that we have frequently urged…

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The Best Paying Farmers' Sheep

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 January 1880 · page 3

AT a meeting of the Mount Wycheproof Farmers' Union held at Johnston's hotel on November 22, Mr. Josiah Rice in the chair, the following paper on "Best…

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Wool at Darling Harbour

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 4

DURING the past week several letters have appeared in the Herald upon the subject of the railway wool traffic, and the delay in the removal of the wool from the station at…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Quarter Sessions. Friday, January 16. Before his Honor Mr. District Judge McFarland. Sheep Stealing Near Burrowa

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 2

James Hydes and Thomas Gooley (on bail) ware charged with having, on the 27th November last, at Corcoran Plains, near Burrowa, stolen seventy-five sheep, the property of Catherine…

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Green Crop Manuring

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 21 January 1880 · page 4

MR. Macivor, in his work, "The Chemistry of Agriculture," which was briefly reviewed in a recent issue, treats of the advantages Australian farmers would derive by…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, January 26. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, and Mr. Cropper

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 4

Catherine Mullins was charged with being drunk and also with using profane language. For being drunk, she was fined 10s. or 7 days; and for profane language, 2os. or 7…

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Sheep-breeding in Our Far Northern Country

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 28 January 1880 · page 4

As an evidence of the suitability of the far northern country of Australia for the profitable growth of wool, and as an illustration of the advantage likely to accrue to the…

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The Farmer. Inferior Rams a Mistake

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 January 1880 · page 3

I WISH to caution sheep breeders (and especially those who have but small flocks) against the ruinous practice of using poor rams, as it is a losing game every time…

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Seasonable Farming Notes for February

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 January 1880 · page 2

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 one of the…

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The Farmer. Selection of Seed

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 February 1880 · page 3

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

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, February 11. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Marsden and Cropper

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 February 1880 · page 3

Alicia Brook, on remand, charged with being of unsound mind, was again brought up and remanded till Monday. An order was also made that the indentures should be…

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The Late Annual Meeting of Sheep-owners

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 February 1880 · page 2

THE proceedings at the annual meeting of sheep-owners on Monday last, through non-observance of the requirements of the Act, will have to be rescinded, and a fresh meeting held for the…

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Selection of Dairy Cows

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 16 February 1880 · page 4

THE following extract is from a work published in London entitled Dairy Farming, by J. P. Sheldon:— The first thing a young beginner must…

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Sheep Killed on the Railway

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 23 February 1880 · page 2

As this morning's train was proceeding at a smart speed between Jerrawa and Gunning, a flock of about forty sheep was run into and seven of them were killed on the…

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Test of Dairy Cattle

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1880 · page 4

AT the dinner of connection with the late Kiamas how, the president (D. L. Dymock) Esq.) read the following report, which may be of interest of many of our dairy farmers:…

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Farmers’ Meeting at Merilla

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 4

THE meeting of the farmers in the Merilla, Mummell, and Parkesbourne districts, called by advertisement, was held in the Wesleyan Sunday-school, Merilla, on Tuesday evening…

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