The Antiquity of Dairying
DAIRYING is undoubtedly one of the oldest agricultural industries on record. In bible history butter and milk are often referred to, but it is not generally known that the…
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Farming & the land, 1881
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The Farmer. Lime As a Manure
THE reason why lime acts so powerfully on vegetation is that combined with decayed animal and vegetable matter it farms into a compound soluble, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goulburn Police Court. Monday, July 11. Before Messrs. H. H. Voss, J. G. King, and C. Cropper. Unsound Mind
William Cuddy, ou remand, was charged on suspicion of being of unsound mind, and was further remanded till next Monday. VAGRANCY…
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THE sales of wool in London this year have not quite met the expectation of local buyers and shippers. There have been heavy losses on several lots, and possibly these…
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THE attendance at the sale room of Messrs. Mort and Co., on Thursday morning, 14th inst, before 11, the hour advertised for the opening of the sheep sales of 1881…
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THE dairy cow is an artificial production. As such she is subject to continual improvement. We cannot tell within reasonable bounds what may be the maximum product…
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THE Hon, Secretary of the Goulburn A. P. and H. Society has received a letter from G. Dudley Hay of Binda. The following is an extract:—"I see that you are trying to get…
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The Dunedin correspondent of the Federal Australian writes as follows:—Our agricultural statistics have been published late this year. The area under crop was…
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A man named Clough was last week charged by the police of Albury with travelling sheep through the town on the Sabbath day. After hearing evidence the police…
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Wood's brake is being used on the Victorian suburban railways. The ringbarking bill, if passed will prove of great benefit to the colony…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yass Pastoral & Agricultural Association
A SPECIAL meeting of the committee of the Yass Yastoral and Agricultural Association, for the transaction of general business in connection with the forthcoming show, was held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Grazier. Feeding Sheep
THE late drought taught some of us the useful lesson that it is possible with very little trouble to feed sheep that had been running at large, and that had hitherto…
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At the police court (says the Banner), on Tuesday, J. L. Clough was summoned for driving sheep through Albury on Sunday. Mr. Nagle appeared for the defence, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer. Work for the Week
The weather of late has not been altogether unfavorable to the carrying on of seasonable farm work. Although the rainfall up to the present date has been…
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According to the Canada Farmer, the [?] of Canada met in conversation for long since and adopted the following "greed":—"We…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Young, August 17
The Show of this above association was held to-day. There was a very large attendance, but the weather was very wet. The following are the awards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Stud Cattle of Victoria. [Agricultural Reporter of the Melbourne Leader.] No. I.—the Glenroy Herd
It is now nearly two years since Mr. William M Cu[?]ch, M.L.C., brought out from Britain the most important shipment of shorthorn cattle that has ever…
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A SPECIAL meeting of the committee of the Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held in the committee room at the Mechanics' Institute on last Thursday afternoon. Those…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Possibilities of American Wheat
SPEAKING of our gigantic crops of wheat, the American Miller remarks that few people, even in our own country, realise how inexhaustible our resources are for wheat growing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General News. Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Show
THE eleventh annual exhibition held under the auspices of the above society will take place next Wednesday, and with favourable weather can scarcely fail of being as successful as in past…
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