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

Farming & the land, 1884

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Thursday, August 21. (Before Messrs. A. E. Middleton and W. B. Pett) CATTLE-STEALING

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 August 1884 · page 2

John Conroy was charged with hiving stolen, on or about 6th April last, two head of cattle, the property of Mr. George Couch, Burrowa…

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Wool Rates

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 August 1884 · page 7

ON and after the t9th August, 1884, the following will be the charges and regulations for the carriage of wool on the Government Railways of New South Wales:— From…

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The Farm. United Agricultural Societies

Southern Argus · Saturday 23 August 1884 · page 4

The movement Liking place in Victoria to bring about a union of agricultural societies, we would like to see extended to New South Wales. The numerous agricultural societies…

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Narandera Pastoral and Agricultural Show

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 26 August 1884 · page 2

This show came off on Thursday and is reported to have been very successful. The feature of the show was the exhibition of sheep. The sheep judges were Messrs. T. W. Hammond, Junee; G.D Hay,…

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Wool Rates

Southern Argus · Tuesday 26 August 1884 · page 4

The following charges and regulations for the carriage of wool on the Government railways of New South Wales came in force on the 19th:—…

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Sheep Show

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 28 August 1884 · page 2

The annual show of the Australian Steepbreeders' Association, held on the upper flat of Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co.'s wool warehouse, Melbourne, opened on Saturday last. The…

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How to Increase the Yield of Wheat

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 28 August 1884 · page 4

PROFESSOR CUSTANCE recently delivered an address at Stansbury (South Australia) on "How to Increase the Yield of Wheat." There was a very large attendence of…

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The Farm

Southern Argus · Saturday 30 August 1884 · page 4

The other day Professor Custance delivered an address in South Australia to a large number of farmers on "How to Increase the Yield of Wheat."…

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The Overproduction of Wheat

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 September 1884 · page 2

Amongst the cablegrams from Europe which we published last week, was a message to the effect that the price of wheat in England had fallen to 34s. 4d. a…

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Local & General News. Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 September 1884 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting was held on Tuesday last, the 2nd inst. Present, Mr. R. P. Johnston, vice-president, in the chair, Mr. R. W. Pearson, hon. treasurer, and Messrs…

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The Medicine-chest for the Farm

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 September 1884 · page 3

A list of remedies for the domestic veterinary treatment of farm stock, arranged in alphabetical order, with the doses for different animals, by Professor…

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The Farmer. About Feeding the Pigs

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 September 1884 · page 3

In English agricultural works the pig is considered to be of sufficient importance to have a department all to himself as well in the showyard as in the columns of the…

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The Farm. Waste of Fertilising Elements

Southern Argus · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 4

Cultivators of the soil are mostly unconscious of the great waste of fertilizing elements that they allow round them. They are constantly wanting manure, and experience much difficulty…

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Cootamundra Pastoral Show

Southern Argus · Tuesday 9 September 1884 · page 2

About twelve hundred persons attended the Show at Cootamundra on Thursday last. The exhibits were numerous and good. The principal prize takers in the horse section were: J. Byrne, J…

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Prize Sheep

Southern Argus · Tuesday 9 September 1884 · page 3

The Narrandra Argus says —Mr. G. D. Hay, of Woodvilla, near Gonlburn, who acted as one of the sheep judges at the recent Narrandra show, purchased at a high figure the prize ram and ewe shown…

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The Farm. Paper by Mr. H. M. Jenkins, Secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society of England

Southern Argus · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 4

Silos for the preservation of green food were originally mere pits or "graves," similar to those which are commonly seen on many English farms, and in which potatoes,…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Show

Southern Argus · Tuesday 16 September 1884 · page 2

This show was held on the grounds of the society on last Thursday under the most unfavourable circumstances. The weather was cold and wet both on Wednesday (the day of the judging), and on…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 September 1884 · page 4

ABOUT 600 persons were present at the Yass Pastoral Association show, which took place at Yass on Thursday. The number and quality of the exhibits were, considering the past bad season,…

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Local & General News. Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Annual Show

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 16 September 1884 · page 2

THE fourteenth annual exhibition held under the auspices of the Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association, took place on Thursday last, the 11th inst., and all things considered we may class it…

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Yass Free-Selectors' and Farmers' Union

Southern Argus · Tuesday 16 September 1884 · page 3

A special meeting of members of this association was held on Saturday. Mr. W. J. Grogan, president, was in the chair. Mr. J. Boulding, delegate at the late conference in Sydney, in placing before the…

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