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

Farming & the land, 1885

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The Past Year's Wool Trade

Southern Argus · Thursday 1 January 1885 · page 3

The wool trade of the lending Australian colonies for the year ended 30th June showed a marked, increase. From New South Wales there was again a grant enlargement in the export, amounting to…

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Associated Dairying

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 1 January 1885 · page 4

KIAMA, the fertile district of the south coast, the residents of which three years ago took initiatory steps that have led to many satisfactory results in the matter of selling farm…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 January 1885 · page 3

Messrs. Harmon, Jones, and Devlin (limited), report:—We offered 3,070 bales wool at our sale on Monday, and have placed by auction and privately…

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Advance in Price of Wheat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 January 1885 · page 2

The reported advance in the price of wheat in the English market has not been without its effect on our wheat-growing colonies. Advices have been received in commercial circles in Sydney that the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 January 1885 · page 2

Messrs. Mort & Co., report -- We offered 2300 bushels of wool at auction to-day, and sold 1500 bales, at good prices, the high reserves preventing sales in many instances…

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A Thrifty Farmer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 January 1885 · page 6

When the late severe frost attacked the wheat and potato crops of Mr. Jackson Clarke, of Gegedzerick (says the Monaro Mercury), he did not lie in bed and bewail his sad fate. His wife went outside at…

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The Price of Wheat

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1885 · page 2

THE Daily Telegraph says.—The telegram from Young which was published the other day states that the average yield of the wheat-crop in that district for the present season is from 17 to 20…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 January 1885 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report:-- Our catalogue for this week's wool sales comprised 2300 bales, and at auction and privately we have sold 1700 bales ranging up to 10¾d. for greasy and 18d…

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Prolific Wheat Cro[?]

Southern Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1885 · page 2

The Times says:—"The wheat crops in and around Tumut are turning out exceptionally good, in some instances as much as 40 bushels to the rare being recorded. Mr. James Simmers, of the Tumut…

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An Ancient Pastoral Property

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 January 1885 · page 2

A friend of mine travelling in the mountains of Armenia in February last managed to obtain a near view of the Ark—supposed to be Noah's—which was discovered…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 January 1885 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, (limited) report We offered on Monday 1,810 bales to a very large attendance of buyers. The demand for the better…

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Co-operation Amongst Farmers

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 January 1885 · page 2

A GREAT disadvantage under which the fanners of this colony have always labored is owing to the fact that though there exists in their class a community of…

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Prolific Sheep

Southern Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1885 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Brown, of Coaldale, who has a small [?]ock of sheep about 100, informs the Clarence Eraminer that his clip this last season averaged 6½lb. They have been crossed with a…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 27 January 1885 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report:-- We offered 2600 bales of wool at auction to-day (Wednesday) and sold 1900 at from 6d. to 10d. for greasy and 11d. to 16½d. for washed fleece and 16¼d. to…

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Acclimatisation of Cattle

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 6

ANYONE giving a moment's thought to the subject will admit the antecedent possibility that a child born of parents undergoing the process of acclimatisation in a new country…

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About Farming

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 2

IN the practice of agriculture there are three grades or classes of farmers—the bad, the good, and the high class. As in society there can be no very well defined line drawn…

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The Crops

Southern Argus · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 2

The late rains have caused serious injury to those farmers whose cereal crops were cut and bound, but not in stook. The heads in the sheaves lying on the surface will, in most cases, shoot, and great deal of…

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The Southern Argus. Truth, ever lovely since the world began, The foe fo tyants and the friend of man.—CAMPBELL. Goulburn Saturday, January 31. Wheat Growing

Southern Argus · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 2

The low price that has ruled in the wheat market of the clony for the past two seasons has been a source of much discouragement to the producer, and were it not for the…

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Sheep Owners' Suggestions

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 February 1885 · page 4

A DEPUTATION waited upon Mr. "Abbott; the Minister for Mines, on Friday morning in reference to various regulations in the Stock. and Pastures Act which they believed were…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 February 1885 · page 2

Mr. John Bridge reports:--I offered 593 bates of wool at my sale to-day, comprising chiefly remnants and odd bales. There was a very large attendance of buyers and a fair…

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