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

Farming & the land, 1887

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Disease in Sheep

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 7 April 1887 · page 4

Mr. John Poltic veterinary surgeon, writes to the S. M. Herald with reference to a disease in sheep which is now prevalent. He thinks it impossible for any single station to escape,…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 2

THE usual mommy meeting of the of the committee of the above society was held on Tuesday last Present: Messrs. J. A. Grant (in the chair), G. Merriman, H. R. Jones, J. Duffy, A. C…

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Proposed Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 2

A meeting was hold at the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday last, for the purpose of forming a Pastoral and Agricultural Association for the district of Burrowa…

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Californien Crops

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 3

THE San Francisco Record congratulates the Golden Shite that with 70,000,000 bushels of wheet, Californian will have an income of at least 54,600,000dols. where…

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To the Crookwell Farmers. Per Favour Gazette

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 3

GENTLEMEN, -- Now that you are about to commence wheat sowing again, I hope you will at least give me credit for my good intention by making public…

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The Wool Trade. Clips of Local Interest

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 2

IT is satisfactory to note, from the cablegrams recently received (says the “Herald” of Saturday) that, although (with the exception of crossbreds, which are stated to have improved 5 to 10 per cent…

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New Plan of Factory Butter-making

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 14 April 1887 · page 4

X. A. WILLARD gives the Country Gentleman a description of a new plan of conducting a butter-factory which is being introduced in the north-western states of America. It is…

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Sheep to Clean Land

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 4

Many think the only advantages of sheep are in their wool-producing properties, forgetting that they multiply with great rapidity, doubling the flock annually,…

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Sowing Wheat. to the Editor

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 3

[?] -- I notice in the last issue of your valuable paper some hints to farmers by my esteemed friend. Mr. John Broderick which may be well worth the…

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Farm and Pasture. Too Much Land

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 4

Of the various reasons why some farmers are less successful than others in the business in which they are engaged, one of the most common is the attempt to…

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Crookwell Crops

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 2

THE yield of grain in parts of this district is very satisfactory. As an instance we may state that Mr. John Gibson had 70 bags of wheat off six acres and 50 bushels of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, April 18. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. S. Meyer, J.P. Cattle Stealing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 April 1887 · page 4

Samuel Hopkins (in custody) and Francis Flangan (on bail), were charged, on remand from Saturday, with stealing [?] head of cattle, the property of Francis Miller…

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Cattle-stealing Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 4

IN the Braidwood Police Court on Tuesday, April 26, before Mr. James Aldcorn, P.M., Francis Flanagan and Samuel Hopkins (on remand from the Goulburn Bench) were charged…

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Yass Plains Farmers' Union

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 2

[?] meeting of the members of the Yass Plains Free Selectors' and Farmers' Union was held on Saturday in the office of Mr. Argyle McCallum at which there were present--…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 May 1887 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the members of the committee of the Yass P. and A. Association was held in the committee-room on Tuesday afternoon.--Present: Messrs. T. Colls, M. P., J…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 4

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin reported on Tuesday :—We held our fortnightly sale today submitting a [?]logue of 367 bales. With the exception of a few lots of station scoured…

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Another Sheep-shearing Machine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 6

A new sheap-shearing machine has been invented at Murrurundi by Mr. Bell, a fitter at the local locomotive depot (says the Murrurundi Times), and it is very…

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Sheep-shearing Machine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 May 1887 · page 4

Another trial of Wolseley's sheep-shearing machine took place at the warehouse of Messrs J. H. Geddes and Co. on Monday, with a view to test the respective merits of this machine and…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 May 1887 · page 2

AT the wool sales in Sydney on Wednesday there was a full attendance of buyers and brisk bidding throughout, but nothing first-class was offered either of greasy or scoured, and prices…

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Sheep-shearing Machine

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 20 May 1887 · page 2

A NEW sheep-shearing machine has been invented at Murrurundi by Mr. Bell, a fitter in the local local locomotive depot, and it is very likely to create a sensation in the…

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