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

Farming & the land, 1889

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The Exhibition Dairy

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 4

THE EXHIBITION DAIRY.—Mr. Wilson, the superintendent of the government working model dairy at the Melbourne exhibition, has sent in a final report…

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Cheap Wheat and Dear Flour. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 6

SIR,—A writer in your issue of Thursday, under the nom-de-plume of "Cheap Loaf," is anxious to know why "wheat is 4s in Goulburn with flour at £13 10s to £14, and wheat 4s 7d in…

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Farm Notes. About Soil Assistants

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 3

THE acquirement of knowledge will naturally induce us to seek by art to assist or even to improve upon nature, and well considered preferences will be accorded to certain cultures and breeds of…

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Treatment of Seed Wheat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 February 1889 · page 4

IN connection with dressing wheat, an article in the Royal Agricultural Society's Journal, written by M. Jensen, of Copenhagen, a well-known scientific agriculturist, claims the…

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Butter Factory at Gullen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 3

A butter factory was started at Bannister, Gullen, by Mr. Issac Shepherd, on Tuesday, and is working well. Already several farmers have expressed their…

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Luck in Farming

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 2

LUCK IN FARMING.—There is a large class, not only of farmers but of other classes of people, who seem to have an abiding faith in luck. If a man raises a good crop or has…

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Butter Factory

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 4

AT the invitation of Mr. Isaac Shepherd, J.P., a large number of farmers and others interested in dairying attended the Bannister Estate, Gullen, on Tuesday last. Amongst those present were…

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The Wheat Crop of the Colony

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 4

The Government Statistician writes:—"The estimated wheat crop of the season 1888-9 will be 1,540,000 bushels, showing an average of only 5 1-10 bushels per acre. This is the smallest…

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Butter Factory at Gullen

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 2

AT the invitation of Mr. Isaac Shepherd J.P. a large number of farmers and others interested in dairying attended at the Bannister estate, Gullen, on Tuesday last. Amongst those present were Messrs. O…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 2

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, brought forward 1,300 bales wool for auction sale on Wednesday. There was a good attendance of buyers, and very active competition at…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 4

THE fortnightly wool sales opened on Monday. There is still a good demand at well-maintained prices. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, report having brought forward a catalogue of…

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The Wheat Market. LONDON, March 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 4

English wheat has advanced 6d per quarter…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, March 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 4

Inquiries made by the Bradford Chamber of Commerce how that the principal wool buyers greatly prefer washed wools…

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English Farmers and Protection. LONDON, March 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 4

Sir John Hall, of Now Zealand, speaking last night at a meeting of a farmer' club, said that there was no hope of the farmers in England obtaining protection against imported…

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Farmers' Association of South Australia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A meeting of the Farmers' Association to-day confirmed the opinion of the five branches which had pronounced in favor of a property…

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A Butter Manufacturor on Protection

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.—John Lindsay, one of the largest dairymen on the South Coast, speaking regarding the duty on butter, said it does not affect him one…

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New Wool-Scouring Process. LONDON, March 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 4

A syndicate has been formed to work Judellsinger's wool-scouring patent…

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Failure of Protection in Victoria. the Farmers’ Position. Protectionists Attempting to Solve an Impossible Problem. Beef 1s. PER 1b., 4lb LOAF [?]

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 4

MR. EDWARD LANGTON, who is seeking the suffrages of the electors of South Yarra, Melbourne, delivered an address on Monday evening at Christ Church School, and in the…

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New Zealand Exported Butter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 March 1889 · page 2

NEW ZEALAND exporters Of dairy produce are (says the New Zealand Herald) again meeting with disgrace and disaster in the Sydney market. It appears that the enormous quantities of…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales. LONDON, March 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 March 1889 · page 4

The Antwerp wool sales commence on the 19th instant. 11,600 bales will be offered, including 1100 bales of Australian wools…

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