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

Farming & the land, 1895

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The Butter Industry

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 2

AN important mooting of dairyman was held in Goulburn on last Thursday night to consider the proposal to establish a central creamery and refrigerating works…

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McCORMACK'S Sheep Cure

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 3

WE understand that Mr. Alexander Bruce, chief inspector of stock, and the government veterinary officer, intend to hold a public examination of sheep treated by Mr. Mc…

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The Sheep Best Adapted for the Goulburn District. How to Breed, and How to Feed Them. 1.—The Best Sheep

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 4

THE following is Mr. Bruce's paper, which was briefly sketched by Mr. Whittall on the showground on Friday morning:— There can be no question but the…

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Lights and Shades of Farming

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 4

THE Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, in his annual report read at the presentation of prizes on Saturday, commiserated with…

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The Alleged Cure for Fluke in Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 March 1895 · page 2

MR. J. L. HENDERSON, the local stock inspector, has been informed that Mr. Alex. Bruce, chief inspector, will visit Crookwell on Friday to be present at the examination of the sheep which have…

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Wallendbeen Dairy Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 March 1895 · page 4

THE Wallendbeen Dairy Co., near Cootamundra, treated for month of February 17,458 gallons of milk, producing 7554lbs of butter, payment being by results of Babcock tester. Suppliers were paid…

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The Sheep Best Adapted for the Goulburn District. How to Breed, and How to Feed THEM.—No. II

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 March 1895 · page 3

PAPER by Mr. Brace, chief government inspector of stock. HOW TO FEED THE NEST SHEEP. 1. Improve Natural Pasture…

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Live Cattle Shipments. London, Mar. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 6

Forty-two of the cattle shipped at Sydney by the steamer Gulf of Bothnia died before reaching Port Said. [The Gulf of Bothnia sailed from Sydney with 118 head of bullocks of the ordinary…

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Fall in the Price of Butter. London, Mar. 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 2

Choicest Danish butter is quoted at 96s per cwt. Colonial butter has fallen 6s during the week. Shippers have cabled to consignees to sell at any reasonable price so as to avoid the necessity for…

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The London Wool Sales. London, March 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 6

At the current series of London wool sales the demand continues to be very spirited. Inferior to average greasy wool is ½d higher than at the February sales. For special clips Larra has realised, 9¾d,…

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Influx of Victorian Farmers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 1

WE published on Tuesday last a telegram from our correspondent at Narrandera to the effect that large numbers of farmers, with their families, were passing through the town from Victoria, on their…

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Dairy Creek Gold Find

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 2

MR. WARDEN MAITLAND has forwarded to the Mines Department from Braidwood a report on a visit to Dairy Creek, where gold was recently reported to have been discovered. Dairy Creek is…

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THE McCORMACK Sheep Cure

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 March 1895 · page 2

THE test of the effectiveness of Mr. H. McCormack's (of Wheeo) cure for flake and stomach worms in sheep, at Crookwell on the second day of the show attracted a large…

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Collector Dairymen's Meeting

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 March 1895 · page 2

AN adjourned meeting of dairymen of the district of Collector, will be held at Mr. Mc Inerney's Hotel on Thursday next at 7.30 p.m. A full attendance is desired…

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The Wheat Market. London, March 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 4

The milder weather now prevailing, the increased supplies and the improved crop prospects in France are weakening the wheat market. It is estimated that the wheat export surplus in…

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The London Wool Sales. London, March 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 4

At the current series of London wool sales, 170,000 bales have been sold to date. For special clips Bookong has realised 8d and Pernalty 6d per 1b…

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Testing Wheat Samples. the Average Bushel Yield in New South Wales

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 2

An interesting test of bulk samples of wheat obtained from 20 different-districts in New South Wales was made at Messrs. Brunton and Co.'s mills at Clyde on Thursday afternoon. The object…

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The Wool Trade

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 2

FROM the S. M. HERALD of Saturday, it is learned that catalogues submitted last Wednesday and Thursday last were a little longer than they would have been but for the recent alteration in the…

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The Butter Market. London, March 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 4

For the better regulation of supplies, importers suggest that Victorian butter should be stored in Melbourne, and forwarded to London according to the requirements of the market…

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American Cattle and Meat. London, March 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 4

It is reported from New York that the German authorities have offered to admit American cattle and meat when they are convinced that tile inspection before shipment is sufficient protection against…

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