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

Farming & the land, 1897

365 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 14 of 19

Local & General News Yass P. & A. Association. Fine Display in the Sheep Section. the Stud Sheep of Yass District. Splendid Non-competitive Exhibits

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 2

THE annual exhibition of the Yass P. & A. Association was held on Thursday and Friday last, and was undoubtedly one of the best ever held in Yass. As reported in our last issue…

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Scientific Investigations for the Benefit of Farmers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 3

THE Minister for Mines and Agriculture is desirous of having more systematic investigations of a scientific nature made into several problems of interest to farmers in continuation and extension…

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Farming for Boys and Girls

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 4

MANY of those who will see this are farmers' sons and daughters, and will be in time interested in farming on their own acceunt. Don't look down…

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The Cattle Disease in Queensland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 September 1897 · page 4

SEVERAL telegrams have appeared from Queensland stating that some oases of what were supposed to be red-water, the Queensland tick disease, had occurred south of the quarantine line. Investigation,…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London, Sept. 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 September 1897 · page 2

The Antwerp wool sales were opened yesterday. There was a good attendance of buyers, and bidbings were animated. As compared with the April-May sales, prices…

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Stealing Wool

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 2

On Wednesday night last, Senior-constable Willis arrested a young man for stealing wool from the Douro estate. Wool stealing has been going on for a long time, but the police,…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 6

THE opinion is gaining ground that the coming season will be a good one for the tillers of the soil. With a largely-increased acreage under wheat comes the news of a probable shortage in the…

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Lecture on Farming

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 September 1897 · page 2

MR. ROBERTS, secretary of the A., P., and H. Society, has been informed that Mr. J. L. Thompson, formerly principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, will lecture in…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 September 1897 · page 2

MONDAY'S local wool sales, though not exactly the opening sales of the season, were almost such, for the small catalogues included largo quantities of fresh wool, and drew a very large attendance…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London, Sept. 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 September 1897 · page 4

The Antwerp wool sales have closed. Of the total quantity offered only half was sold. Prices are unchanged…

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Fodder Crops, Pumpkins, &c

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 September 1897 · page 2

IF our dairymen and others are to make their industries a success they must go in for growing grasses and various fodder crops. For permanent pastures cocksfoot and rye grass,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 September 1897 · page 3

THE wool catalogues submitted on Tuesday were small, amounting in the whole to 2141 bales. Again competition was active, and the new season's fleece brought forward…

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The Wheat Market. London, Sept 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 September 1897 · page 4

The price of wheat at Mark Lane is 6d per quarter cheaper…

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Wool Brokers' Review

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 2

We have received from Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, wool brokers, of Sydney, their Annual Review for 1897. The Review is full of information for stock owners. The…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 2

The wool catalogues submitted on Tuesday were small, amounting in the whole to 2141 bales. Again competition was active, and the new season's fleece brought forward…

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Restoring Worn-out Wheat Land

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 2

IN reply to a correspondent, Mr. Valder of the Hawkesbury Farm, writes:--"The best system I know of for bringing 'worn-out' wheat land into profitable cultivation, is as follows:--…

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Splendid Wool

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 4

WE had the pleasure of inspecting on Thursday two samples of splendid merino wool from two of Mr. Faithfull's stud rams now being shorn. For one of the rams the owner refused 300 guineas…

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The Wheat Market. London, Sept. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 4

Wheat is dull, and is quoted at Mark Lane 6d lower…

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Filthy State of the Cattle Sale-yards. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 4

DEAR SIR,— I trust you will grant me the favour of a small space to draw attention to the most disgraceful condition of your sale-yards. I have been to many places of public resort, but I give the palm…

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The Potato Crop in Ireland. London, Sept. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 2

The special commissioner of the "Standard," who has been inquiring into the state of the agrarian districts in Ireland, reports that there is no fear of a famine through the shortage in the potato crop…

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