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

Farming & the land, 1900

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Good Wheat

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 2

WRITING to the Temora Independaat, Mr Noss says--As the season will soon be round when the question of which is the best wheat to sow for the best results, I wish to draw…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 6

No. 126. Feeding of Calves -- Sterilised Milk--Skim Milk--Sweet and Soar Milk--Whole Milk--Over-feeding--Cornmeal--Flaxsced Meal--Growing Violets…

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The Decrease in Sheep

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 5 March 1900 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT writes as follows :— With regard to the great decrease in the number of sheep during the last five years, which has been very generally attributed…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 3

THE Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Harrison. Jones, and Devlin…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 2

BY advertisement in this issue, a meeting of the farmers of the district and others interested is called for at the Crookwell Hall on Saturday, 10th…

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The Transvaal War. Enemy Facing Lord Roberts. Entrenching and Mounting Guns. a Terrific Artillery Fire. Boers Outflanked. Cattle and Stores Captured. Natal Free of the Enemy. Typhoid at Ladysmith. London, March 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1900 · page 2

The enemy's position faces the British lines at Osfontein. The Bores are mounting guns and are entrenching…

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London Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 3

The second series of this season's wool sales opened on 6th inas. The competition was brisk. Prices showed a decline of from 5 to 10 per cent. on the closing…

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The Farm. Fattening Aged Cows

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 4

A certain class of dairymen, particularly those engaged in the milk trade, have often a difficulty in getting rid of their…

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Wheat

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 1

MK. H. R CARTER, wheat broker. Sy and Melbourne reports [?] follows [?] 6th. Wheat has become weaker during…

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Naturalist. Sheep

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 2

A traveller in Greece found three shepherds with flocks of six or seven hundred each, all mingled together, but the sheep would answer to their names when called by…

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The Wool Sales.—decline in Prices. London, Mar. 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 5

The second series of this season's wool sales opened to-day. The competition was brisk. Prices showed a decline of from 5 to 10 per cent. on the closing rates of the last series…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 126. Strawberry Culture--Selection of varieties--Low prices--The Royal Soverign--Characteristics--Borax--Use in Butter--What It Is--Various Uses--Beneficial and Injurious--Bitter Taste Boracic Acid--Farm Gossip--Fowls and Turnips--Hint to Breeders--Churning--Wood Ashes

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 1

Profitable Strawberry Culture: We have previously dealt with the cultivation of strawberries, but very much more remains to be written respecting this popular fruit…

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London Wool Sales

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 2

A GOOD, steady business is being transacted at the London wool sales, and competition shows improvement…

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Farmers As Dairymen

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 2

IN our last issue we were requested by our Rye Park correspondent to publish the provisions of the Board of Health relating to restrictions placed upon farmers…

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Kialla Butter Factory

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 2

THE further subjoined report of the K[?]alla Butter Factory Company's meeting on 2nd instant, is supplied by our Kialla correspondent:-- The first business…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 3

THE Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Harrison. Jones, and Devlin…

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Up-to-date Wheat-growing

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 1

The up-to-date wheat farmer recognises the value of early seeding, an makes considerable use of artificial for tilisers. He also drills his seed instead…

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Sheep in New South Wales. a Great Decrease

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 1

The preliminary returns of sheep in New South Wales give abundant [?] of the devastating effects of [?] drought which has now prevailed…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 2

PURSUANT to advertisement, a meeting of farmers and others interested was held in the Crookwell Hall on Saturday night last for the purpose of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 2

ON the resumption of sales the market was found to have fallen from 5 to 7½ per cent, since the last local auctions, held a month ago. The reduced rates were the…

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