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

Farming & the land, 1907

1,082 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 17 of 55

Sydney Wool Sales. Schule, Beil and Co. Ltd. Report as follows: —

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

A buoyant market was experienced during last week’s auction sales, any description above medium quality commanding particularly Kean competition…

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Farm and Field. Waste in Seed Sowing

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

It is said of a famous mustard maker that he made a fortune--not out of mustard consumed, but out of that left uneaten on the plates. In like manner If…

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Wheat Growing

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 2

SOME trouble has been taken lately to demonstrato that seed wheat which has not been dressed with bluestone will grown better than that from dressed seed. The fact has…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep Firm and Cattle Cheaper

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 2

At the Homebush fat stock sales this afternoon there wore 01.761 sheep and lambs penned, consisting of all qualities. The was a full attendance…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Soaking Food in Water for Cattle

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 2

VERY rarely is food soaked in water for horses; but sometimes when horses are worked hard it is found profitable to [?] the hay and grind the grain, and to…

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Dalgety & Co.'s. Ltd., Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 2

April 26.—Since our last report trans[?] in wool have been mainly confined [?]withdrawn lots out of the last [?] catalogues, which have been…

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Schute, Bell & Co.'s Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 1

April 30th—The firm tone which characterised the Sydney auction sales earlier in the month was reflested at the Brisbane sales last week, when…

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Farm and Field. Fortilisors for Farm Crops

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 7

From a bulletin by Mr Arthur Goss on Fertilisers for Farm Crops, issued by the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, tho following extract is taken:--…

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Devon Crime. Farmers' Daughters' Adventures. Sensational Story

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 3

Before the Hoisworthy magistrates, on Monday, 25th February, the young farm laborer, Robert Payne, of Black Torrington, Devon, was formally…

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Truth About Dry Farming Campbell System Over-rated. Not a New One

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 8

Mr H. K. Bors, of Parkes, New South Wales, has received a letter from the United States Department of Agriculture, the contents of which will come…

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The Dairy. When Cows' Teats Leak

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 7

Mr D. Hutcheson, Acting Director of the Department of Agriculture, Cape Colony, in answering a dairy farmer, whose well-bred Shorthorn cow was…

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Wheat Experiments

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 2

Mr. F. E. Lee, the officer in charge of the wheat experimental stations throughout Victoria, will for the next few weeks devote the greater portion of his time to visiting the…

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Butter Trade. London, May 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 6

Sir William Lyne visited Tooley-street, and inspected the landing of butter. He was interviewed by several, importers respecting grading. They stated that they had no objection to grading, which…

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The Wool Sales. London, May 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 6

At the wool sales yesterday there was fair competition, and prices were unchanged. Merinos and crossbreds were more active. Medium and wasty crossbreds were…

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The Wool Sales. — Market Easier. London, April 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 6

The wool sale opened this afternoon. Bidding was quiet, and so far prices show a decline of 71 per cent. May 1…

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The Beekeeper Apiary on the Farm

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 5

Nature has wisely provided for the pollenisation of blossoms of the vegetable kingdom, in the creation of bees. Of the different agencies depended upon to d[?]…

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Selecting a Dairy Herd

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 5

The young farmer is constantly asking himself if it will pay him to invest his money in a dairy. No outsider can tell for certain whether it will or not, for so…

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Farm and Field. Manure for Potatoes

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 5

The Midland Agricultural and Dairy College, England, has issued a bulletin dealing with the field experiments in manning potatoes during the past year…

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The Dairy. Selection of Breeding Stock

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 5

The general principle of heredity is that "like produces like." There are departures from this rule, but it proves true in the majority of instances, and it…

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Devon Crime. Farmers' Daughters' Adventures. Sensational Story

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 3

Before the Holsworthy magistrates, on Monday, 25th February, the young farm laborer, Robert Payne, of Black Torrington. Devo[?] was formally…

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