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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 23 of 55

Dairying and Fertility

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 7

Any branch of farming which increases the general fertility of the farm land, while paying a living profit, is worth more than another which steadily…

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Farm and Field. Treating [?]ed Oats for Smut

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 7

Oat smut is one of the worst enemies of the oat crop; it frequently causes losses of 5 or 10 per cent, of the yield. Many do not seem to realise the deadly…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carron and Co. report under date Wednesday last: -- We held our last monthly wool sale to-day for this season, the end of the present month ending the…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 2

Messes. Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report under date 10th June, as, follows:—We held our last monthly wool, sale to-day for this season, the end of the present month ending the…

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Farmer's Portable Forge

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 3

The portable forge illustrated is a light and easily-handled appliance. Its principal advantage is its extreme portability. When a man is sent to perform an…

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Farm and Field. Selection of Breeding Stock

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 3

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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The Dairy. Testing Factory Cream

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 3

Paper read by Professor Foster, Michigan Agricultural College, U.S.A., at a recent meeting of the State Dairymen's Association: --…

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Sheep Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 2

The annual exhibition of the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders' Association was opened at the Royal Agricultural Society's Grounds on Monday. The pens number 530, and the entries 720, which…

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Local and General Great Clearing Stock Sale. Sheep, Horses, Cattle, Furniture, &c

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 2

We draw the attention of squatters, farmers, and stock dealers to the highly important sale of stud sheep, blood and draught horses, and well bred cattle…

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Wool Prospects

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 4

An increase of 145,000 bales in the State's wool production this season is the latest estimate. This at an average value of £14 2s 6d per bale for greasy and scoured means an increased…

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The World's Wheat Yield

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 3

While the world's wheat crop, according to Beerbohm's compilation, is 4[?],000,000 quarters, or 10,000,000 more than that of last year, the biggest crop…

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RABBITS V. WOOL. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 4

Sir,—Could you find space in your widely-read journal for a few remarks re Mr. Roberts' letter of the 13th, rabbits v. wool? He gives you a few details of some grievance between a Mr. Gillespie…

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Facts for Farmers

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 1

At a sale of dairy cattle in the Murwillumbah district last week cattle averaged £8 per head. Corn-pulling has been completed…

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Farm and Field. Treating Seed Oats far Smut

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 3

Oat smut is one of the worst enemies of the oat crop ; It frequently causes losses of 5 or 10 per cent of the yield. Many do not seem to realise the deadly…

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Sheep Show

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 2

THE annual exhibition of the N.S W. Sheepbreeders' Association was opened at the Royal Agricultural Society's Grounds in Sydney on Monday. The pens number 530,…

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Another Food Fraud. “Sago” Made From Maize and Wheat!

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 2

IT will come as disconcerting news to many a housewife to learn that the article of food which she has been, buying as sago at her grocer’s shop is not sago at all but either tapioca granulated,…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday, June 25, 1907. (Before H. Byrne, Esq., P.m.) [?]Yhaling Dead Wool

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 2

John Nash and Thomas Stonham were jointly charged that they did, on 20th June, steal 2 12 bags of dead wool from Pine Station, near Bimbi, the property of Patrick M'Grath,…

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Farm Home at Mittagong

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 3

AT the monthly meeting of the State Children Relief Board yesterday, it was announced that since its establishment in October last 91 boys had been admitted to the Farm…

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Butter Grading

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 4

Melbourne, Monday.—A return prepared for the Customs Department in regard to the export of butter under the Commerce Act shows that in New South Wales 89 factories had their…

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Sheep Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 4

At the sheep show on Tuesday judging was completed, the championship winners being Rouse Bros., Springfield Company, J. S. Horsfall, and C. C. Hall. Mr. Horsfall's pen of 90…

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