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

Farming & the land, 1907

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Raising Turkeys

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 4

Turkey hens should be given a good roomy nest, and then left undisturbed while sitting and hatching. When the poults are old enough the hen will…

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Dairy Congress

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 2

The Dairy Congress at the Hague unanimously passed a resolution recommending the hygienic equipment of cowsheds, and advocating cowshed…

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Farm Notes

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 4

Cereals are, or should be, all planted, and in districts where it is the custom to sow small seed after the corn begins to come up, prompt advantage…

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Continued Action of Farmyard Manure

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 7

The reason for the continued action of farm-yard manure on crops long after its application should be made apparent by a study of its analysis, which at once…

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Farm and Field. Horses for the Phillipines

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 7

A circular has been issued by Mr. John O. Bray, Consul-General for the United States, regarding the purchase of army horses in Australia for the…

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The Dairy Acidity in Cheese-making

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 7

Since the introduction of the acidimeter in cheese-making, Canadians have been developing from 1 to 1.2 per cent, acid on the curds--or, more correctly, in…

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Farm and Field. Judging a Sheep's Age

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 5

The age of sheep is generally determined by an examination of the front teeth, or nippers. There are eight of these, and the permanent ones appear…

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Wool Report

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co. report under date Wednesday last:--The market continues to exhibit buoyancy, and all sections of the trade expect to find values most satisfactory at…

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The Butter Conference. London, Sept. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 4

The Butter Conference at the Hague has recommended the nations represented to prohibit the importation of butter from countries not accepting the obligations…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London, Sept. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 2

The Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday. There was a fair attendance, and competition was good. Offerings of fine merino wool were well contested, and showed an advance of 5…

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Dirt in the Dairy

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 5

The first principle in handling milk, and, perhaps, the most important, is to keep out as many bacteria as possible. This requires care and attention…

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The Dairy Improvement in Cream Separators

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 5

In centrifugal machines for separating cream from milk it is desirable, in order to prevent re-mingling, to arrange the supply of the unseparated milk in such…

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Young Farmers as 'Judges

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 5

Generally speaking, a man must have years of experience as a breeder before he is entrusted with the responsibilities of a judge at agricultural shows. To the…

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Dairy Legislation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 6

Queen Wilhemina attended the agricultural show at the Hague yesterday. Sir E. Strachey (a reprsentative of the British Agricultural Department), Mr. W. P…

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Wool Sales

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 2

Winchombe, Carson and Co. Report:--The wool market continues very active in Sydney and prices are almost on a level with…

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Wheat and Flour

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 2

The rise at Mark Lane, and the dry weather in N.S.W, brought about a further advance in the sale price of milling wheat in Sydney to 4s 3d a…

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The Markets. WOOL

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 5

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Weekly Grain Report .-- Wheat.--The market still continues quiet, with prices practically…

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Wool & Produce Reports

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co., report as follows :— Tallow: Quantities were about the average, though good colour lines were rather scare. The market opened…

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Of Interest to Cattle Buyers

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 2

Messrs. Hill, Clark and Co, of Sydney, sued a butcher, William Barkley, for £9 10s 1d for two cows supplied him on July 11 last. For…

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Farm Labor in New Zealand

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 3

There is a very unsettled feeling amongst the farmers in some parts of New Zealand regarding the formation of Farm Laborers' Unions. The "New…

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