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

Farming & the land, 1907

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Wool Report

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1907 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co. report under date Tuesday last:--Values may be regarded as now established on a fairly firm basis so far as all the better class descriptions of the…

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Important Sales of Pastoral Properties

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 October 1907 · page 4

De Lauret and Co. report having effected sales of the following properties during the past month:—On account of Mr. J. E. Cole: "Cogenburgh," containing 5420 acres of freehold land;…

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Tethering Horses and Cattle

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1907 · page 3

It is often desired to tether a horse, cow, or calf in the field. To keep them from winding the rope about the bar or stake to which they are attached is…

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Good Advice to Dairymen

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1907 · page 3

In his address at Egmont Village, New Zealand, under the auspices of the Agricultural Society, Captain Young told his hearers that in his opinion…

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The Dairy. Cream Souring Bacteria

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1907 · page 3

The natural souring of cream is brought about by the action of bacteria which attack the sugar of milk, and change a portion of it into lactic acid…

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Farm and Field. Uniformity of the Fleece

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1907 · page 3

Want of uniformity in the fleece in often a defect noticeable even in prize sheep, and one that takes generations of breeding to rectify. The difference in…

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N.s.w. Wheat Crops

Goulburn Herald · Monday 21 October 1907 · page 2

THE unusually dry season will, it is feared, resultn [?] before November, the average field for the State will not exceed three bushels per acre. Should the largest…

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The Pastoral Outlook. Produce Market

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 21 October 1907 · page 2

One of the features of the past week in the city was the rapid upward movement in the price of all produce and feed lines. Wheat reached 5/6 per…

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The Wheat Crop. Prospective Failure

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 October 1907 · page 4

A close investigation of the prospects of the wheat crop of New South Wales carried out with the aid of special reports from the principal centres in the wheat belt has…

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Farm and Field Mixed Strains [?] Sheep Breeding

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1907 · page 3

Many farmers in purchasing rams keep shifting from one breed to another, thinking that they are producing lambs of greater stamina and profit producing…

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High Prices for Sheep

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 October 1907 · page 2

The following excellent prices were made for a consignment of fat sheep at Winchcombe, Carson and Co’s sale at Homebush last week :—Crossbred…

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The Dairy. Breeding for Improvement

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1907 · page 3

The breeding up of the dairy herd is perhaps, the most vital question in dairying to-day. The milk yield of a cow depends chiefly on her inherent…

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Wool Report

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 23 October 1907 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co. report under date Thursday last:--We brought forward a nice catalogue of 2,438 bal[?] and have to report a clearance of 2,341. We submitted a very…

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Damage to Scottish Crops

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 October 1907 · page 4

Scottish agriculturalists are suffering heavy losses owing to min, which is ruining the grain crops. The losses are estimated at £2,500,000…

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New Zealand Farmers for New South Wales

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 October 1907 · page 4

A NEW Zealand clergymen who lived for come time in New South Wales sends the following to the Director of the Intelligence department, from whom he obtained a set of…

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The Pastoral Outlook. Fat Stock Market

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 24 October 1907 · page 2

21,142 sheep and lambs were penned at Homebush for Monday’s sale. Buyers were well represented, and competition was free, with values on the whole…

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Cattle-driving in Westmeath. London, Oct. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 October 1907 · page 2

Yesterday for the first time within the county a farm was raided in Westmeath and the cattle driven from it. Seven alleged raiders were arrested…

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The Wheat Crops

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 October 1907 · page 2

The total area under wheat this season in New South Wales has been estimated by the Bureau of Statistics at 1,974,657 acres, or decrease of…

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Tethering Horses and Cattle

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 25 October 1907 · page 7

It is often desired to tether a horse, cow, or calf in the Held. To keep them from winding the rope about the bar or slake to whloe they are attached is…

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Guernsey Cattle for the Government

Goulburn Herald · Friday 25 October 1907 · page 2

AN important shipment of 1G Guernsey cattle, and two calves, born on the Australian coast, consigned to the order of the New South Wales Government, was landed at the…

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