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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 44 of 55

Life on the Sheep Station. Some Candidates from the Old Country

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1907 · page 4

THE life of the jackeroo sees to have a wonderful attraction for many of our British cousins. Almost every steamer now that arrives from the Old Country…

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WOOL & Produce Reports Winc[?]com[?]e, Carson & Co., report

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 29 October 1907 · page 3

There was quite a spurn in the market today, and we found the keenest competition for all good wools, particularly those showing fine quality. Even faulty and…

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Crop Prospects

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1907 · page 2

The prospect for the crops in this district may be said to be not of the brightest, but if the welcome change in the weather that…

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Yass District Crops

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 29 October 1907 · page 2

The area under wheat and oats in the police district of Yass this year is estimated at 1425 acres, being 75 acres more than last year. In 1906 the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 October 1907 · page 4

MESSRS. Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., report on 24th October, 1907, as follows :1 There was quite [?] in the market to-day and we found the keenest competition for all good…

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The Pastoral Outlook. Fat Stock Market

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 31 October 1907 · page 5

32,273 sheep and lambs were penned for Thursday’s Homebush sales. Buyers, who were numerous, competed very readily for prime sheep, both woolly and…

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Poisoned Cattle. 585 Die in a Night

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 October 1907 · page 2

Gunnedah, Wednesday.—A mob of 635 head of cattle arrived here from Wee Wadnesday, en route for Walcha, the property of Mr. Cruickshank, drover Smith in…

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Wool Reports

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 1

Schute, Bell & Co., Report :-- We held an extremely successful sale on the 28th inst, animated competition ruling throughout. 'Bidding…

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The Wool Clip

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 2

The majority of the Yass sheds are cut out and the clip although light is of excellent quality being both bright and clean, and if we can judge by the…

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535 Cattle Poisoned. a Heavy Loss

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 4

A Mon of 635 head of cattle arrived at Gunnedah from Wee We on Tuesday, on route [?] Walcha, the property of Mr. Cruickshank, drover Smith in charge. They were put is…

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Schute, Bell & Co.'s Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 2

Oct. 29.—We held on extremely successful sale on the 28th Oct., animated competition ruling throughout. Bidding was general from all…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Dairy Notes

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 4

The yield of milk from different cows under the same conditions differs greatly, and that from the same cow va[?]es widely form day to day. The…

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Wool Report

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co. report under date Monday last: -- We brought forward a nice attractive catalogue of 1600 bales and are able to report a very satisfactory clearance of…

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Chops of Dead Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 2

"My word, meat in dear just now," said one man in the street to another. "Yes, it is; and that's not the worst of it," said the person addressed. "They tell me that the butchers are selling chops off dead…

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Record Price for Wool

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 4

Some excitement was caused in "wool" circles in Sydney on Thursday, when it was known that the record price for wool had. been obtained. Four bales of A combing"…

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The Price of Butter. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 4

Dear Sir,—I was pleased to see that the secretary of the N.S.W. Retail Grocers' Association answered the statements lately made about the price charged by the…

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The Dairy Bacteria and Dairying

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 5

Twenty years ago, practically nothing was known about the relation of bacteria to milk. During the two decades the whole dairy industry has been more or…

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Good Crops in a Dry Season

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 5

The Director of Agriculture for New South Wales (Mr W. S. Campbell) has received samples of some wheat crops grown at the Corowa Experimental…

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Farm and Field. The Best Potatoes

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 5

The question is often asked which is the best potato to grow, and it is one that is difficult to answer. Of the hundreds of new varieties (or new names)…

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Re-importing Wheat

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 November 1907 · page 4

IN regard to the importation of wheat, some Victorian merchants are considering the advisability of re-importing wheat, which is, now on ships on their way to England, and…

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