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

Farming & the land, 1908

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A Good Farm Whitewash

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 3

A carelessly-made whitewash will last only for a little while. It will pay to get the wash right in the first application otherwise the effects are soon lost, and…

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The Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

At the wool sales this afternoon there were animated bidding and strong demand for all crossbreds at 5 per cent. above the opening rates. Merinos occasionally met with the same…

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[Reuter's.] London, Monday. Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day prices were firm, with general competition at late improved rates. Suspension of a Bank…

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Wool and Cattle Report

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co. report under date Saturday last:--Wool.--London cables received report the opening sales there at par to 5 per cent. lower for superior merino, 10 per…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Feeding Cows

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 2

In some dairies roots are given whole, the hay and straw unchaffed, and other foods with just as little preparation: but these places never se-…

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Wool

The Yass Courier · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

Sc[?]e, Bell and Co., Wool and Produce Brokers, Sydney, report:— For the first time since the decline in values began towards the close of…

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Wool Reports

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd. report under date Thursday last:--A rather better tone has been in evidence during the past week, although transactions are still difficult…

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The Wool Sales. London, May 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

At the wool sales this afternoon there was animated competition for all sorts, and prices were the highest of the series. Americans are operating for best New Zealand crossbreds…

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The Dairy. Rules for the Dairy. the Care of Milk

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 5

The American Department of Agriculture has issued a large cardboard for posting in cowsheds and dairies. It contains the following 50 rules on the care…

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Farm and Field. The Hop Industry

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 5

The "Times," in a recent article, stated that the acreage under hops in England is steadily decreasing, having shrunk from 51,303 acres in 1900 to 44,938…

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Winter School for Farmers at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Yass Courier · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

In consequence of the success of the winter school for farmers during the last two years, and requests already made for a repetition thereof, the…

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Choosing a Farm

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

THE man who chooses a farm on which to gain his livelihood it making one of those momentous decisions in life upon which his future chances test. If it turns out a success a prosperous old-age…

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The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Ltd

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 4

Following are extracts from the directors' report to be presented at the half-yearly meeting of shareholders on 29th May:—Your directors has pleasure in presenting…

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Wool and Fat Cattle Report

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co. report under date Saturday last. -- Wool. -- We have this morning received a cable from London saying that sales close there on the 29th, 110,000 bales…

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Schute, Bell & Co.'s Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 2

May 20. -The course of the London sales has been particularly satisfactory of late, although the actual advance in prices since the opening of the series has not…

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The A.m.l. & F. Co's Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 4

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Rese[?] Pigs and Bacon

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 2

When a pig-keeper has made his arrangements, built his pens, his yards, and fixed his pasture, he should be careful and not put in more stock than…

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Farm and Field. The Wool Market

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 3

The wool market is still depressed. In the course of an interesting article on the subject, the Sydney "Daily Telegraph" of 2nd May concludes:--…

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[Reuter's.] London, Friday. Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 2

The wool sales to-day closed firm, and prices were unchanged. Cholera. There are many cholera cases in four of…

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The Dairy. Feeding of Dairy Cows

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 3

The following instructive summary of results obtained in the course of experiments on the feeding of dairy cattle is given at the conclusion of Bulletin No. 5…

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