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

Farming & the land, 1908

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Wool Sales. London, Dec. 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 4

At the wool sales this afternoon prices were unchanged, and there was good competition. Lady De Bathe (formerly Mrs. Langtry) is selling her breeding stud. She retains her…

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A Good Crop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 4

Mr. W. A. Martin has on view at his produce store, some splendid samples of White Giant and Algerian oats, grown by Mr. J. B Harrison, of Inveralochy. The…

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Wool Market. Goldsbrough Mort, & CO

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 6

Dec. 7.—At today's auction we brought forward a good average selection of useful wools, no superior lines being included. The bulk of the…

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Wool Market. A. M. L. & F. Co.'s Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 2

Dec 9—For our sale this week submitted a catalogue of 2837 bales, and sold at auction 2292. The selection brought forward included a few useful…

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

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 4

Where a number of fowls of all ages are kept together, there is considerable difficulty in feeding them, so that the young get their due share without…

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Storing Farmyard Manure

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 4

Farmyard manure can be—and very often is—considerably depreciated in value by bad management. During the time it is kept before bring…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 4

Moss Vale, Thursday.—At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., the police proceeded against William Pearce, of Pymble, and Alfred Jacob Bennett, of Kar[?]ela,…

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Wool Report

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 2

Dalgety and Co., Ltd. report under date Tuesday last:--We offered 4,800 bales at our sales on Monday, 7th inst., including a few super lines. Owing to increase in overson…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 4

WINCHCOMBE, Carson and Co, Ltd., report:—In the wool trade on the Continent there is a better feeling in which France is sharing. This is giring. increased firmness to the Sydney market,…

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Perfect Maize and Dairy Farms. On the North Coast

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 5

A sale of maize and dairy lands in the famous North Coast district which is attracting a great amount of attention, and which takes place on…

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Agriculture, Etc. Useless Farm Appliances

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 5

Journeying among farmers [?]ne is constantly impressed by the multitude of things preserved that have survived their usefulness. There are tool-houses…

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The Wool Sales. London, Dec. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 4

Competition at the wool sales this afternoon was somewhat quieter and prices were occasionally in buyers' favour. Dec. 13…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) the Dairy

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 4

Cheese making is now in full process, and in districts where conducted is at present the principal work on hand. Not even busy operations in…

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A Useful Farm Article

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 4

Any mas who cultivates land knows how awkward it is to be at a standstill now and again, oftentimes at a busy time of the year, owing to the…

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Wool Report

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co. report under date Tuesday last: -- The buoyant tone which characterised the market last month has not been so greatly in evidence since December…

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The Single Tax and the Farmer

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 8

"Farmers will be surprised and interested to know that the single tax is not a tax on land, nor on the area of land, but only on superior land,…

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Bush Fires. Farms Wiped Out

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 December 1908 · page 4

Albury, Tuesday.—Bush fires at Mullengandra yesterday destroyed Mr. M'Leish's crop and most of Mr. Bert Witchell's grass. Mr. David Taskia lost 50 acres of crop, and the Daley…

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Wool Market. A. M. L. & F. Co.'s Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 December 1908 · page 6

Dec. 17-Our last sale of the year was held to-day, when a full cataloged of 2301 bales was submitted, of which we sold 2141 at suction. The offerings were…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) Filling the Bilo. H. C. Taylor

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 December 1908 · page 4

I find that common field corn which ripens in this section exceedingly satisfactory for silage. In fact, it is by all odds the favorite. I usually…

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FARMERS & the Single Tax. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 December 1908 · page 2

Sir.—Opponents of land value taxation constantly seek to make out that taxation of land values only would be specially hard on farmers. As a matter of fact, it would greatly reduce the…

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