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

Farming & the land, 1908

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The Dairy. Shorthorn Dairy Cows

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 3

In England the milking Shorthorn, pedigreed and otherwise, stands out as the most popular and most widely kept breed. In America, on the…

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Farm and Field. Draught Horse Points

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 3

Hitherto knowledge of the draught horse has not been extensive among the rank and file of breeders. Were it so one would not find so much breeding…

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COLONIAL & Intercolonial. Sydney, Tuesday. Wool Sales

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

At Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., wool sale yesterday the market was strong and competition animated for all good descriptions. Greasy…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Article [All Rights Reserved.] Farm Cattle

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 2

The sooner farmers who buy in their stock annually begin to pick up a few growing stores for wintering the better. At Michaelmas a good many sales…

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Harrison, Jones & Devlin's Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 4

Feb. 13-We brought forward a catalogue of 3240 bales, which included several good to superior clips, and a considerable proportion of medium quality…

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Schcte. Bell a Co.'s Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 1

Feb. 18-Caution is still the predominant feature at the current sales. Competition has of late been general and fairly animated to a point, but no…

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

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 4

Feb. 11.-Our [?] sale of the New Year was held to-day, when a caralogue of 1969 bales was submitted to a full attendance of buyers. The selection…

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Wool Reports

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co. report under date Tuesday last:-- We submitted a small catalogue of 1900 bales of which we cleared 1413 The selection was mainly composed of sound…

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Some British Crops. for the Past Year. an Official Summary

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 3

From a summary of the estimated yield of the cereal and other crops in Great Britain in the present year, published in the "Journal of the Board of…

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The Dairy. the Special Purpose Cow

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 3

Mr T. L. Haecker, of the Minnesota Agricultural College, U. S. A., is a firm believer in the "special purpose" dairy cow. In his opinion, any other kind of…

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Farm and Field. Concrete Floors

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 3

No substance is so suitable for floors for farm buildings as concrete. It can be easily kept clean, and is free from all smells likely to be troublesome on…

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Schute, Bell & Co.'s Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 1

Feb. 25.-At our sale on Tuesday last competition was animated throughout, occasional lots of good quality realising an advance of a farthing per pound as…

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Australian Mortago, Land & Finance Co's, Ltd., Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 2

Feb. 19.-This Company's usual weekly auction was held to-day, 1,608 bales being [?]mitted, the sales at auction and privately since the previous auction…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Daffodils in pots

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 3

These flowers, we especially suite to the wants of amateur gardeners who have little glass, for they succeed admirably, without artificial beat, and…

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Farm and Field. The Wheat Outlook

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 3

The salient feature of 1907 has been the continued and maintained increase in the price of wheat. The growth in values has not been confined to any…

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Wool Reports

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 2

Schute Bell and Co. report under date Tuesday last:-- At our sale on Tuesday last competition was animated throughout, occasional lots of good quality realising an…

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Improving the Wheat Yield

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 2

An important report on the steps necessary to improve the wheat yield has been submitted to the Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Swinburne) by Mr. F. E. Lee, the…

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The Dairy. Good Cow's Yield

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 3

Canadian farming papers have recently been discussing the question of what quality and quantity of milk a profitable dairy cow should produce. Replying to…

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Losses on Wool

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 4

The Economist estimates that wool importers of Europe and America lost fully £2,00,000 on wool bought in Australia from July to December last…

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Marking Sheep and Lambs

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 4

An American farmer, referring to the marking of sheep and lambs, writes:--"I have adopted the following simple method of marking my lambs:--…

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