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

Farming & the land, 1908

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sc[?]e, Be[?], & Co., report:—

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 2

No change can be reported in values. Demand is still active for the better qualities, but for short, unskirted, unsig[?]ly parcels the outlet is extremely…

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Convenient Farm Horse

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 4

On the farm there is continual use for such a "horse" as is shown in Fig. 1. Not only when doing little jobs of…

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Dairy Cow's Age

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 3

According to a bulletin issued by the Wisconsin Dairy Station, a cow is at her best during her fifth and sixth years, up to which time the production of milk…

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The Australian Cattle King

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 1

SYDNEY KIDMAN, the Australian cattle king, has a pretty large slice of the Commonwealth for his own. The area of his stations is 50,000 square miles-…

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Harrison, Jones & Devlin's Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 2

March 3-We submitted on Tuesday a catalogue of 1348 bales, which included some very good lines in both the greasy and scoured sections, and also a number…

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

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 4

February 27th.-Our last weekly sale of the season was held to-day, when 2550 bales were brought forward. The wools submitted were mostly in more or…

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

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 2

There is a good deal of care needed in the dairy herds, at this season. The weather is apt to be very variable, Ventilators may need closing in dairy…

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Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Schute, Bell & Co.'s Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 2

Sheep-Out of 7718 sheep (including lambs) balleted for sale on Monday, 6876 were forward, from 25 consigners. The pennings comprised a fair selection March 3.-No change can be reported in values. Demand is still active for the better qualities, but for short, [?]uskirted, [?]ghtly parcels, the outlet in extremely…

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The New Zealand Loaa & Mercantile Agency Co.'s Ltd, Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 1

Our catalogue on February 25th of 2506 bales of wool, embraced a few medium to good clips, with a fair proportion of unskirted small clips, and a fair…

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Storing Root Crops

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 2

About the end of the month there will be a good deal of work among the various root crops in the kitchen garden, and lifting will have become…

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The Dairy. Salt for Cattle

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 3

It is evident that dairymen have not fully realised the importance of giving their cows access to salt. In its connection some very interesting…

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Wool Sales

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 3

Messrs Winchoombe, Carson & Coy. wired us on Wednesday nights—“We held our wool sale to-day and found the market firm for good wools. Medium and inferior grades show…

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Alcohol From Farm Products

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 1

The next 20 years will see a revolution in farm machinery, in that the horse will be displaced in the more laborious part of his work, and the oil…

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Advising The Farmer

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 3

It is amusing, when travelling by train (observes a writer in the "Otego Witness") to hear various occupants of the smoking carriage discussing the…

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Farm and Field. Stooking by Machinery

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 3

A Canadian, James Calder by name, is, according to a Canadian contemporary, the inventor of what he claims to be an entirely practical grain shocker,…

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Experimental Farming System

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

Bothurst, Thursday.—When interviewed to-day Mr. Perry, Minister for Agriculture, who is on a visit to the experimental farm, said the department intended to extend the usefulness of…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Close of the Weekly Series

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 1

Messrs. Winchcombe Carson, and Co I.td, report on 4th March 1908 as follows:— Our to-day sale brought the weekly colors of auctions for the present season to a alone, and…

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Experimental Farms. Improving the Quality of Stock

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

MR, J. Perry, Minister for Agriculture, told a press interviewer at Bathurst on Thursday night that he had a general scheme with reference to experimental farms pretty well…

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Schute, Bell & Co.'s Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

March 10.—A considerable contingent of buyers is at present in Brisbane, where catalogues aggregating about 12,000 bules were submitted yesterday. Naturally a…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Ahticles (All Rights Reserved.) Bees: Preparing for Winter

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

The season of activity among bees is now over. The present condition of every colony should be ascertained, and every, preparation made for the…

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