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

Farming & the land, 1909

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Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date March 2:-- The selling season is closing strongly,…

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Farm and Dairy Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Crowing Celery on Sandy Soil

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 4

Although celery is best adapted to a very moist soil, yet those who have sandy gardens can grow it, by giving the necessary care. It may not be so…

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Last of the Wool Clip. Close of the Weekly Auctions. A Highly Successful Season

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 2

The “ S. M. Herald” reports :— By the termination of the weekly series of wool sales in the Sydney market on Wednesday the 1908-09 season…

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Farmers and Settlers Association

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 6

A meeting of farmers was held here on Friday, the 26th ult., for the purpose of forming a branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association. The…

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W. A. Dairymen. Seeking Land in N.S.W.

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 4

Frementle, Saturday.--Some time ago the West Australian Dairymen's Union wrote to the Government of the eastern States to inquire into the conditions of…

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Wool Reports

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited submitted on Monday a catalogue of 662 bales, the principal item being a clip of new Queensland wool from the Charleville district,…

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Modern Cattle Breeding. Points of Interest

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 3

The trouble and expense of rearing good and rearing bad heifers is about the same. This fact is pertinently referred to by an English breeder. If a…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on March 3:-- At our closing sale in the weekly series on March 2 we submitted a catalogue of…

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An African Farm

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 3

In response to an appeal for various articles for use on an African farm, a milking stool, with other things, was sent to a mission worker from England. He gave it to a Kaff[?]…

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Cardinal Points in Dairying

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 6

There are six cardinal points to be observed, viz.:--—(1) Breeding; (2) suitable feed and plenty of it; (3) calving; (4) good water supply; (5) cleanliness; (6)…

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Modern Cattle Breeding. Points of Interest

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 7

The trouble and expense of rearing good and rearing bad heifers is about the same. This fact is pertinently referred to by an English breeder. If a…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) Pruning Apple Trees

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 4

The pruning of apple trees should commence in quite the early period of its growth, and should be done judiciously and continuously. In that…

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Handles for Farm Tools Adjusting Appliances

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 3

The advantages of an adjustable handle with which to hold firmly the heavier closs of tools while working in awkward positions amongst machinery,…

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From Farm to Palace. a Strange Career

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 8

Cipriano Castro, the fallen Napoleon of Venezuela, was born about forty-five years ago in a mountain village, the son of a farmer with some strain of…

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Agriculture, Etc. Secrets of Dairy Success. Importance of Keeping Records

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 3

"The profitable handling of dairy cows does not come as a result of accident. Every dairyman has a few principles on which he works, and on which…

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Handles for Farm Tools Adjusting Appliances

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 5

The advantages of an adjustable handle with which to hold firmly the heavier closs of tools while working in awkward positions amongst machinery,…

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The Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 1

At the wool sales this evening the keenest competition prevailed, and the highest rates were maintained. Germans wore particularly active, taking the…

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The Advancing Wool Trade. Additions to Wool Stores, Pyrmont

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 1

The contract announced in our issue of Tuesday last as having been let to Messrs. Stuart Bros. in the office of Mr. Clamp, architect, for the erection of additions to…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Fattening Rations for Cattle

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 4

Whatever harm the rains have done in harvest fields, they nave nicely freshened up the aftermails and old pastures, The only fault is the…

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Agriculture, Etc. Secrets of Dairy Success. Importance of Keeping Records

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 7

Mr. Warren Wasgatt, in the "Rural New Yorker," writes:-- "The profitable handling of dairy cows does not come as a result of…

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