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

Farming & the land, 1910

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Practical—Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially Written for this Column. All Rights Reserved. Soft Butter

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 5

During the summer months complaints of soft butter are frequent. Experienced dairymaids, of course, know well how to avoid the fault, but…

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Dairying Items

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 5

A frequent cause of diarrhoea in calves is taking too much wet grass. In most cases on the farm Whole milk is too valuable to feed to the…

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Mixed Farming

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 5

Diversified farming is the most interesting and, as a rule, the most profitable. If a farmer has some live stock, grows feed enough to support…

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Amerocan Farm Figures

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 5

The Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States is great on figures, and according to that department the value of the farm products in the…

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Branding Seamen. Protest Against Strange Practice, “Marked Like Sheep.”

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 7

One of the grievances aired by a deputation of the Bailors’ Union received by Mr Buxton at the Board of Trade offices on Thursday (said “Loyd’s…

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Romneys at the Sydney Sheep Show. a Remarkable [?] Fast

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 3

At the recent Sydney Sheep Show Mr.[?]S. Hunt [?] Plains Bathurst, performed the noteworthy feat of wining both Grand Championships,…

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Sydney Wool Report. DALGETY & Co., Ltd

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 2

At the sales in the Sydney on October 25th, we submitted 7000 bales, comprising a good selection. A very firm market was experienced, the…

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Raising Dairy Calves

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 5

"About 70 per cent. of the 1,240,700 dairy calves reared in Wisconsin each year must be raised on skim milk," writes D. H. Otis, of the…

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The Wheat Power of Canada

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 8

Canada is frequently described as "The Granary of the Empire," and its right to the title is more frequently supposed to depend rather upon the fertility of its soil than upon…

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Border Leicesters at the Recent Melbourne Sheep Show. a Netable Prire-winner

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 3

Mr. J. A. Coohrane, Aitkcnside, Ceres near Geelong, who won all the prize-money offered for Border Leicester Sheep at tile recent Melbourne…

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Garden and Farm. Calendar for November

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 1 November 1910 · page 2

Plant dwarf beans. Plant out brocoli and cauliflower. Plant out celery in drills for winter. Sow garden cress and mustard for salad…

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The Farm and the Labourer. a Scottish Critic

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 November 1910 · page 2

The State Premier, Mr. M'Gowen, had something to say on Wednesday in regard to the statement made by Mr. James Dunlop, a member of the Scottish Agricultural…

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Weight of Cattle. by Measurement

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 4

A method of determining the weight of live cattle is here shown. Multiply the square of the girth by five times the length, and divide the product by…

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Sydney Wool Report. Ninchcomee, Carson & CO

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 2

No auction sales were held in Sydney this week. This has been arrived to prevent the Sydney fixtures lashing with the Brisbane sales…

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The Dairy. Hoven or Bloat? Precautions and Remedies

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 4

In spring, when there is abundance of clover available, hoven or bloat in cattle is a common cause of complaint. A leaflet dealing with the trouble has…

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Military College. Duntroon Pastoral Station

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 4

Melbourne, Thursday.—The Minister for Defence has secured the Duntroon pastoral station, near Queanboyan 'N.S.W), as the site for the military college. Referring to the matter to-day Senator…

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Weight of Cattle. by Measurement

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 2

A method of determining the weight of live cattle Is here shown. Multiply the square of the girth by five times the length, and divide the product by…

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Lincoln Sheep at the Sydney 1986 Show

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 3

Messrs. Coote Bros., the well known Lincoln sheop breeders of Farn Hill and Riby Grove Upper Manills now South Wales inform us that at the…

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A King’s Speech. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 8

One of the best stories in connection with the history of the King‘s speech, and perhaps the least dignified, is told of George [?]V when Prince Regent…

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Jute and Jute G[?]. The Question of Vegetable Fibre in Wool

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 8

THE appearance of vegetable fibre in Australian wools has been commented upon so widely of late, both hero and in England, that the question is…

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