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

Farming & the land, 1911

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Bloat in Cattle

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 2

THE TAPPING OPERATION. The instruments .used for tapping cattle when floated from the formation of gases due to acute indigestion are…

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The Dairy. Another Rival of Butter. Crude Copra Oil

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 2

An article in the “Journal of the Royal Society of Arts” gives an account of the method followed in making vegetable butter, which apparently bids…

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Pleuro- Pneumonia [?]Reak Among Cattle Sent to Wagga

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 5

AS on break of pleuro per[?] has been reported in the Wagga district [?] A [?] of the animals in on of the [?] of the 700 Queensland cattle recently…

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Sydney Wool Sales. DALGETY & Co., Ltd

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

Wool Sales were held at Hobart on Wednesday last, when 12,000 Bales were offered to a large attendance of buyers. The market is reported as…

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The Kooringaroo Wheat Plots

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

All the wheat plots on the Government experiment area at Kooringaroo with the exception of Jonathan, Cleveland, and Dumpty have been stripped, the results being better than anticipated,…

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Tantanoola "Tiger." Sheep-stealer's Daring Operations

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

Millicent (South Australia), Thursday—Some years ago a tiger Was alleged to be at large at Tantanoola, In the absence of evidence of his presence the scare died away, to be superseded…

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Increase Profits on the Dairy Farm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

The advantage of the "L.K.G." Milking Machine over the hand system is exactly what any one acquainted with any kind of machinery would expect. With the same number of…

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Farm Surveying. a Handy Instrument

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 7

The great drawback (writes Mr G. H. Johnston, in the New South Wales “Agricultural Gazette”) to surveying on the farm up to the present has been…

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Sheep Stealing. Extraordinary Discoveries

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 4

Millicent (S.A.), Friday.—Sheep-stealing revelation at Tantanoola provided the biggest sensation the district has known for many years. It is believed that the arrest of Robert Charles…

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Cable News. Wheat Ship Founders. a Remarkable Scene. London, Jan. 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

The Ardencraig, which foundered off Seilly, called at Queenstown, and was ordered to Calais. When she struck distress guns were fired from Bishop Lighthouse, and these led to…

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Destructive Cyclone. Farmers Suffer Severely

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

Young, Monday.—A severe cyclone swept over the district on Friday afternoon. The last reports from Belabula state that the wind blew from the south with hurricane force,…

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"The Tiger's Lair." Alleged Sheep-stealing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 4

Millicent (S.A.), Tuesday.—Detective All-church is still inquiring into the circumstances connected with the discovery of "the tiger's lair" at Tantanoola. On Saturday,…

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Tantanoola " Tiger." His Lair Discovered. Sheep Stealers Daring Operations. Corrals in Ti-tree Scrub

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 3

MILLICENT (South Australia), Jan. 5. Some years ago a tiger was alleged to be at Urge at Tantanoola. In the absence of evidence of his presence the…

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Salt for Dairy Cows

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 5

Some extensive experiments have been carried out by the Wisconsin Experiment Station to determine the value of salt for milch cows, and also…

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Farrer’s Wheat. the Prolific “ Federation.” Strong Wheat and Better Bread. Rust and Bunt Resistants

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 6

“ THE realisation of the aims of William J. Farrer, wheat breeder,” was the title of a paper read before the Agriculture Section of the Science…

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Farm Apprentices at Yanco Irrigation Farm

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 8

In connection with the Department of Agriculture's scheme for the training of practical farm workers, the building at the Yanco Experiment Farm now…

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Motor Traction. Use on the Farm, an Interesting Paper

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 7

In a paper read at a conference of farmers In Adelaide, Mr W. Hunt writes:— It is over 30 years since the traction…

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Motor Traction. Use on the Farm. an Interesting Paper

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 4

In a paper read at a conference of farmers in Adelaide, Mr W. Hunt writes:-- It is over 30 years since the traction…

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"Australasian Sheep and Wool."

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

We have received from Messrs. William Brooks and Co., Ltd., the publishers, a copy of the third (revised and enlarged) edition of "Australasian Sheep and Wool," a practical and…

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Damaged Wheat on Railways

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

The attitude of the Railway Department towards the damage done by the recent heavy rains to wheat in uncovered trucks has brought about a feeling of exasperation amongst farmers…

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