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

Farming & the land, 1915

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Trusting the Farmer

The Young Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 3

Temors District Council delegates of the F. an S. Association indulged in some discussion at their last meeting as to the trustworthiness of…

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The Tariff and the Farmer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 1

Mr. William Keenan, of Corowa, has the following excellent letter in "The Land" of the 21st May. He writes:— "As it is proposed to again in the near future…

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The Butter Shortage

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 1

Mr. Buckley, manager for Messrs Foley Bros. in Goulburn, discussing the shortage of butter question with a "Penny Post" representative last…

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Bluestoning Wheat

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 1

Suppose I start bluestoning wheat with 3lbs bluestone to 20 gallons of water, and have ten bags to treat, how many bags could I steep…

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Young District Wool

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 3

Crossbred wool if free and of good quality was very keenly competed for at last week's Sydney auctions, and high prices were recorded for offerings. Mr. Chas. Crichton…

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Wheat and Oats Experiments at Young

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 1

The sowing lias been completed ot wheat and oats experiment plots, conducted by the Department of Agriculture on the property of Mr. H. G. M…

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Distribution of Fodder to Necessitous Farmers

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 3

I have with regret to notify applicants for fodder, that, owing to the difficulties the Department, and its agents are experienclng in obtaining…

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Farmers and Chaff

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 3

Mr. G. A. Burgess, M.P. has received the following letter from the Department and forwards to us for publication:—…

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Trusting the Farmer

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 3

A Saturday's Temora meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' District Council a good deal of talk was indulged In regarding the trustworthiness…

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Crude Farming Methods

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 3

Corporal Frank Nilon, of Cootamundra, gives the following description of the Egyptians crude method a of agriculture:—"The method of…

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The Wool Market

The Yass Courier · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report that they sold 500 bales of wool at their auction last Thursday. Particularly strong competition was experienced on…

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Wool and Station Produce

The Yass Courier · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 6

John Bridge & Co., Limited, report: Wool:—We offered 2,700 bales on the 27th May. The market for faulty wools was practically unchanged, but for all…

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On the Farm

The Yass Courier · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 8

The drought is a thing of the past, and a good season the premise for the future. “ Hope springs eternal in the human…

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Wool Market. Schute, Bell & CO

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 3

May 31.—Last week's wool sales resulted most satisfactorily to growers, average quality free wool showing an advance of fully 10 per cent, on end of…

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Crop Experiments

The Young Chronicle · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 1

The sewing has been completed of wheat and oats experiment plots, conducted by the Department of Agriculture on the property of Mr. H…

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Scarcity of Butter. Goulburn's Prospects

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 4

Mr. Joyce, manager of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society branch in Goulburn, when asked on Friday evening the cause of the butter shortage attributed it to the dry weather…

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The Great Need for a Non-political Farmers' Union To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 2

Sir,—Somewhere within the domain of metaphysics one finds that the society of to-day is one tissue of organised bodies, of various leagues, associations, or unions. All seem more…

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Next Potato Crop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 1

Although the planting season in the tableland district is a considerable way off, the Inspector of Agriculture who is particularly concerned with potatoes remarks that it is well…

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Profit-sharing Farming

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 6

The disadvantages from the farmer's point of view in profit-sharing are that in good years he has to share the profit with his landlord instead of "collaring" it all for himself. From…

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Loss of Sheep

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 2

A distressing scene was witnessed at the Urana railway station on Thursday morning of last week (says the "Independent"). A special stock train…

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