Hi Joanne, Long time since we have been in touch. Trust you and Ron are fine. Dairy farming was the main pursuit regarding farming in the District at that time. However, most small holdings ran just about everything that would sustain the property holders. Many properties were 100 acres, about the size of an 18 hole golf course in "our money"! :) What family names / properties are you looking for Joanne? Best regards, Wayne Carter flora.1@bigpond.com Dear Listers Could any advise the type of farming that was been carried out in the Figtree area during 1835-1855, what crops were grown, andy dairy farms or cattle, etc. please. Have found a little on Wollongon Library online but would like to know more if possible. Kind regards Joanne To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

----- Original Message ----- From: "flora.1" <flora.1@bigpond.com> To: <aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [NSW-SE] Farming in Figtree 1835-1855 > > Hi Joanne, > Long time since we have been in touch. Trust you and Ron are fine. > > Dairy farming was the main pursuit regarding farming in the District at > that time. However, most small holdings ran just about everything that > would sustain the property holders. Many properties were 100 acres, about > the size of an 18 hole golf course in "our money"! :) > > What family names / properties are you looking for Joanne? > > Best regards, > Wayne Carter > > flora.1@bigpond.com > > Dear Listers > > Could any advise the type of farming that was been carried out in the > Figtree area during 1835-1855, what crops were grown, andy dairy farms or > cattle, etc. please. Have found a little on Wollongon Library online but > would like to know more if possible. > > Kind regards > Joanne > To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Wayne Yes it is such a long time, I suppose you have been busy burrowing away at research as I have. Yes, Ron and are are well - age is chipping away at our robustness but what can you expect. It is John Darragh who was granted 50 acres at Figtree which he took up in 1835. I am writing book on his life for family reunion next month, and time is fast running out, just to flesh it out would like to know what he was up to until his death in 1858. His son joined him from Ireland in 1841, and I know he was into dairy farming in big way when he settled in Candelo in 1860, his sons also had large dairy herds in the Richmond River district after leaving Candelo in 1900'- so it makes sense that they may have started milking in Figtree. Thank you ever so for your interest and help. Kind regards Joanne