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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1879

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Agriculture. Outlines of Modern Farming. Principles and Practice Op Cattle Breeding

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 20 August 1879 · page 2

ALMOST all the breeds are now crossed with the short-horn. The Gloucester breed is now in its pure state-almost extinct; it is best obtained by crossing an Alderney cow…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 August 1879 · page 3

WEATHER fine. LICENSED VICTUALLERS’ ASSOCIATION.—A meeting of licensed victuallers was held at Thompson’s Hotel, Deniliquin, on Friday afternoon. There were present…

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The Yanko Sheep at the Deniliquin Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 August 1879 · page 4
Also in The Riverine Grazier

The following letter has been handed to us (Argus) for publication :— Yanko; Jerilderie, Augusts, 1879. Dear Sir,—I learned from Mr. Samuel Wilson…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times [?] Friday Evening, August 23, 1879

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 August 1879 · page 2

We hare had fine weather during the week ; feed is plentiful and beautifully green, but much more rain will yet be required to ensure a sufficient supply of crase for the summer. The stock movements are:—5700 sheep and; 1400 ditto,…

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Public Saxes of Colonial and Foreign Wool. [Webster, Darvall, and Co.] 30, Coleman Street, London. E.C., June 20th, 1879

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 August 1879 · page 2

The second series of public sales for this year commenced on the 6th May, and, excepting an interval of five days, for the Whitsuntide holidays, from the 23th May to the 2nd June inclusive, have continued until this evening…

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Agriculture. Sheep. Chapter I. on the Principles Involved in the Breeding of Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 27 August 1879 · page 2

IN the breeding of sheep the propensity to fatten is the point to which the greatest amount of attention is now paid. On the relative influence of the ram and the owe on…

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A New View of the New Sheep Act

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 27 August 1879 · page 4

Mr Rees Jones, the chairman of directors for the sheep district of Yass, has called a meeting of directors, to consider the following circular from Mr John Pring, the chairman of…

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The Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 August 1879 · page 3

The annual meeting of members of the above Society was held at the Royal Hotel on Saturday afternoon, 23rd inst., Mr. A. Wilson, J.P., President, in the chair. There were also present—Messrs…

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The Yanko Sheep at [?] Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 August 1879 · page 2

The following letter and the three [?] therein referred to have been [?] for publication:— “ Yanko, Jerilderie, 19th [?]…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 August 1879 · page 3

ST. MICHAEL’S.— [?] will be celebrated at 11 o’clock to-morrow (Sunday). The time for gaining the indulgence of the Jubilee will terminate on Sunday, 31st August…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, August 29, 1873

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 August 1879 · page 2

THE weather has been delightful, large quantities of stock are now going down for the Melbourne markets. The wool is also beginning to pass this way; 410 bales hare passed during the week. The stock passings were 2000 wethers and…

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The Australian Sheep Breeders Association. Annual Show. (Abridged from the Argus

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 August 1879 · page 4

The second annual show of this association was held at Messrs. Goldsbrough and Co.’s wool store on Tuesday, 26th inst. The prizes in the merino classes went, with only one exception, to…

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Agriculture. SHEEP

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 3 September 1879 · page 2

Sussex Downs.—This, along with the Hampshire Downs above named, are the names by which the Southdown breed is now generally known. The breed has a…

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[?] Wool Slaes. [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 September 1879 · page 3

[?] and Finance As[?] [?] the following telegram from [?] and Co., [?] London, 3rd [?] sales the prices for good…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 September 1879 · page 15

The annual show of the Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Society took place on the 27th ult., and proved highly successful. The following were the principal prizetakers :—Carlo Mariana,…

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Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 September 1879 · page 14

A meeting of the committee of the Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the Globe Hotel on Thursday afternoon. Mr. James Hayes occupied the chair, and the…

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Open Column. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 September 1879 · page 3

SIR,—I was pained to notice during the bearing of the recent rape case in the Police Court here, that a large number of boys (some of them mere children) were allowed unrestricted access to the court-house at all…

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Purifying Rancid Butter

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 10 September 1879 · page 2

CALVIN PECK some ten years ago obtained a patent for restoring and preserving butter; his invention relates to a new process for purifying batter,…

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Sheep on Farms

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 September 1879 · page 4

Late experiences in keeping sheep on farms in Victoria must have led many to perceive that the system of depasturing their flocks which they have borrowed from the former occupants…

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