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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1881

362 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 19

Wool and Stock Report. "Standard" Office

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 6 April 1881 · page 2

The rain that has been welcomed is already showing good signs, herbage growing space, and paddocks beginning to wear a verdant garb, and if the present state of the atmosphere prevails,…

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Trespassing Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 April 1881 · page 2

WE frequently find that when a body of men are placed in an honorary position there exists among them a disinflation to deal with subjects wherein their personal…

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Sheep for Mutton

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1881 · page 19

For a breeding flock farmers should pay especial attention to selecting only such as are of strong constitution, good form, hardy, quick feeders and early to mature, coupled with as valuable a fleece…

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Sheep-stealing at Brookong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1881 · page 7

At the Wagga Wagga Circuit Court, on Saturday, before the Chief Justice, Edmund West, Edward Gibbs, and Charles M‘Crudden were charged with stealing 600 sheep, the property of…

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Hints for Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1881 · page 19

THIN SOWING.—Recent experiments in England show that thin sowing of wheat in drills is more productive than thick sowing. By special culture on small plots a single grain to the hill…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin. Friday Evening, April 8, 1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 April 1881 · page 2

[?] weather has been unseasonably warm since our [?] report, which-will materially assist the effects [?] the fine fait of rain with which we have been [?] in improving the state of the pasturage…

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Melbourne Wool & Station Produce Market

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 13 April 1881 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Company Limited, (Late Hastings Cunningham & Co., Limited, report:—Wool.—The business transacted in this market since our…

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Female Farming Extraordinary

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 13 April 1881 · page 2

As a case of extraordinary female farming, I send the following, and ask can any town, county or state, in the United States, best or equal it? In this township—M'Camish…

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The Farmer Pruning Trees and Other Plants

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 13 April 1881 · page 2

THERE are persons who assume to believe that pruning plans as at best an unnecessary operation, says the N. Y. Sun. They will tell us that nature does not prune trees…

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Hints for Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1881 · page 19

A SIMPLE REMEDY.—When a cow acquires the habit of holding up her milk it is a difficult matter to break her off it. A mess which gratifies the cow’s appetite so as to make her forget the…

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Rural Mems. Building Up a Dairy Breed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1881 · page 18

It is greatly to be regretted, because it is a great loss, not only to the Farmers individually, but to the country, that so little attention is still paid to the breeding of a superior class of dairy…

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Melbourne Wool & Station Produce Market

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Company Limited, report, 13th April:—Wool.—We have no transactions to report beyond the offering of a few small parcels…

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Open Colum. Old Drovers (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 2

Behold yonder pale and weary-looking [?] standing at the door of the harness-room [?] square, at the station. You notice his [?] seems to be suffering from rheumatism [?]…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin Friday Evening, April 15, 1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 2

THE week has been without rain; but the grass is springing well from the last downpour, and will do well providing we are favoured with another fall shortly. Local stock matters are dull. From…

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Bathurst Burr on the Commons, (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 2

Sir,—Will you kindly publish these few [?] with a view of drawing the attention of the Council to the state of the Commons on [?] of the river, with reference to the Bathurst[?]…

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Wool and Stock Report. "Standard" Office

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 20 April 1881 · page 2

Rain has threatened during the week, the atmosphere being very close. but up to the present, none has fallen at Hay. Grass and herbage are becoming plentiful on the common and the…

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The Farmer. Advice to Shippers of Hogs

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 20 April 1881 · page 2

A CHICAGO commission salesman, who has twelve years' practical experience in handling hogs in that market; gives the advice here condensed, which is equally applicable…

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Commercial. Flour and Grain Market. Albury, Thursday. Wheat remains at 3s. 3d.; Hour at £9 10s. SYDNEY, April 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1881 · page 11

Messrs. MORT and Co. report:—There was a large attendance of millers and others interested at our grain sale to-day. Competition was brisk, and about 5000 bushels of wheat were sold at…

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The farmer. Advice to Shippers of Hogs

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 April 1881 · page 2

A OmoAGO [?]oumission salesman, who has twelve years' practical experience in handling hogs in that market, gives the advice here condensed, which is equally applloable…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office ,Denlliouln. Friday Evening, April 22, 1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 April 1881 · page 2

THE weather has been fine since our last report and [?] is now much wauled here. In the Mudgee district rain is also wanted badly. Around Dubbo the country in looking green, bat the grass is not…

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