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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1881

362 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 19

Melbourne Wool & Stock Market

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 27 April 1881 · page 2

MESSRS. R. GOLDSBROUGH AND CO. report :—West—The market has been quite mactine doing the past fortnight, and we have no translates of superiance to note, no public sales…

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Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1881 · page 14

The annual meeting or this body was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. C. Dight in the chair. The other members present were Messrs. A[?]lleck, Ridley, Hayes, M’Kellar, Turner, Morton,…

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Female Farming Extraordinary

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 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 Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 April 1881 · page 2

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

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 2

Sir,—Will you permit me to draw the attention of ratepayers to the last statement of accounts passed for payment by the Finance Committee, as there are some items therein which never should…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, April 29, 1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 2

ALTHOUGH appearance have been threatening doing the past week, the only rain was about 0-12 which fell on Monday last. A good rainfall is now badly, wanted, and if it does not come soon prospects for…

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Trial of Warren Amd Hogarth’s Wool Scourer

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 4

A number of squatting gentlemen and others interested in wool growing and washing met at Mr John Shaw’s fellmongery establishment. Hindmarsh, on Monday afternoon March 7…

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Butter Packages

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 4 May 1881 · page 2

THE marketing of batter (says Henry Stewart, in the Rural New Yorker) is an important part of the dairyman's business. A good deal of money is lost by mistakes in…

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The Farmer. Women Should Raise Poultry

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 4 May 1881 · page 2

THE raising of poultry may be called a domestic art, pertaining immediately to the occupation of woman. A hen to a man is a fearfully fretful creature. Most men…

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Riverina Wool and the Sydney Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1881 · page 15

The large freeholders between the Murray and the Murrumbidgee who have hitherto been in the habit of dealing with Victoria, to which place they have sent their wool, are now (says the…

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Hints to Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1881 · page 20

SEEDS.—Keep all the seeds saved in a dark place. Many Kinds are injured by dampness. BREEDING PIGS.—Suffolk and Berkshire pigs may be profitably fed, to be Bold at nine and ten…

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London Wool Market

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 7 May 1881 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, report:—Wool—The opening series of the present year, which commenced on the 5th ultimo, will be brought…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 May 1881 · page 2

Sir,—Just by chance, I have heard that our reverend leaders are in the habit of attending the meetings of our Ladies’ Benevolent Society, which I feel perfectly satisfied is simply an inadvertence on…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin Friday Evening, May 6, 1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 May 1881 · page 2

WE are glad to be able to report a change in the weather. Some [?] steady showers have fallen here during Wednesday and Thursday, the total fall [?] this morning amounting to 0-78 inch the…

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Booligal Sheep Board

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 11 May 1881 · page 2

A meeting of the Booligal Board of Sheep Directors was held at the Hillston courthouse on Saturday, May 7th when there were present Messrs John Armstrong, of Gunbar…

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Melbourne Wool and Stock Market

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 11 May 1881 · page 3

Messrs R. GOLDSBROUGH and Co. report, under date Wednesday, 4th May:—Wool.—We have no transactions to report in this…

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Wool and Stock Report. "Standard," Office

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 11 May 1881 · page 2

The change that has taken place in the weather during the past week, in a plentiful downfall of rain, is of itself sufficient to dispel the ominous predictions of the sage, and engender,…

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The Farmer the Dairy Cow. Henry Stewart. Butte Preservatives

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 11 May 1881 · page 2

As fresh butter is a very perishable product, and to a large extent in both small and large dairies is required to be preserved in good condition for lengthened…

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Butter Packages

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 May 1881 · page 2

THE marketing of butter (says Henry Stewart, in the Rural New Yorker) is an important put of the dairyman's business. A good deal of money to lost by mistakes in…

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The Farmer. Women Should Raise Poultry

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 May 1881 · page 2

THE raising of poultry may be called a domestic art, pertaining Immediately to the occupation of a woman. A hen to a man is a fearfully [?] Most men…

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