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Farming & the land, 1882

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 3

Past experience has indicated several defects in the fittings connected with the show yards of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society; and the Committee are now endeavouring to bring…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin Friday Evening. June, 16 1882

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 2

Very cold weather has been experienced at Deniliquin during the week with occasional showers of rain, and [?] frosts. The lambing is still progressing satisfactorily but no complete returns have yet been received…

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Open Column. Our Department of Public In[?] (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 2

SIR,—I notice by your last issue [?] worthy and respected member, Alex [?] has been interesting himself in behalf [?] Kennedy and that having gone into the [?]…

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Agriculture. Station, Farm and Garden. Stud Sheep for Farmers

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 21 June 1882 · page 2

IT is surprising that our farming classes do not devote more attention to the raising of stud sheep. We do not in this paper refer merely to the keeping of small flocks for their…

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Sheep Upon Farms. (From the Adelaide Observer.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1882 · page 9

There is an impression existing amongst the majority of farmers that by breeding sheep the fertility of the soil is increased; but if they enquired a little further into the matter…

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Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1882 · page 14

A meeting was held yesterday afternoon of the committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Mr. Turner occupied the chair. The other members present were Messrs. Dunn,…

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Agriculture. Station, Farm and Garden. Stud Sheep for Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 June 1882 · page 2

IT is surprising that our farming classes do not devote more attention to the raising of stud sheep,We do not in this paper refer merely to the keeping of small ficcks for their…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin. Friday Evening, June 23, 1882

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 June 1882 · page 2

There is little change to report this week. The weather has been cold and [?] and we cannot [?] say improvement in the pastures until the spring sets in. Fortunately we had a good spell…

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Station, Farm & Garden. Crops That Could Be Increased with Advantage. Tobacco—second Paper

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 28 June 1882 · page 2

TOBACCO is a hearty, strong-growing plant and it requires good soil. A rich loam, not having too much sand, is likely to give best results. It will do very well where there is a…

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Treatment of Lung Worms in Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 June 1882 · page 15

The animals should (says the National Live Stock Journal) be stall-fed, and kept from access to grass fields. Among the remedies most successfully employed for the destruction…

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The Deniliquin Water- Works. (From the Pastoral Times.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 June 1882 · page 8

The first portion of the work in connection with the Deniliquin water supply of the future has been commenced, and a description of the whole, together with the reticulation scheme,…

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Stock of Wheat in South Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 June 1882 · page 15

It is pretty evident (says the S. A. Register of the 19th inst.) that there is some mystery about the wheat trade in South Australia during the present season, which is not capable of…

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Wheat Growing in New South Wales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1882 · page 2

THE REGISTRAR GENERAL has recently issued a return of the wheat grown in New South Wales for the year ended March 31st. 1882. The…

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Station, Farm & Garden. Crops That Could Be Increased,with Advantage. Tobacco--second Paper

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1882 · page 2

TOBACCO is a hearty, strong-growing plant and it requires good soil A rich loam, not having too much sand, is likely to give best results. It will do Very well where there is a…

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Intercolonial Wheat Returns

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 July 1882 · page 2

THE annual wheat returns for the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria have just been issued from the offices of the Registrars-General ; and, in both cases they offer much…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 July 1882 · page 3

Sir,—As a member of the Committee of the School of Arts, I cannot but express my astonishment that the Acting Secretary, Wm. Orr, Esq , has not called the committee together seeing the building baa been…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, June 30, 1882

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 July 1882 · page 2

THE weather has been seasonable at Deniliquin during the last week. Cold, foggy mornings with alternate wind and sunshine have been the rule. With [?] to the [?] we have again to say that excepting the…

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Station, Farm and Garden. Crops That Could Be Increased with Advantage. Tobacco--third Paper

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 July 1882 · page 2

THERE has been no disposition in these papers --written as they are by a man thoroughly well acquainted with the practical details of tobacco culture--to ignore or make little of…

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Agriculture. the Chemist in the DAIRY.--No. I.

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 July 1882 · page 2

MILK is a solution in water of lactose or milk sugar, albumenoids principally casim or card, and mineral matters; with these are associated in a state of suspension the various fatty…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin. Friday Evening, July 7. 1882

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 July 1882 · page 2

THE weather during the past week has been changeable. Light frosts with warm and almost cloudless days followed alternately until Thursday night when some brisk showers fell. Although…

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