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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1883

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Economical Farming

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 January 1883 · page 2

The Los Angeles Commercial says: The art of wresting money from the soil is one of those secrets that few find out in its completeness. The majority of people have an idea…

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Book Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 January 1883 · page 2

LISTEN to Major Alvord in the Christian Union. He puts it well: "The farmer must apply to himself, and to the son or sons to succeed him, a standard similar to that by…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, January 5 1883

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 2

Cool weather has again ruled during the past week, and [?] and New Year of 1882 [?] will be always [?] as During [?] brought [?] the = most enjoyable weather that [?] been experienced…

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Open Column Mr. Barbour and the Municipal COUNCIL.(To the Editor of die Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 3

SIR,—In the last issue of the Deniliquin Chronicle, under the above heading, I am taken to task for having in my place in the Municipal Council, criticised Mr Barbour’s now famous epistle in…

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Wool, Sheepskins, Hides, &c. MELBOURNE. January 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1883 · page 11

THE AUSTRALASIAN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). Report:— Wool:—We offered today 15[?]0 bules, sold 1490 at excellent prices, There was stro[?]g, competition for all good wools, but co[?]se…

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Rural Mems. the Selection of Wheat for Seed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1883 · page 18

No farmer can reasonably hope to obtain a good crop from poor seed. There is undoubtedly a tendency on the part of every variety of wheat to degenerate. Under…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the [?] Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held yesterday at the Royal Hotel Mr R. W. [?] There were also present, .Messrs Parker, [?]…

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Stock Report Pastoral Time Office, [?] Friday Evening January 12,1883

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 2

The [?] been fine and [?] and [?] October last we have had a forest of the [?] It has not [?] been [?]…

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Open Column. the Cricket Match (To the Editor of the Pastoral Time)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 2

SIR — Ii has been reported that .[?] who took part in Wednesday’s match [?] [?] with [?] justice to the players on both [?]allow me [?]…

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A Big Farm

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 17 January 1883 · page 4

Burr Oaks Farm is 3 miles wide by 8 long—equal in size to 800[?]-acre farms, to nearly 600 of 80 acres each, and 400 of 100 acres each. Divided into tracks of 80 acres each…

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Disease Amongst Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1883 · page 15

The following copy is a letter received by the Chief Inspector of Stock, Sydney, from the Chief Inspector of Stock, Queensland, has been handed to us for publication :—…

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Artificially Fed Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 2

AT the last meeting of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society, the moon veied question respecting artificially fed sheep again catne up for consideration, partly through a letter from Mr H. B. Patterson, and…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 3

SIR,—Do you think that the present is a suitable time for sketching out a true and faithful record of the birth, career, and struggles while: passing through the ordeal of an apparent traces of the Deniliquin…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, January 19 1983

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 2

THERE is nothing of importance to chronicle during the past week. The weather changed a little on Tuesday, [?] to-day the heat is again becoming equal to that of last week. Before the change on Tuesday the…

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Wool Crossings Since 1873

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 2

THE following table, showing the number of bales of Wool crossed at Corowa during the last ten years will be perused with interest, and is of value, as its fluctuations…

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Open Column. Artificially Fed Sheep. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 3

Sir,—At the last Committee meeting of the Deniliquin Pastoral %and Agricultural Society, a subject of the greatest importance both to exhibition and breeders of sheep was brought forward…

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To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 3

SIR,—Amongst other [?], in connection with the last meeting of our Municipal Council, I read from the reports that Dr. Noyes alluded to the escape of child from injury or death by falling…

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The School of Arts. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 3

SIR.—While [?] of [?] a with the gentleman who dubs himself the “senior” trustee—whatever that means—of the School of Arts I am compelled to contradict the leading [?] in his…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin Friday Evening, January 25 1883

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 2

[?] is little to report in local stock matters during the week. The weather his been moderately cool, not more than 100 deg. In the [?] being re corded [?] the week; and i has been notice able…

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Butter Making

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1883 · page 18

Working the butter after it is taken from the chum is one of the most important of dairy operations. The process is required, first, to press out all the buttermilk…

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