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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1883

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Rural Mems. the Advantages of Fallows and Green Crops Compared

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

A fallow is Boil under cultivation, but not burdened with a crop. It may be compared to a man who has been given a year's vacation with a continuation of the salary. The soil…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin. Friday. March [?] 1883

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 2

A refreshing change of the Weather has token place during the week, and about75 points of flip have fallen. The temperature has bean oonaidsrably Veduoed, and it is believed that the oppressive heal of the summer is…

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Melbourne Wool and Produce Markets

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 7 March 1883 · page 2

THE AUSTRALASIAN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY, Limited, report:—We held a small Rule of wool by auction this day and had a good attendance of buyers full prices…

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Albury Board of Sheep Directors

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1883 · page 14

A meeting of this board was held on Wednesday afternoon, the members present being Mr. Douglas (in the chair), and Messrs. Grieve, Dunne, M’Martin, and Turner. The first…

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Wool, Sheepskins, Hi[?] & C. MELBOURNE

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1883 · page 11

THE AUSTRALASIAN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY CO[?] (LIMITED) report:—Wool:—At our [?] on Friday last we [?] with the exception [?] at rates which [?] previous…

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Rural Mems. Rotation of Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1883 · page 18

The order of succession in a rotation of crops depends (says the American Agriculturist) upon a number of important differences in the nature of the crops grown. Some…

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Californian Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 March 1883 · page 4

There arrived in this port by the Australia (says the Sydney Mail)an interesting shipment from California in the shape of two dozen merino sheep which may be fairly regarded as…

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Melbourne Wool and Produce Markets

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 10 March 1883 · page 2

THE AUSTRALASIAN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY, Limited, report:— Although sales are now only held occasionally and the season's supply is nearly exhausted, it is…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin Friday Evening, March 9 [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 March 1883 · page 2

The weather has been moderately cool during the week. A few pointe of rain fell on Thursday evening, but nothing to what was anticipated on the lowering appearance of the clouds. Rain is very much wanted…

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The Wheat Crop of Great Britain and the Land

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 March 1883 · page 2

THE London Times, in a review of the wheat crop of the United Kingdom for 1882, says that the average yield per aero during a period of seventeen years--1866 to 1883--has…

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Wool, Sheepskins. Hides &c. Melbourne. March 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 March 1883 · page 14

Messrs R. GOLD[?] and Co., LIMITED, report Wool-We [?] to-day [?] bales, the catalogue clips. there-was a good attendance of buyers, who allowed nothing to [?] without notice Secured…

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Melbourne Wool and Produce Markets

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 17 March 1883 · page 2

THE AUSTRALASIAN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY, Limited, report:—Wool. — The business transacted in this market since we last wrote, shows a considerable falling off from that of any…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 16, 188[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 March 1883 · page 2

The weather has been again dry, and the comparative coolness which [?] is not considered a favourable [?] There in very littlie grass around, but the local stock are in fair condition. [?] is still plentiful;…

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Hay Exports by Rail of Live Stock and Wool

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 17 March 1883 · page 4

Following is a return of the outward wool and stock traffic upon the South. Western Railway between Hay and Junee during the year 1882, which shows an increase of 9416…

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Meetings of the Sheep and Rabbit Boards

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 21 March 1883 · page 2

Meetings of the Boards of Directors recently elected under the provisions of the Diseases in Sheep Act and Pastures and Stock Protection Act, were held on Saturday…

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Improved Dairy Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1883 · page 18

A resident of Massachusetts writes as follows in the Country Gentleman:—In the breeding of dairy cattle it is found that the influence of the sire is more potent than that of the dam…

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The Rot in Sheep; or the Life-history of the Liver-fluke

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 March 1883 · page 2

An article of considerable interest to sheep farmers, under the above title, lately appeared in Nature from the pen of Mr. A. P. Thomas, of the University Museum, Oxford. The…

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Rural Mems. the Science of Farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1883 · page 18

There are a good many agriculturists in this colony who look upon the word “science” in connection with farming as though it possessed a meaning equivalent to “fancy” farming…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 3

SIR,—I noticed in your last issue that a meeting of Hotelkeepers had been called that day, to take some concerted action to protect the interests of the trade, by advocating some important amendments in the bill now…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin Friday Evening, March, 23 1883

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 2

The weather has at last broken and we have been treated to a favourable though not a heavy downfall. The record at the local office on Wednesday morning was 75 points, and rain fell again on Thursday to the…

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