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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1884

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Wool, Sheepskins, Hides &c. MELBOURNE

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1884 · page 20

Messrs. MONCKTON D. SYNNOT BROS. reports:— Wool.—We held our usual weekly sale to-day, when we submitted a catalogue of 2365 bales to a full attendance of buyers, wool growers, and…

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Rural Notes. Bones on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1884 · page 6

It is well enough known that bone, when ground fine, makes one of the best and cheapest manures, especially on land long in use. The needs of farmers with…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Timer Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 December 1884 · page 2

Deni[?]auin. Friday Evening, December 12, 1884. THE week has been mild with A tendency to heat, but the weather has been agreeable and bracing. On plains there is still a fair picking for stock ; and…

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The farmer. Dairy Management

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 13 December 1884 · page 3

HAVING dealt exhaustively in last year's Annual with the chemistry of dairy farming, the writer proposes to devote the present article to a brief description of certain…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. (From the New Zeaiand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.)thursday, December 11

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 December 1884 · page 2

We offered a catalogue of 5.2IM bales at our wool sale today, to a numerous attendance of buvers. Competition was brisk throughout. The catalogue contained several representative clips from the various colonies. The market remains…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 December 1884 · page 2

The fortnight of close, hot weather which succeeded the last rains culminated on Sunday evening in a complete atmospheric change. Soon after dusk heavy showers…

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Wool, Sheepskins, Hides. &[?]. MELBOURNE

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1884 · page 4

Messrs. MONCKTOND. SYNNOT BROS, report:— Wool.—We held our usual weekly sale to-day, when we submitted a catalogue of 20[?] bales to a large attendance of buyers. Competition was…

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The Farmer. Dairy Management

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 December 1884 · page 2

HAVING dealt exhaustively in last year's Annual with the chemistry of dairy farming, the writer proposes to devote the present article to a brief description of certain…

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Sheep's Horn for Horseshoes

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 20 December 1884 · page 2

A NEW horseshoe has lately been experimented with at Lyons, France. The shoe is mads entirely of sheep's horn, and is found particularly adapted to horses employed in…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Denili[?] Friday Evening, December 19, 1884

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 December 1884 · page 2

A[?] shower fell on Sunday night from which eight points were [?]d. and gluce then the weather has been getting [?] warmer. To-day [?] hot, and there are [?] of a favourable change. To-day…

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The farmer

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 20 December 1884 · page 2

A POTATO digger has been patented by Mr. Reuben R. James, of Rising San, Ind. This invention relates to ploughs for turning potatoes out of the ground, curved bars or…

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Wool, Sheepskins, Hides. &c. SYDNEY

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1884 · page 4

Messrs. MORT and Co. (Limited) report :— Wool.—We submitted catalogues comprising 5700 bales this week, of which 3000 bales were quitted The attendance of buyers was again…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 December 1884 · page 2

Bright sunny days,with just pleasant degree of heat and varied by a slight breeze, have prevailed during the past week, and there seems at present no signs of rain…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Offices Deniliquin. Friday Evening December 25,1884

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 December 1884 · page 2

[?] mmer seems to have set in at last. The th[?]rmomoter this week has reached 100s in the shade, and the prospects are in favour of the best loo[?]ing. There is very little to report as regards transactions in stock. The holidays have…

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The Farmer. Judging Agricultural Horses

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 27 December 1884 · page 2

IN The Agricultural Gazette, Mr. W. C. Spooner, M. E. C. V. S., the well-known writer on veterinary and agricultural subjects, thus describes his method of judging…

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