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Farming & the land, 1884

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How Butter Is Often Spoiled

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1884 · page 3

An American paper gives tho following reasons why butter is often injured in flavor:—Butter is often injured in flavor by allowing cows to eat the litter from…

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The South Australian Wheat Yield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1884 · page 15

In the -agricultural returns just issued by the South Australian Government the following comparisons are given :—Inside the line of rainfall,; as defined by the surveyor-general,…

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The Wool Sales. London, May 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1884 · page 6

At to-day’s sales 10,900 bales were catalogued, making a total since the commencement of the series of 83,400 bales. A firm and active demand prevailed…

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Wool, Sheepskins, Hides. &c. MELBOURNE

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1884 · page 11

Messrs. MONCKTON D. SYNNOT BROS. report: Sheepskin?.—We quote Butchers’ green skins—merinos 2s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. each, cro-sbreds 2s. to 4s. do.; lambskins, 1s. 6d. to 3s. do.;…

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The Farmer. Distribution of Fat in the Bodies of Animals. Part Iii. Prof. F. H. STORER

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 May 1884 · page 2

THERE are a number of trustworthy experiments that go to show that fat is really deposited out of the blood, suggested in the previous article. Thus Boussingault, on…

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Rural Notes. Farmers and Their Friends

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1884 · page 2

“Man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward,“ and the farmer’s life is no exception to the universal lot. From the moment that he goes upon the field with…

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The Murtha Patent Sheep Cattle Truck

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 May 1884 · page 2

Mr Frank Mack, of Margha station, quill, has applied for a |nutant fur an cattle and sheep truck, to be calied the [?] Patent Sheep and Cattle Truck. [?]…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Den[?]uin. Friday Evening, May 18, 1884

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 May 1884 · page 2

ANOTHER satisfactory downfall of rain was experienced in Deniliquin during the week. The indications of rain referred to in last week’s stock report were fully realised as rain set in on Friday at midnight end continued with…

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The Farmer. Treatment of Banking Horses

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 17 May 1884 · page 1

ANYONE observing the inhuman treatment often bestowed upon baulking horses, will endorse the following persuasive measure recommended by the Germantown Telegraph…

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Sheep on Wheat Land

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 3

On wheat producing farms says Mr B G Buell have many advantages over any other of our domestic some which are…

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Sheep Regulations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 14

The following regulations under the Diseases in Sheep Act of 1866, and the Amended Acts of 1878 and 1882, were approved by the Executive Council on Tuesday, and will be…

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Colonial Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 3

The Home News of a recent date remarks:— “It is a little curious that the which owns Melbourne for its should be as protectionist as the…

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The Wool Sales. . LONDON, May 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 7

At the wool sales to-day, 11,700 bales were offered,, making a total of 149,200 bales during the series. The market continues firm. LONDON, May 16…

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Wool, Sheepskins, Hides. &c. MELBOURNE

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 11

Messrs. MONCKTON D. SYNDEY BROS, report: —Sheepskins.—Competition continues brisk for best descriptions, and all lots meet with ready sale. We quote :—Butchers' green skins, 3s to…

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Rural Notes. the Future of Wheat Growing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 2

The question is being frequency asked and will have to be faced " So far as South Australia is concerned will it pay to grow wheat and only We are…

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The Farmer. Treatment of Baulking Horses

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 2

ANYONE observing the inhuman treatment often bestowed upon baulking horses, will endorse the following per[?]asive measure recommended by the Germantown Telegraph…

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Unprofitable Cows for the Dairy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 3

The following article on this subject is taken from the editorial columns of the National Live Stock Journal (Chicago) “November is a good month to wood…

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The Murgha Patent Sheep Cattle Truck and Cattle Truck

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 2

In our description of Mr Mack’s patent a slight inaccuracy occurred respecting the manner of loading a train, the following being the amended description:— In the first place all the interior…

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London Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 2

We have received the following telegram from Messrs Helmut Sehwart[?]e and Co., dated London, 21st May : Wool Sales.—Since our last telegraph there is no change for the bulk of wools. The sales continue…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Tr[?]s Orr[?]n

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 2

The weather has been delightfully cool and bracing during the week and the pastures and stork already incick[?]e the been fieist it fluency of the change. Grass is growing vigorottsly all around the distric[?]; and the…

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