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Farming & the land, 1890

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Commercial Intelligence. Wheat and Flour. London, June 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 18

The market in South Australian wheat, ex warehouse, is firm at 383. per 496lb, Business in Victorian, ex warehouse, is steady at 37s. New Zealand longberried is active at 36[?]. 6d…

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How to Farm Strong Land

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 2

A paper on this subject was read before the members of the North[?]lerton Agricultural Society by Mr. F. Wilson Horsfall, of O its Grange Cloveland recently. Mr…

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Rural and Dairy Suggestions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 2

It makes no difference what the physical imperfections of a mare are, do not breed from her. There are two classes of horses that will…

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Farmer. Winter Evenings on the Farm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 2

Some excellent suggestions: formation of a library association: its steady progress: instructive and interesting evening entertainments: a specimen programme…

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Scientific Farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 12

The first agricultural experiment station, according to Professor W. O. Atwater of the United States Department of Agriculture, was established at a little German…

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The Farm, Station, and Garden. Raisin-drying at Mooroopna. a Successful Venture

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 11

Mr. M. Ravanagh, the winner of the Australasian prize at the late fruit carnival in the Melbourne Exhibition-building, for the best 1cwt, of raisins grown and dried…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. [?] Friday Evening, June 27,[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 2

Thirty-seven points of ruin wore registered here on Saturday and Sunday last making [?] points for the month. Since then the weather has become fine and there have been splendid drying winds. The latter were much required as…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, June 25

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 2

WOOL—In the [?] of sales there is no [?] in the local [?] to report. We have received the following cable message [?] our London office, dated 94th inst:— “The [?] series of wool sales opened to-day. The selection…

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Rural and Dairy Suggestions

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 July 1890 · page 2

It makes no difference what the physical imperfections of a mare are, do not breed from her. There are two classes of horse that will…

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Farmer. Winter Evenings on the Farm

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 July 1890 · page 2

Some excellent suggestions: formation of a library association: its steady progress: instruc[?] and interesting evening entertainments: a specimen programme…

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The Pastoral Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 2

The entries for the show closed on Wednesday last, and although maintaining in all other classes the standard of last year, they show a great falling off in the sheep section,…

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Sheep Directors Board

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 3

A MEETING of this board was held on Friday, 27th ult., at the office of the inspector of stock. Present: Mr. A. Anderson (in the chair), and Messrs…

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WOOL & Station Produce Reports Melbourne, July 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 4

Messrs. DALGETY and COMPANY LIMITED report:—Tallow.—This market is scarcely as firm locally, and advices from London report a fall of 3d per cwt, on all descriptions. We…

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A Suggestion to Agricultural and Pastoral Societies. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 15

SIR,—Haviug had the honor of being judge of stock at various shows for a number of years, and being one last year of horses at Wangaratta, I observed the following rule in…

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Dairy Suggestions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 2

IN the dairy it will not do to stop short of the highest degree of perfection that anybody has reached. Anything lower than that means inferior products and diminished…

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Farmer. Song of the Farmer's Wife

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 2

Monday is for washing, Tuesday is for ironing, [?]day is for mending and putting clothes away;…

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Irrigation by Pumping at Ma-dowla-park. Watering Crops and Pastures

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 11

Madowla park, the property of Mr. M. O’Shanassy, is the remainder of the old Lower Moira station, about 10 miles above the junction of the Goulburn River with…

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The Farm, Station, and Garden. Lucerne-growing at Collen-dina. (Australasian.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 11

A few months ago I gave a description of the extensive irrigation works established by Messrs, M’Farland Bros. at Barooga, for k the purpose of growing lncerne for…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, July 4, 1[?]90

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 2

THE weather daring the week has been fine and cold. One point of rain fell last Monday [?] [?] rain [?]entened [?]inco. [?] the clouds ci[?]red off and while the days are [?] warm the nights are crisp and tr[?]sly. The…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company limited). Melbourne, July 2

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 2

Woo[?]—In the local market there is nothing new to report. Our London office cable be that the wool sales continue fat, Continental buyers doing hardly anything. The [?] of prices appears uncertain…

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