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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1890

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Chemistry for the Farmer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 12

Great quantities of bones are always accumulating in the course of a season on every farm, beads and feet of slaughtered animals, bones from the kitchen, &c., all of…

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The Farm, Station, and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 11

THE KITCHEN GARDEN;—The cold and tempestuous weather that prevailed during last week was very unfavorable to the progress of the more tender kinds of…

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Field and Dairy. Pig Hurdles

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 11

The use of barbed wire for making a fence pig-proof is being extensively resorted to with very satisfactory results. Three lines of barbed wire, from four to six inches…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, November 7, [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 November 1890 · page 2

THE weather has been [?] hot during the week and the maximum shade registration of the season was [?] yesterday when the [?] stood at 101 [?] To day the best [?] nearly…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, November 5

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 November 1890 · page 2

WOOL—We held our second wool sale] of the present [?] son on Monday last, the 3rd Instant, in the presence of a large number of English, Continental and American buyers. Out of 1509 balos offered, we disposed of 1101 bales…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. From Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., LIMITED Melbourne, November [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 November 1890 · page 2

There was a full attendance of buyers at our [?]today, when we catalogued 2600 bales, Competition was fairly animated, and 1960 [?] were sold. Inferior greasy merino ranged from 7d to 8d medium to fair 84…

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The Dairy. The Queen's Dairy. Miss Midy Morgan

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 November 1890 · page 1

As all students of history know, Windsor Castle stands on a sharp bluff overlooking the river Thames, and in teh midst of one of the most beautiful pastoral valleys in the…

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Mr. Gladstone on Cottage Gardening and Fruit Farming

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 12 November 1890 · page 1

SPEAKING at the annual show of the Hawarden and Buckley Floral and Horticultural Society, Mr. Gladstone made the following remarks on cottage…

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WOOL & Station Produce Reports. Melbourne, November 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 4

Messrs. YOUNGHUSBAND and Co. Limited held a sale of wool to-day, and offered a catalogue of 252 bales. Prices showed little variation on those lately ruling, butcompetition was…

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Mildew and Rust in Cereal Crops. J. J. Willis, Superintendent Experiments, Rothamsied, England

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 2

During the past year, many cereal crops of oats and wheat were considerably effected by the scourge of mildew and rust, not only in England, but particularly on the continent…

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The Farm, Station, and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 12

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—The first really fine day of spring has been coincident with the 1st of November, and should the weather continue warm and plenty of rain…

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Correspondence. the Amalgamated Farmers’ Union. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 15

SIR,—One reason condemning the usurpation of common sense, when the A.F.U adopted non-partisan lines was that it is patriarchal Noah when he came out of the ark, could be…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times [?] Deniliquin Friday Evening, November 14, [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 2

[?] days which prevailed at the latter sad of last week [?] by cool and enjoyable weather. On Thursday [?] in and several [?] showers fell during the [?] and night the total regis[?]tion being 18 points making…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 2

SIR,—I observe that at the last meeting of the Deniliquin Hospital committee my sotlon in employing counsel to conduct the [?] agints Pallon at the District Court was criticleed. The discretion…

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Sheep-breeding in Riverina. Coree. (By Our Special Reporter.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 2

Although only a bare half century [?] since the first pioneer in the person of Mr [?] penetrated with stock into the [?] Riverina, and formed this Moira [?]…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne. November 18

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 2

WOOD—We hold our third wool sale of the present season on Monday last, the 10th just., when we met the buyers with a catalogue consisting of 1498 bales. We bad a large attendance of the trade, and competition was…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. From Messrs Gold[?] Mort and Co., Limited. Melbourne, November 17

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 2

We [?] 5000 bales wool for [?] sale to-day and sold 3500 bales the market is rather weak for all except superior descriptions and [?] were [?] what easier than last week and prices show a…

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Mi[?]w and Rust in Cereal Crops. J. J. Willis, Superintendent Experiments, Rothamsted, England

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 November 1890 · page 1

Daring the past year, [?]y cereal crops of oats and wheat were considerably affected by the scourge of mildew and rust, not only in England, but particularly on the continent…

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Farmers' Unions

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 19 November 1890 · page 2

A MOVEMENT has recently been started in favour of establishing farmers' unions in various parts of the colony. Against the principle of union…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 2

THE harvest has commenced in this district, paddocks of corn and hay in stook being visible along the railway line from Wahgunyah to Rutherglen, and also down…

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