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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

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Narrandera and Pastoral Agricultural Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 19

The Narandera Agricultural and Pastoral Society's special show was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 27th and 28th ult. The attendance was very poor the first day ; but the…

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Cobram Agricultural and and Pastoral Association

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 3

A meeting of members of the above association Was held on Friday afternoon last, there being present—The President (Mr J. O’Brien), and…

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Commercial Intelligence. Wheat. London, October 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 18

The English wheat market is strong in tone, but prices are unchanged. The Continental markets are firm. The American markets are firm. The American market is inclined to…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne, November 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 4

Messrs DALGETY AND Co. LIMITED report :— Our usual weekly wool sale to-day attracted a full master of buyers, and competition for all good to superior wools was as vigorous as ever,…

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Over-production of Sheep. to the Editor of the Australasian

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 12

Sir,—Pending arrangments for tho shipment of frozen mutton to Europe, and an increased export of preserved meat, by means of which the over supply of mutton…

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The Wool Scouring Industry. Messes. Johnston and King, Wodonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 27

The old-time objection of the pastoralists having their wool scoured and efficiently got up the market is now fast dying out, and as a consequence the local woolecouring industry…

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

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 12

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—THE latest sowings of cucumbers, melons, marrows and others of the family should now be put in. Successionally crops of beans and p[?]as…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 2

THE weather has been [?] fine during the past week, and there are indications of a rapidly approaching summer. The grass on the plains has now [?] and has commenced to shed [?] seed, while the colour…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, November 2

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 2

WOOL—Our usual weekly wool sale to-day attracted a full muster of buyers, and competition for all good to superior wools was as vigorous as ever, but inferior heavy and ill-conditioned [?] were if anything somewhat…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. From Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited, Wednesday, November 4

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 2

We submitted a catalogue of 5797 [?], comprising some very good clips. In good wools the market Continues firm, but faulty description show no recovery from the [?] values quoted last week. In all 4644…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 November 1891 · page 4

MESSRS PITT, SON, AND BADGERY wire under Thursday's date:—25,000 sheep were penned to-day, and the market was firmer for prime quality and unaltered for inferior…

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Poetry. The Farmer's Wife

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 1

Farmer Hayseed talked to a friend Of the ways of country life; And he said nine-tenths of success Depends on a farmer's wife…

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Farmer. Care of Farm Horses. H. MORGAN

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 2

THE general appearance of the farm horses throughout the country furnishes convincing proof that the great fundamental principle that feed and work are to one another in…

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General Booth's Farm Colony

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 2

General Booth is fond of forlorn hopes, and the first impression derived from a walk over the land which be has purchased for his farm colony…

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A Garden Farm. Some of Its Advantages

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 2

THERE is nothing new in the idea of a garden farm, for many are and have for years been working successfully ronud about Melbourne; but anything…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 2

TIMELY and copious rains have fallen since last report, and things pastoral wear a brighter aspect than they did a week ago. On the morning of the 10th rain set in,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne, November 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 4

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED report :—We offered over 6000 bales of wool at our auction today and cleared the bulk of the catalogue at late…

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Commercial Intelligence. Wheat and Flour. London, November 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 19

Cargoes of Australian wheat, new crop, early shipments, are offered at 44s. 6d., buyers offer 45[?]. per 4801b. c.f.i. There are sellers of New Zealand cargoes of wheat, off coast, at 42[?] per…

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Dairy Dots

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 2

"A PERSON having authority should always be in the yard where boys and girls and hired help are the milkers." IT is better to buy your wife a good creamery…

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Farm and Garden. Cause of Blight in Fruit Trees

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 2

A correspondent asks us to give the cause of blight. We do not know that we can. There are several theories. The theory of [?]ces in the growth of the tree is…

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