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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

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

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1892 · page 13

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—Tomatoes are now making good growth and require frequent attention. It is well worth while to train them to some sort of support, either a fence,…

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Modern Wool Growing

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

Mr. T. Shaw, the well-known wool expert of Victoris, has been telling the wool growers some wholesome truths, which they do not seem to relish, but which; nevertheless, are deserving of…

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The Burr in Wool

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 4

Apropos of the b[?] in wool we note that at a recent meeting of the Keighly (Yorkshire) Chamber of Commerce a letter was received from Messrs, Irs, Ickri[?]gill and Co., Limited,…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

THE weather has been fine during the week, with a variable temperature. The average has been a low one for so late in November, and the whole season has been altogether different to those of previous years. During…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, November 21

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

WOOL—Oar wool sale to-day comprised 8400 bales of a [?] assortment of qualities, including some good, but no very [?] Competition was [?] stronger than a week ago, and [?] obtained [?] up to the best of the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. From the Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company Limited, Melbourne. Tuesday, November 22

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

We offered about [?] sales of wool at auction [?] day, and sold about 3600 Competition was very [?] for all medium descriptions, and full prices [?] [?] for all but very best, which had [?]…

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Dalgety & Co's. Wool Sales. Melbourne

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 November 1892 · page 2

At our wool sale to-day we offered a good catalogue of 4,400 bales to a full muster of buyers. Competition was exceedingly brisk for everything but the high-priced Western…

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Farm and Garden

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 30 November 1892 · page 5

Choice fruit is never bad from trees that are permitted to bear more then they can properly nourish. Hogs cannot be fed off too soon after cold…

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The World’s Wheat Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1892 · page 13

Statistics are published in the Miller relative to the state of the corn trade as affected by the harvest for the current year. The figures show the yield in seven wheat-Growing…

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London Wheat Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1892 · page 4

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO LIMITED have received the following cable message, dated November 29 :— “Wheat.—Market is depressed ; quotations…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, November 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1892 · page 37

GOLDSBROUGH, MOST, and Co. LIMITED report:— We submitted the largest catalogue of the season to-day, 5019 bales being brought forward. The competition from a crowded attendance of…

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Walla Farmers' Union

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 December 1892 · page 3

Last Saturday the quarterly meeting was held in the Assembly Rooms, the president. Mr. J. Wenke. in the chair. The Hon. W.J. Lyne wrote stating that…

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Walla Farmers’ Union

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1892 · page 25

The quarterly meeting of the above body was held in the Walla Assembly Rooms on Saturday last. The president (Mr. J. Wenke) occupied the chair. There was a good…

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Horse and Dairy Stock. Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1892 · page 4

Messrs. CAMPBELL and SONS, Kirk’s Bazaar, report:—Horses.—Country horses continue to come forward in lame numbers, consequently buyers are not operating with much animation…

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The Grub Trouble. a Hint to Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1892 · page 13

A small black hairy grub, supposed to be the grub of the bogong moth, has made its appearance in the Hawkesbury River district, the Clarence River district, and other places…

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

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1892 · page 13

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—Any crops of green vegetables, such as cabbage, cauliflower, spinach or lettuce, that it is desired to push forward may be supplied with liquid manure…

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Farms and Homes around Berrigan. the Judging Tour [By Our Special Reporter.]

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 2 December 1892 · page 2

The postponed tour in connection with the annual judging of the entries for farms, etc., in connection with the Berrigan Agricultural and…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, December 2, 1892

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 2

DURING the past week the weather has been fine, and with the [?] of Tuesday last, which was the hottest day of the season, the temperature has been comparatively [?] The pastures are still in good…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, November 28

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 2

WOOL—At our wool sale to-day we offered a good catalogue of 4400 bales to a full muster of buyers. Competition was exceedingly brisk for everything but the high prices Western District wools, which, owing to the projected…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. From the Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company Limited, Melbourne. Tuesday, November 29

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 2

We offered to-day 4100 bales. Medium and best wools had very strong competition, and brought full prices. Sixpenny wools are irregular. Greasy told to 12[?]d for Walla Walla super Iambs, first [?] to 10[?]…

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