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Farming & the land, 1893

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Pastoral

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 July 1893 · page 2

Fine growing weather, with an entire absence of frost, has prevailed since our last issue, and the grass and crops are making great headway, so that we…

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Farm and Garden

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 19 July 1893 · page 1

Even if you are feeding the hogs regularly with good slop, do not imagine that it does away with the need of pure water for drinking. This is an important item in the…

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Crossbred Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 29

According lo a communication received by the Stock Department from Sir Saul Samuel, the Agent-General, the opinions lately expressed by Mr. Bruce, the Chief Inspector of…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 37

A meeting of the committee of this body was held on Wednesday afternoon, the members present being Mr. G. A. Thompson, president (in the chair), and Messrs. Lankester,…

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London Wheat Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 4

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO LIMITED, Melbourne, are in receipt of cable advice from their London house, under date )8th inst,, as follows :—“ Wheat.—The…

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The Wool Trade. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 1

SIR--I have read " Crossbred's " letter appearing in your columns, who quotes the rate of commission and charges as ranging up to 15 per cent, on the gross value, and…

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Corowa Wool, Hide, Skin & Produce Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 4

Messrs. A. A. PIGGIN and Co report holding their second sale on Saturday, 15th inst, when they submitted a good catalogue of skins principal sales were as follows:—409 full-woolled…

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Wheat Growing in Our District. No. 6

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 2

Returning to Gunbar P.O., and travelling about ten miles westerly in the direction of Booligal, Narringa, the estate of Messrs John Gilbson and Sons is reached…

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The Question of Raising Crossbred Sheep. Action by the Stock Department

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 12

Some time back Mr. Alexander Bruce, Chief Inspector of Stock, recommended to the Secretary for Mines and Agriculture the importance of sheep-owners [?]certaining which…

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Walla Farmers’ Union

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 24

The quarterly meeting of this body was held on Saturday last, Mr. John Wenke in the chair, Correspondence was dealt with as follows:— From the Minister of Works, stating that…

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A Big Bee Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 28

Wattle Flat, judged by a report in a Bathurst paper, would seem to be the location for bees. It is a mountainous mining district, 165 miles from Sydney, and on the road…

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The Canadian Hay Crop. London, July 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 24

The hay crop in the province of Ontario, Canada, is the largest on record…

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Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 2

The cattle exhibits wore not numerous, but he two bulls penned were of excellent quality. The third entry—that of Mr Carmichael - .1 d not come forward, and the competition was left to the other…

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The Sheep Classes

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 2

The many valuable prizes which are offered in the general sheep classes by the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society always attract competition and as many of them have Stringent test…

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Trial of Sheep Dogs

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 2

The trial of sheep dogs which should have commenced at nine o'clock in the morning did not take place until two o'clock in the afternoon, through the absence of the sheep upon which the…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, July 21, 1893

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 1

THE weather during the week has been dull, cloudy and [?] for rain, but only a few light drizzling the total being under a quarter of au inch. the temperature is becoming warmer and the floats…

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Farm and Dairy Produce

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 2

There was a commendable display of exhibits in this section, and the freshness of the exhibits, together gather with the variety of them, indicated that farming is being prosecuted in the district in something…

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Open Column. the New Financial Trouble. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 4

SIR,—The suspension of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, coupled with that of Goldsbrough, Mori, and Co., shows that the colony is far from having emerged from…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, July 18

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 1

[?] —Our cables from our head office advice that at the [?] now in progress there combines to be a good and risk demand for all classes of merino and crossbreds, both occurred and in the grease, hot extra [?] greasy wools…

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London Wool Sales. From the Australian Mortgage Land, and Financh Company, Melbourne.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 3

We have received the following telegram from Messrs Helmuth, Schwa-Mae and Co.. London, dated 20th July: —wool sales —The sales will close to-morrow. Extra superior grease are neglected, as compared with the…

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