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Farming & the land, 1893

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The Farmers’ Classes

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 2

There was a noticeable falling off in the exhibits from the farmers' sheep classes this year but it is apparent that the more successful of the exhibitors in past years are again to the fore this year. At…

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Tests for Sheep Dogs

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 July 1893 · page 4

Sheep dog trials have formed a prominent feature at some agricultural shows and gatherings held during recent years. It is strange that the…

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Australian Wool at Chicago

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 July 1893 · page 4

Writing to Mr McMillan, M.P., the Executive Commissioner of the New South Wales Chicago Exhibition Commission (Dr. Renwick) says:—…

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Farm and Garden

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 26 July 1893 · page 5

We do not believe in root pruning for the corn crop. As the roots develop the cultivation should be more and more shallow, until at the last it consists in merely stirring…

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Salt for Dairy Cattle

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 1

Better than giving cows [?]beral quantity of salt once a week, give them either a small portion for each food or keep salt in the yard all the time. The animals like it…

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The Pastoral Outlook

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

“Will Honeycomb,” in the Dubbo Dispatch, makes the following agreeable announcement: “The general verdict is that the outlook, as far as the season is concerned, was never more…

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Benambra Agricultural and Pastoral Society

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

A meeting of the committee of the Benambra A. and P. Society was held at the Tallangatta Hotel on Saturday last. Present—Messrs. Hawley (in the chain), A. Paton,…

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Sheep Struck by Lightning

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 29

The Booroorban correspondent of the Riverine Grazier (Hay) writes to the effect that during a thunderstorm last week a mob of sheep was camped in a corner, two miles from…

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London Wheat Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 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 18th inst., as follows :— “Wheat.— The…

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Hay Pastoral Association. The Show Dinner

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 4

The annual dinner in connection with the Show of the Hay Pastoral Association took place at Tattersall's Hotel on Thursday night. The attendance was larger than…

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The Agriculturist. Making the Butter Come

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 1

There is perhaps no process in all the stduous labour of a farmer's wife and daughters so trying as that of churning for butter, and no work which brings out…

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Commercial Flour and Grain Reports. Albury, Thursday, Wheat, 3s. . MELBOURNE

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 4

Quotations for wheat are now steady at up to [?]. Business in flour includes a small parcel of stone-dressed at £6 12s 6d. Good stout sold at 2[?], medium stout at 2s 4d, good clean…

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Farming Still Pays

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

Regarding the profits to be made out of farming, considerable diversity of opinion appears to prevail, some farmers being quite free with the allegation that there is “nothing…

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Hume Farmers’ Union

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 25

The special meeting of the Hume Farmers’ Union was held last Saturday, when a good number were in attendance. After the minutes of the previous meeting…

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Hay Pastoral Show

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 2

PRESIDENT, Mr. A. Macfarland; Vice-President, Mr. W. S. Tyson; Treasurer, Mr. R. Chambers; Committee, Messrs. D. Grant, R. W. Ronald, A.P. Stewart, R…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society’s — Show. —

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 3

The Show of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society, which was postponed from Friday afternoon last week, was continued on Saturday morning. There were only five classes remaining…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening. July 28. 1893

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 2

FROM the heavy shower which full on Friday afternoon last week 37 points were registered on Saturday [?] [?] since then the weather has been [?] Yesterday and the morning there were heavy frosts…

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Melbourne Wool Market (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne. July 26

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 2

WOOL—Shearing time in the Riverina and along the Darling is now close at hand or going on, and prospects bid fair that our season will be quite as early or perhaps somewhat earlier than last year, provided no troubles are…

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Farm and Garden

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 1

A large number of tea plant stations in India are offered for sale, the owners finding that they have not been paying expenses and are not desirable property to held…

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Wheat Growing in the District. Important Meeting. A Flour Mill for Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 2

A well-attended awl thoroughly representative meeting was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Friday evening last to discuss the question of wheat-growing, and to consider…

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