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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1893

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Open Column. the Railway Commissioner’s Estimate. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 4

SIR,—There is now going the rounds of the press, an estimate by the Railway Commissioners which seems to show that 10,000 acres of land brought under cultivation would give in railway revenue…

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Melbourne Wool Markets. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, September 27

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 2

WOOL—The wool market in London keeps very firm at the auctions now in progress, and our home cables advise a firm one for all classes except the very best Western District greasy merinoe and such parcel which, originally…

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Farm and Garden

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 1

A good authority claims that in a hundred pounds of corn, eight pounds go to make muscle and bone mm seventy-five pounds to make fat. In a hundred pounds of oats…

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Hay Pastoral Association

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 October 1893 · page 2

A special general meeting of the members of the Hay Pastoral Association was held at Messrs Wilkinson and Lavender's office on Friday. There were present:—Mr. A…

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Hay Pastoral Association

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 4 October 1893 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of members was held on Friday afternoon at Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender's office. There were present—Mr A McFarland president in…

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Ploughing for Wheat

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 4 October 1893 · page 6

In nearly all cases the sooner the ploughing is done for wheat, the easier and better will be the work. Get the stubble and green growth turned under as soon as…

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Farm and Garden. Management of Swarms

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 4 October 1893 · page 6

An increase of colonies and a large amount of surplus honey cannot be secured at the name time, and the apiarist should work his [?] in the way he most desires. Sometimes been…

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The Butter Secret

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 13

It is reported in America that the butter secret has been discovered. Dr. Vaughn is the man who is credited with having found it, and it is regarded in scientific circles as…

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Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 19

A meeting of committee was held on Wednesday morning. The president (Mr. G. A. Thompson) occupied the chair, the other members present being Messrs. Andrews, Mackay,…

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Kiewa Butter Factory Company

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 15

A meeting of the Kiewa Butter and Cheese Factory and Creamery Company was held here on the 30th ult. The chairman, Mr. Reidy, and seven other directors were present and the…

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Charge of Sheep Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 29

The Western Agriculturist says:—“Considerable excitement was occasioned in Branxholme last week, when it became known that Mrs. Margaret Sterer, wife of Mr. William…

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Opening Wool Sales

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 3

Dalgety & Co. report by wire yesterday : The wool sales opened this afternoon in the presence of a splendid attendance of buyers…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, October 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 4

Messrs. GOLDSBROUGH, MORT, and Co report:— The opening sale of the new seoson was held to-day by us. The attendance of buyers was exceptionally large, in fact the largest ever…

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Corowa Wool, Hide, Skin, and Produce Mart

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 4

Messrs. A. A. PIGGIN and Co. report having held their ordinary tri-weekly sale of hides, skins, tallow, &c., on Friday, 29th September, when they submitted a splendid catalogue,…

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The National Wool Company of Australia, Limited. Weekly Report, Melbourne, September 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 4

Wool.—The Australian wool sales were fairly opened on 27th instant, in Adelaide, when the various brokers offered and sold 8000 bales. Prices for ordinary and medium wools sold on a…

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Farm Carden Henhouse Building

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 4

Floor Space Required For Each Fowl. Convenient House For a Small Flock. The arrangements for a small pultry house differ from house in a large one…

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The Farm and Garden. Shows to Come. Chiltern—Tuesday, 10th October. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 12

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—The main crops of kidney beans, both climbers and dwaris, should now be in the ground. Should there be a deficiency of spare ground in the garden,…

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The Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 29

Owing to grand soil and splendid season crops are so promising that next year a large area will be sown. Around Nyngan the crops will be cut for fodder, but op the Bogan 30…

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Horse and Dairy Stock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 4

Messrs. CAMPBELL and SONS, Kirk’s Bazaar, report;—Horses—The market for the week has been fairly well supplied with fresh country horses. The demand continues good for extra…

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

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 18

SIR,—Of course you were not surprised at receiving another exhaustive manifesto from Mr. M. M. Byan. It would be very extraordinary, indeed, if be missed the chance of delivering…

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