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Farming & the land, 1893

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Farm and Garden

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 February 1893 · page 5

Roses may be layered in pots of good compost sunk in the soil. This affords to the amateur a ready means of increasing his stock…

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Hay Pastoral Association

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 February 1893 · page 2

A meeting of the committee was held on Wednesday afternoon at Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender's office. There were present —Mr A. Macfarland (in the chair), and…

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Butter Bonuses

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1893 · page 29

Toe payment of bonuses to butter factories and creameries was expended by the late Minister of Agriculture (says the Herald) because he had not sufficient money to pay the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 February 1893 · page 2

The following stock movements are reported locally:--Wahgunyah, Feb. 3rd.-- 3000 fat merino ewes from Goree, trucked for Newport Freezing works, D. and D. S…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Friday, February 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1893 · page 4

Messrs, GOLDSBROUGH, MORT, AND CO. LIMITED report:—We offered yesterday 4755 bales wool to a very full attendance of buyers. The catalogue was representative, the market…

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Flower Farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1893 · page 28

Attention has been drawn to the possible openings that exist in this colony for the profitable manufacture of perfumes and essential oils. In accordance with suggestions made…

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Fresh Water for the Dairy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1893 · page 12

The value of a constant supply of fresh. water on a dairy farm is beyond price. Very many farmers could add very materially to the comfort of all their cows and to the safety…

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Hay Pastoral Association

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee was held on Wednesday afternoon at Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender's office. There were present—Mr A. Macfurland (in the chair),…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, February 10, 1893

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 2

THE weather has been excessively hot during the week, and the thermometer has ranged from 106 deg. to 110 deg. for the past three days. A serious bush fire occurred last week on Cornalla station, and 10.000 acres…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, February 8

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 2

WOOL—Our cables from London report a strong market and [?] competition at the sales now in progress, while prices for good and best descriptions of merino have somewhat improved. Locally there is nothing fresh to report,…

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Farm and Garden

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 15 February 1893 · page 5

Let no one undertake bee-keeping with the belief that liberal returns are offered without efforts. Always approach a hive from the side or…

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Wholesale Sheep Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1893 · page 28

The Coonabarabran police have arrested a man named M‘L[?]d, in connection with the stealing sheep from the Wa[?] paddocks, and regarding which a man named Hew[?] has…

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The London Wheat Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1893 · page 4

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. LTD., Melbourne, are in receipt of cable advice from their London house, under [?] 14th [?] :—“Wheat — There is…

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Correspondence. Grass Fed Sheep. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1893 · page 15

SIR,—In reading your report of the late annual show meeting I notice that the Dubbo society had asked for a definition of the term [?] This is a question of…

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Immense Damage to Crops. the Flood Waters Receding. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1893 · page 26

Telegrams to band from the northern river districts to-day show that in most instances the floods are now receding slowly, although the weather is still threatening and rain…

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Open Column. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 2

SIR,—Kindly allow me space to offer a suggestion to our Townsmen and others interested. In our recent election we have heard many of our candidates treating on the water subject. Now the…

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A Hardship. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 2

SIR—A case in the last District Court at Deniliquin in which. I was interested, was disposed of in such a hurried manner, that in justice to myself I think some explanation should be given, so as to…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, February 17, [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 2

THE week has been a very [?] one, and the thermometer has registered nearly 100 deg, in the [?] for the last seven days. The [?] fires about Tocumwal, Woperana and Moroco all contributed their share to the heat and…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, February 15

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 2

WOOL—The London first series of colonial wool sales continues to be well attended, but although the demand remains good there is yet some weakness noticeable in prices, only the very best [?] holding their own…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. From the Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company Limited, Melbourne. Tuesday, February 14

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 2

Our auction sales of wool to-day were well attended, and the bidding was slightly irregular, but on the whole prices were well maintained. Greasy sold to 8½d. and scoured to 16½d for Stawell wool scouring. We…

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