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Farming & the land, 1894

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The Wheat Crops of the World. London, July 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 18

The Statist estimates the wheat crops of Europe, the United States, Canada, and India this year at nearly 256,000,000 quarters…

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Some Prominent Breeds of Sheep. the Merino

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 14

The early Egyptians used to teach cats how to fish ! The Nile boats were provided with seats, or stands, for the felis, and it jumped into the water, captured the fish, and brought…

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Differential Rates the Riverina Wheat Trade

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 2

At a meeting in, Cobram, on Friday evening, Mr. Curtis brought under the notice of those present the action of the Railway Commissioners in abolishing the differential…

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Soja Bean as a Fodder Crop

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 2

"Will the soja bean come into general use?" was a question asked of the directors of some of the experiment stations and variously answered in The Rural…

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Farm and Garden Poultry Conveniences. a Warm, Comfortable House -- Coops and Other Chicken Fixings

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 2

The house shown in the accompanying eat combines a double utility with cheapness and warmth. It is ten feet wide and twenty-four feet long, giving room for…

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Farmers Conference

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 5

AT the conference of New South Wales farmers held last week at Young the following officers were appointed for the year : -- President, Mr. J. F. Plunkett,…

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Important to Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 2

JOHN DANES & SON, LTD, 891 Bourke-st, Melbourne, the well-known Pump Makers and Enginers, are now supplying Windmill Pumping Plants from £16 10s…

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Correspondence. Protection and the Farmers of the North Eastern Districts. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 26

SIR,—The farmers of the North-Eastern districts of Victoria are wholesale converts to protectionism, we are told. And no doubt there are numbers of them who, after being…

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Horse and Dairy Stock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 4

Messrs. CAMPBELL and SONS, Kirk’s Bazaar, report :—Our ordinary sales comprise—Extra heavy draughts, subject to trials, £16 to £20 ; medium draughts, £8 10s to £10 10s ; do,…

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The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 14

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—Owing to the severity of the weather, Including frost and excess of rain, a considerable check has been given to work fn this department. Seeds of a…

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The Farmers’ Annual Conference. (Cootamundra Herald)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 19

The annual conference of the New South Wales Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association was opened at Young on Wednesday, 26.h ult. In the morning the council of the association…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Offices. Deniliquin Friday Evening, August 8, 1894

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 2

THE weather has been variable during the past week, and nearly a quarter of an inch of rain fell in [?] showers [?] we went to press on Friday nightlight week. The temperature was very low and the winds…

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Melbourne Wool Markets (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, August 1

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 2

WOOL—We received the following cable from our London office, under date of the 28th ult:—“The sales closed firm without change. Oat of the net quantity available for sale 100,000 bales have been sold for home consumption, 115,000…

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Farm and Garden

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 1

Try a quarter of an acre, or more, of man-gels or sugar beets for the cows. They are also an excellent green food for poultry, and cheap, too…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 August 1894 · page 4

THE AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED report Melbourne, 1st August:—Wool.—Locally nothing has transpired during the week but in…

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Mossgiel District Pastoral Association. The Fourth Annual Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 August 1894 · page 2

It was hardly to have been expected that the cold winds and leaden-hued skies which for a week previously had characterised the weather would have been generous enough…

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Farm and Garden. Lessening the Cost

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 August 1894 · page 5

With all products of the farm one of the beat ways of increasing the profits is by le[?]nting the cost of production, keeping in view the fact that this should never be…

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Some Prominent Breeds of Sheep. the Leicester Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1894 · page 14

History, " as she is taught," is the compilation of the doing of kings, queens, barons, dukes, and other cattle of that milk. When a small boy learns history he is compelled to…

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Crossbred Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1894 · page 29

The Queensland Inspector (Mr. P. R. Gordon) in his report says :—“ la consequence of the present value of cross-bred wool, and ally also in anticipation of the expansion of the…

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Sending Sheep to Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1894 · page 21

Mr. Erase, of Buogowannah, informs us that he tried the experiment of sending sheep to Sydney in the refrigerating cars. The venture seems to have been an unfortunate one The…

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