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Farming & the land, 1894

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Melbourne Wool Markets (Dalgety and Company limited). Melbourne, September 19

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 2

WOOL— We have received the following [?] from our London office, under date of 18th inst.: — “The [?] series of wool sales opened to-day, an indifferent selection of wool being submitted. There was a large attendance of [?]…

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Sydney Wool Sales. From Dalgety and Co., Limited, Sydney. Wednesday. September 19

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 3

[?] our opening wool sale this afternoon, when [?] was tested by a catalogue of 2014 bales. The [?] of buyers was are representative one and [?] competition ruled all through the sales. Prices…

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Farm and Garden. Shade for Rhododendrons

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 2

Rhododendrons, and other broad leaved evergreen shrubs and trees succeed best when planted in a half shady position. Some of the species may withstand the hot…

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Stock and Pastoral News Wool and Stock Reports. Riverine Grazier Office

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 September 1894 · page 2

THE following are the stock movements since our last:—Sept. 23rd, 500 ewes form Mr Lane's selection, Eurugabah, to Moama Boiling Down, Mr Lane in charge. 24th…

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Farm and Garden

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 26 September 1894 · page 6

People often wonder why a hen doss not fall off her perch when she goes to sleep. The fact is the cannot. As long as a [?] is standing up or walking about the tendons…

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Butter Shipments

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 29

The shipment of butter which was despatched to London on Saturday by the mall steamer Ballaarat amounts to 174 tons, It represents consignments from all the leading…

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Wet Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 28

A writer in the Dubbo Dispatch says : “ I think there is a good deal more talk that anything else about ‘wet sheep.’ From what I can hear, no squatter in his senses would ask a…

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Riverian Wool Traffic

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 2

[?] the Melbourne [?] it was placed in the [?] of a a [?] of our Railway D [?] to further a reduce its border wool…

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Fluke and Worms in Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 7

THE Chairman of the Board of Sheep Directors at Corowa has received a circular from the Department, stating that some time back Mr. Hugh McCormack…

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The National Wool Company of Australia Limited. Melbourne, September 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 37

Sheepskins.—Limb skins, superior 3½d to 4½d ; three quarter woolled, 3d to 4d per lb. Merino skins, 4d to 4½d per lb; crossbred, 4½d to 5d per lb; butchers’ dry skins, 3s to 4s 9d each…

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Fire at a Wheat Elevator. Half a Million Bushels Destroyed. London, September 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 18

A great fire has occurred at a wheat elevator at Portland, in the state of Oregon. Five hundred thousand bushels of wheat were destroyed…

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Feeding the Dairy Cow

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 1

The art of feeding dairy cows to the best advantage has been mastered by but few. Hence it may be of advantage to point out some of the general principles which…

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The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 14

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—A good many kinds of seeds are required to be sown, and the following should be got in a soon as the soil is suitable condition :—Peas especially, so that…

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Horse and Dairy Stock. Melbourne, September 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 4

Messrs. CAMPBELL and SONS, Kirk's Bazaar, report:—Horses.—Our ordinary sales comprise extra heavy draughts, subject to trials, £15 to £24; medium draughts, broken, £10 to £14;…

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Walla Farmers’ Union

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 26

The annual meeting of the Walla Walla Farmers’ Union was held at Winkleman’s hotel on 22nd September. The chairman, Mr. J. Wenke, presided…

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Flower Farmimc for Scent

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 14

Whilst most of the colonies have their farms for the fostering of agriculture, Victoria has, at Dunolly, one for the growth of flowers, and the manufacture of scents; and, as…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 3

SIR,— As a sample of the outcome of the shearers and workers union movement, and the teaching instilled into the minds of the men by their leaders, an incident occurred on a station last week, not…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 28, 1894

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 2

Two light showers fell during the week, but the total Was only fifteen point. The weather is now apparently [?] fine. The [?] which was felf less week in respect to the flood in the Edward is now dispelled so far as…

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Melbourne Wool Markets. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, September 28

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 2

Wool,—According to our cables the tone in the London sales now in progress continues firm, though prices show little alteration. The demand runs chiefly on all aorta of crossbred wools, the bettor classes of motion and all medium…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 3

[?] have received the following telegram from Messrs [?], Schwartie and Co., London, dated 27th last [?] our Inst telegram there is no change for the of wools. The first series of sales for 1895 has been…

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