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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

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Farm and Garden Poultry House

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 2

For best results [?] must have [?] chance to scratch in the open air in winter and in stormy weather, and that too, without being obliged to go on to the [?] out into the…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 4

THE AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED, report, Melbourne, 8th January, 1396:—Wool.—Public sales were resumed this day, when two…

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Original Correspondence. Travelling Sheep.—A Supreme Court Decision. (To the Editor Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 2

SIR,—No doubt many of your readers are not aware that the Supreme Court of New South Wales has decided that sheep traveling under thirty miles to be trucked to…

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Travelling Sheep. Supreme Court Decision. (To the Editor.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 2

Sir,—No doubt many of your readers are not aware that the Supreme Court of New South Wales decided that sheep travelling under thirty miles to be trucked to Home…

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Farm and Garden to Feed for Eggs

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 6

I have bred fancy poultry extensively for 12 years, and during that time tried various ways of furnishing my fowls and chicks the requisite supply of animal food, but have…

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Vermont Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 15

Mr. J. C. Watson, of Graenbank, may fairly claim to have introduced the Vermont breed of sheep into this district, the result of this season's wool sales amply…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 24

A meeting of the committee was held on Wednesday. Mr. Billson occupied the chair, the other members present being Messrs. schilg, Bowyer-Smijth, Chapman, Whitehead…

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Preventing Cattle Fence-breaking

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 14

The hon. sec. of the Cherry Garden Farmers" Bureau (S.A.) reported that they had had some little trouble in preventing the Ayrshire ball belonging to the Branch from breaking…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Wednesday. January 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 4

THE SYDNEY WOOL-SELLING BROKERS' ASSOCIATION report that sales were resumed at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie place, on Monday, 6th inst., and continued on the succeeding days…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. (By Wire) Thursday Night

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., Limited, Melbourne, continued the wool sales to-day when they brought forward a catalogue of 2,503 bales to n good…

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Ovens and Murray Dairy Company Limited. Directors Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 6

THE monthly meeting of the directors of the above company was held at their office on Saturday at 11 a.m. Present--Messrs. T. G. Clarke…

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Farm and Garden to Feed for Eggs

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 1

I have bred fancy poultry extensive 12years and during that [?] various ways of [?] chicks the [?] supply of [?] food, but have…

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The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 14

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—The operations in this department of the garden are principally confined to the extermination of weeds and Bowing of seeds for future crops. The Chou…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, January 17, 1896

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

THE weather has again been intensely hot this week. Last Sunday was the hottest day of the season, the thermometer having gone up to 112 in the official shade, or one degree higher than had been previously reached…

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Opening of London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 14

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

The first series of colonial wool sales for 1896 were opened to-day. The market was very firm, and there was an upward tendency in prises…

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Melbourne Wool Markets. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, January 15

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

WOOL—At our first sale since the Christmas recess we offered a catalogue of 2751 bales in a large attendance of buyers, and sold 2380 bales, including 112 bales sold privately since our last sale in December. Competition was…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. From the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. LIMITED. Thursday, January 16

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 3

We continued our wool sale to-day, and brought forward ward a catalogue of 2503 bales to a Rood attendance of buyers. Competition was animated, the market being firm at last week’s rates. Grassy realised up to [?]…

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Winter Dairying

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

As to the question of making a profit from the cows in winter when feed is high, one might reason that if all the necessary conveniences are supplied for dairying in winter,…

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Farm and Garden Fowl Cholera

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

L. A. C. says many fowls in this neighborhood dumpie[?] and weak, the comb turns pale, and they die in 12 to 18 hours. These symptoms indicate cholera. Clean up the…

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London Wool Sales

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 2

We take the following facts from Dalgetty and Co London circular of 12th December The total quantity of wool catalogued in 1895 was 1,463,000 as…

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