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Farming & the land, 1897

679 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 34

The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 14

KITCHEN GARDEN.—Seeds of every kind of vegetable required for use in spring should be at once sown. Parsley, lettuce, onions and broad beans may be sown. Care should…

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Colouring in Butter

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 2

Should the reader desire at any time to ascertain what colouring, if any, has been used in the preparation of a certain butter, he must proceed as follows: Mix a small…

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Maitre D’hotel Butter

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 2

Put 2ozs fresh butter into a basin, with the juice of a lemon, pepper and salt to taste, and a small quantity of parsley freed from moisture and finely minced. Incorporate the…

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Nomenclature of a Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 2

There is probably no other animal in the whole animal kingdom that possesses so many different and varying names as our homely friend the sheep. When it is ushered…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin, was held at the Royal Hotel, on Thursday last. Mr W. R. Raleigh occupied the chair, and the following…

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Diseased Cattle. Who Is Liable. the Seller Loses

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 4

An important case affecting wholesale cattle selling was heard by MT Nicolson, P.M., at the Melbourne District Court last week, where Messrs Powers, Rutherford and Company…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, April 9, 1897

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 2

THE weather still continues extremely dry. The sky is almost cloudless every day, and the temperature is of that genial character which forbids any anticipations of any early change to rain. The distress amongst the…

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Farm and Garden. Trimming

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 2

By the use of shears the work of hedge trimming is soonest done, but generally it is a bad method for the hedge. We except box edgings to paths, although it nearly…

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The Wheat Market

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 3

At Sydney, local wheat is worth 4s 5d to 4s 6d, Darling Harbour delivery. The Melbourne Argus says: We have entered upon one of the crucial months in…

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Farm and [?] Record Price for a Gamecock

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 2

At the [?]ingham [?] Show the high price of £200 was chtain[?] for Mr. H. Ai[?] black [?] aged gams[?] which took hirst prize in its [?] This is…

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Sale of Pastoral Property

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 20

The Quantambone Station, situate near Brewarrina, in the western division of New South Wales, was sold by auction on Wednesday by Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and…

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Butter Factories Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 29

The council of the North-Eastern Butter and Cheese Factories' Association has fixed the date of the annual conference for 13th Mayh at Wangratta…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 26

We have much pleasure in drawing the attention of our readers to the advertisement of the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association, which appears in another column of…

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Corowa Wool, Hide, Skin, and Produce Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 2

MESSES. A. A. PIGGIN & Co. report holding their ordinary monthly sale of sheepskins, hides, tallow, &c., on Saturday, 10th inst., when they offered a catalogue…

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Strange Mortality in Sheep. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 4

SIR,—A grazier in this district has lately been losing a number of sheep in a somewhat peculiar manner. They are, to all appearances, healthy animals, and die at…

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The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 14

KITCHEN GARDEN.—Digging and trenching of ground for vegetables should be proceeded with on every favorable opportunity, for a deep soil enables the roots to get down and…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office, [?] Friday Evening, April 16,1897

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 2

THE [?]still continues end there are no indication of an early change. In the early part of the week [?] seemed imminent end s few [?] were registered but a [?] of wind [?] in and the clouds were [?]…

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Farm and Garden. in Praise of Goats

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 1

A well known [?] whose [?] extends over considerable number of years, has been [?] to [?] on paper a few of his personal [?] on the [?]…

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Colouring in Butter

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 2

Should the reader desire at any time W ascertain what colouring, If any, has been used in the preparation of a certain butter, the must proceed as follows: Mix a small…

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Maitre D'hotel Butter

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 2

Put 20[?] fresh butter into a [?] with the juice of alemon, pepper and salt to taste and a small quantity of parsley freed from moisture and finely minced incorpors[?]…

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