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Farming & the land, 1897

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Farm and Garden. Lemon Plant

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 16 June 1897 · page 2

There are two periods at which the len[?] plant, aloy[?] cit[?] can be propagated, One is when the plants make new shoots in the spring, then if these, when sin long, be…

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Seed Wheat for Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 29

The request made to the Minister for Agriculture for a supply of seed wheat to those farmers who have been left penniless by the drought is a most reasonable one…

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Corowa Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 25

A meeting of the Corowa Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at King's Australian Hotel on Thursday, the 10th inst., there being present—Messrs. H. Hay…

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The Hay Board of Sheep Directors

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 2

The Hay Board of Sheep Directors met this morning at Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender's office. There were present—The Chairman (Mr. M'Farland) and Messrs…

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Japan As a Market for Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 29

The demand for Australian wool in Japan must increase, says Engineering, as that country can never be a producer of wool. The sheep, which is so hardy as to be…

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Wagga Farmers and Settlers' Association. Annual Meeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 35

The annual meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, which is a branch of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association, was held at the Australian…

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Farmers and Farmers' Wives

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 14

This is a word to farmers (and others whom the cap may fit), and I hope it may be taken in good part, and have effect in some homes. There ia nothing which sooner…

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The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 14

KITCHEN GARDEN.—Transplanting onions should be finished as soon as convenient, while the soil remains in its present workable condition. Care should be taken by the…

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Meeting of Sheep Directors

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 2

A meeting of this Board was held on Friday. Mr A. Macfarland in the chair, and Messrs G. Simsen and [?] Paterson An appeal was considered from Mr…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday evening June 18.1897

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 2

FOR another week the drought has prevailed throughout the whole of Riverina. Threatening weather ruled on two or three days and rain seemed imminent, but further disappointment resulted. The barometer or, Thursday…

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Farm and Garden. Topping

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 2

The tobacco plant generally begins to develop flower branches when it is about two fest in height, at which period the operation of topping must he performed, This is done…

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Stock and Pastoral News Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 June 1897 · page 2

RIVERINE GRAZIER OFFICE, Tuesday. THERE are no stock movements to report since our last…

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Hay Pastoral Association

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 June 1897 · page 2

The committee of the Hay Pastoral Association met on Friday afternoon. There were present—The President (Mr. R. W. Ronald), and Messrs. Gibson, McFarland, J…

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Hay Pastoral Society

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 23 June 1897 · page 2

A meeting of the committee was held on Friday afternoon, at Messrs Wilkinson and Lavender's office. Present: Mr Ronald in the chair, and Messrs T.F…

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Farm and Garden. Hens

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 23 June 1897 · page 2

Fowls in confinement very often eat each others feathers It is a habit often [?]ired by idleness. Give them dry [?] to dust in very often, as there may be vermin on them…

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Tuberculosis in Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 39

A short but useful pamphlet, describing the method of applying the tuberculin test to cattle to ascertain if they are suffering from tuberculosis…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory Co

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 34

The monthly meeting of directors was held at the office of the company at Kiewa on the morning of Saturday, the 19th inst. There were present, the Chairman (Mr…

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The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 12

KITCHEN GARDEN.—A large portion of the garden will now be in crop, with cabbages, cauliflowers, onions, as well as the remains of the celery, leek, and other crops, while…

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An Open Letter to the Farmers and Settlers of New South Wales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 35

Mr. EDITOR,—I wish to ask the farmers and settlors of this colony through the medium of your solid old journal, what they are going to do concerning the approaching…

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The Ideal Dairy Cow

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 13

Dairyman Gould in a recent lecture gave this description of the "cow for him ":— "The ideal cow," he said, "is not large; she weighs about 1000lbs.; she is something…

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