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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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The Diseases in Sheep Act Alleged Breaches by a Drover. Damages Claimed for Trespass

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 July 1897 · page 2

At the police court, this morning, before the P.M., J. Parslow was charged on summoss, on the information of Henry Hill, that he, being a drover in charge of travelling…

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Pastoral Show Dinner

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 28 July 1897 · page 2

The annual dinner in connection with the pastoral Association was held on Friday night at the C[?] hotel. There ws a fair attendance, about sixty gentlemen…

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Farm and Garden. Laced Polyanthuses

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 28 July 1897 · page 2

The [?] polyanthus is a quaint and interesting flower, strangely neglected in there days; but why, is difficult to say. The plant is very hardy, and its gold lacing in the…

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Albury and Border Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 20

A ma[?]ting was held at Carkeek's George Hotel on Thursday afternoon last, when there were present—Dr. Andrews (in the chair), and Messrs. J. D. Lankester, R. C…

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A Curious Sample of Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 28

The Wool and Produce Journal says :—" The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd., have handed us a wonderful sample of wool forwarded to them by Mr. H. L…

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Sydney As a Wool Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 29

It is unquestionable that the wool-growers of the colony learn year by year to rely more and more upon their own market. The tendency has been…

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The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 12

KITCHEN GARDEN.—Although too early for the main crops of roots to be sown, where these have become scarce a little seed of Early Horn carrot and parsnip may be put…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 13

Out of £15,000,000 worth of butter imported into England annually, no less than 40 per cent, comes from Denmark. Canada sends nearly £3,000,000 worth of cheese, and…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Offics , Deniliquio, Friday Evening. July 30th, 1897

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 2

SINCE our last the weather locally has been mild and dull, occasionally threatening for rain, Shearer have been passing through in small batches in anticipation of the near Approach of shearing, and pastoralists…

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Farm and Garden. Thinning Early Sown Annuals

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 2

Very few realise how necessary it is to thin annals freely and promptly. Even the small growing things, such as mesophiles, phacelias, Virginian stocks, and scarlet…

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A Model Farm for Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 August 1897 · page 2

THE success which has intended the various experimental and model farms established by the Government in different parts of the colony has been very…

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Corowa and Wahgunyah Dairy Company Ltd

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 August 1897 · page 3

THE ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the above company was held at the factory on Thursday afternoon. There were present: -- Messrs…

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Farm and Garden. the Houdan Fowl

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 4 August 1897 · page 2

This is as its name implies, a French fowl. I have read with interest the remarks by various correspondents on the qualities thy say some different breeds possess, but I…

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Restoring Worn-out Wheat Land

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 13

Mr. Valder reports:—The bust system that I know of for bringing what is known as "worn out " wheat land into profitable cultivation is aa follows: Plough the land in…

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The Selection and Breeding of Butter Cows

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 12

As I have nearly always found the cows raised on the farm turn out the best milkers, I will take the breeding of butter cows first. The first and most important step is to have…

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An Experimental Farm. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 2

SIR,—I was pleased to notice in your last issue your advocacy for the establishment of a Model Farm for Hay. I was in Bathurst a few months ago and went through both the…

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Walla Farmers' Union

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 35

A meeting of the Walla Walla Farmers' Union was held on Saturday, July 24th. There was a fair attendance, and the following business was dealt with:—…

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The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 12

KITCHEN GARDEN.—Former sowings of onions may be transplanted, lest they grow too large for that operation to be successfully performed. Broad beans should have their…

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Crops We Might Crow. Pop Corn

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 13

At the Sydney Agricultural Show of 1896 there was a corn-popping machine at work—the same machine could be used for roasting psa-nuts—and in talking with the…

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Dairy Cows

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 13

One respect in which most of our dairy farmers are greatly handicapped in their competition with the butter producers in Denmark and of other countries supplying the…

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