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Farming & the land, 1897

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Albury Sheep Board

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 37

A meeting of this body was held on Wednesday, Mr. W. C. Bowen ia the chair. A letter was read from the Corowa Board to Sheep Trust Fund.—No action. Several…

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Classification of Show Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 13

The following letter, which, with its accompanying information, is of much interest to exhibiting wool-growers, has (says the Pastoral Times) been received by Mr. Weir…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 4

THE SYDNEY WOOLSELLING BROKERS' ASSOCIATION report that the opening sales of the Australian woolselling campaign were held in Sydney on Monday and Tuesday this week…

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Notes on Wool-classing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 12

Flockowners, as a rule, do not recognise the great importance of having their clips properly classed and carefully prepared for market. The work on many stations is put…

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Land for Dairy Farms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 9

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Wood, M.L.A., Lance, M'Donald, and Cansdell, waited on the Under-Secretary for Lands, Mr. Houston, in the absence…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 12

KITCHEN GARDEN.—Vegetable marrows, pumpkins and gourds may be sown, but a situation should be chosen on rising ground lest a frost should occur, which might have…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Offices Deniliquin Friday Evening September 24. 1897

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 2

THE Weather during the past week as been variable Farty three points of rain fell on Tuesday night and Wednesday making 120 points for the mouth and a total of 1087 inches since the beginning of the year as…

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Farm and Garden

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 2

In next issue we shall commence in the section a series of 'original articles dealing with agriculture under various aspects Soils, manures, and products, will be treated…

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Crops

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 2

Hay making is an anxious time, as, when it is nearly to go in the rick, a wetting with rain may necessitate, the re-doing of it all over again This increases the expense…

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Farm and Garden. Parsley

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 29 September 1897 · page 2

Far[?]ley, which is such an important winter crop, should receive attention. Generally, there will exist abundant plants in seed beds previously sown, if not already thinned out…

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The Butter Case. American Opinions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1897 · page 25

Captain Lees and Mr. Crowley, heads of the police department at San Francisco, Lave written to Mr. Want, the Attorney-General, expressing their surprise that the large…

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The Coming Wheat Season

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 October 1897 · page 2

THERE are signs already in Corowa of a big carrying trade in wheat during the approaching summer. The Culcairn train brings nine or ten…

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Illegally Occupying Crown Lands. Trespassing Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 October 1897 · page 3

At the police court, this morning, before the P.M., Michael Rutledge was charged, on summons, that he, not being a person lawfully claiming under any subsisting lease or…

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Albury and Border Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1897 · page 37

A committee faceting was held at Carkeek's hotel on Wednesday last, when there were present—Dr. Andrews (in the chair), and Messrs. G. A. Thompson, W. R. Riley,…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1897 · page 13

A heifer calf interded for a dairy cow should be trained from birth with this end in view, and be made gentle with careful handling…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1897 · page 12

Kitchen Garden.—All seedlings intended for transplanting should be duly thinned to prevent their becoming lank and drawn. Peas should be given every attention in…

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The Irish Crops. a Reassuring Report. London, September 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1897 · page 27

Three weeks ago a report was received from Mr. Spaight, Government Inspector in Ireland, stating that the potatoes in the mountain district were mined, and that…

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Corowa Dairy Company

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1897 · page 29

The Corowa Free Press says:—"It is hardly a good sign for the prospects of a dairying company in this district to find name herdowners disposing of their cows,…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening October 1. 1897

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 2

OVER half an inch of rain fell during the week, making 170 points for the month of September, and a total of 11.50 inches since the beginning of the year. The pastures are looking first rate, but there is a peculiar…

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Farm and Garden. Notice

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 1

As intimated last week, we commence in this issue a serious of original articles on Agricultural topics, to which we invite the attention of rural readers and of all who…

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