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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

679 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 34

Out West with the Works Committee. Evidence before the Committee. Hillston's Right to a Railway. Good Country for Wheat Growing HILLSTON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 4

Coming down the Lachlan valley, the sectional committee put in part of the afternoon at Mr. Cummings' homestead at tocabil. It was terrifically…

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Poultry Farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 12

It has been asserted time after time, and with good cause, that poultry farming pure and simple as a sole occupation on a large scale cannot and never has paid. Of course…

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Turkey Farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 12

At a recent meeting of the Onetree Hill branch of the Agricultural Bureau Mr. F. Barritt read the following practical paper on "Turkey Farming":—He had had several…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 12

KITCHEN GARDEN.—The asparagus beds have, in many gardens, become weedy, and as the hoe cannot be used on them at present on account of the young shoots coming…

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Walla Farmers' Union

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 27

The annual meeting of the Walla Walla Farmers' Union was held at Winkleman's hotel on Saturday last, the 9th inst. Mr. B. Odewahn occupied tho chair, and the…

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Another Pest to Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 28

Bitter complaints have been made by farmers residing in proximity to the Illawarra mountain ranges of the depredation of wallabies. The trouble has become so…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Timer Office. [?] Friday Evening October, 15 1897

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 2

THE weather during the week has been warm, dry and disagreeable. The only good done by it was to allow the shearing to go ahead without interruption, and the wool is also coming in freely. Rain is very…

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The Powers of Sheep in Spectors. an Important Decision

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 4

The registrar of the Tamworth District Court has received from Judge Coffey his reserved decision in the case of John Perfrement verus William Darley Dowe, stock inspector…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 3. SILICATES— Auras—ROST—STARCH—GLUTEN

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 1

I have hitherto endeavoured to avoid using technical or chemical names, although occasionally it is somewhat difficult to convey the same meaning adequately; and,…

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"Modern Farming." Lecture by Mr. J. L. Thompson

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 2

THE small attendance at the lecture, delivered on Thursday afternoon last at the Globe Hotel, on the above subject, must have been disappointing in…

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Farm and [?] Original [?] Manu[?]—the [?] on Sugar Ca[?]

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 2

Any considerable change [?] the force of gravity is very injurious [?] life. A decrease of gravity causes the activity of the vegetable circulation to be greatly reduced,…

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The Wagga Sheep Tests

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 35

The results have been announced of the seventh sheep test in connection with the recent show of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. The wool was…

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The New Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 28

Some ears of wheat of the coming, harvest were (says the Jerilderie Herald) brought in to us from Mr. Alexander M'Arthur's farm on South Coree…

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Corowa Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Council Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 2

A MEETING of the council of the above society was hold at King's Australian Hotel, on Tuesday, October 19. There were present:--Mr. W. A. Clifton…

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Wheat-growing in South America

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 13

Tremendous strides have been mide in wheat cultivation in Argentina. In 1890 the acreage was 2,700,000 acres, in 1892 4,000,000, in 1894, 5,000,000, and in 1896, 5,800,000. In…

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The Diseases in Sheep Act. Entering a Run Without Notice

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 2

At the police court, this morning, before the P.M., John Davis, was charged, that he being a drover in charge of travelling stock, to wit, sheep, did take the said sheep…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 12

KITCHEN GARDEN.—In gardens where only a small space can be devoted to vegetables, a system of double cropping may be practised. For example, runner beans require…

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A Farmhouse Signal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 12

Calling the "men folks" to dinner is often an uncertain matter on the farm. If the wind is wrong, the horn or bell falls to make itself heard. Very often a signal like that…

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A Big Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 13

A Missouri farm, owned by Mr. D. Rankin, is described by the Corn Belt as containing 22,000 acres of good agricultural land. It is divided into 14 different ranches, varying in…

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The Powers of Sheep Inspectors

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 4

The registrar of the Tamworth District Court has received from Judge Coffey his reserved decision in the case of John Perfrement versus…

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