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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 12

KITCHEN GARDEN.—Every care should be taken at this season to thin out young root crops, an operation that does not always receive due attention. The inexperienced very…

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Wool Sales. London

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 2

The last series of London wool sales for the year closed at the Wool Exchange today. At the final sales the market was found to be steady, and there was altogether a better tone than that which…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, December 10, 1897

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 2

THE week has been moderately cool but to-day there is an inclination to an increase in the temperature. West and south-west winds have prevailed every morning during the week, There are no in[?]tions of an…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 2

NO. 11. THE RICE CROP (continued)—RICE SEED—HOW SOWN IN CAROLINA—HOW CULTIVATED IN [?]—IN CEYLON— ADAPTABILITY OF MANY PARTS OF…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 December 1897 · page 2

THE New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Melbourne, held its usual weekly wool sales on Thursday December 9, when an attractive catalogue…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 December 1897 · page 2

THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report that very heavy catalogues consisting for the most part of medium quality wools were submitted…

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A Good Cattle-dog

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 15 December 1897 · page 1

Like the Western ranchman, Florida planters 'round np' their cattle as stated intervals to take account of them, says a correspondent of the 'Common-wealth.'…

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Farm and Garden Original Artiules. No. 10.—External App[?]— the Potato Cat—how Discovered—how Grown—its Nutritive Qualities Compared with Those of Wheat—[?] in Sacoharins Matter—rich—its Apprance—separating the Husk From the Grain—may Re Profitably Cultivation in the Swampy Lands of Australia—various Species

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 15 December 1897 · page 2

OATS.—This differs in its external appearance from wheat, barley or rye, especially in the form of the car. The ear is a panicle formed by the racbis dividing into…

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Shrops Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 13

In its haste to follow up most of the new and valuable changes that have marked agriculture within the last decade, Victoria has not in every case made a thorough…

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Price of Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 27

At the annual meeting of the Millers' Association held in Sydney on Saturday (reports the Herald) the price of new wheat was "fixed" at 4s. per bushel, and of new…

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The Wool Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 29

A very gratifying feature of the present wool market is to be found in the fact that, despite the shortage in production, the figures relating to the offerings and…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory Co

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 27

The monthly meeting of the directors of this company took place on the 11th inst. The directors present were—Messrs. Macdonald (in the chair), M'Leod, Street…

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The Price of Wheat

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 4
Also in The Berrigan Advocate

At the annual meeting of the Millers' Association held on Saturday, the price of new wheat was "fixed" at 4s per bushel, and of new flour at £11 per ton…

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Freetrade and the Price of Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 24

The following letter has been addressed to the Goulburn Herald:—"I should like to draw the attention of your readers to the notorious ring now being formed by the…

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Berrigan Farms and Homes. “Rosedale.”

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 3

One looks for the roses and the dales, but be does’nt see either. However, “Rosedale” is a pretty and inviting place, especially when the…

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Crops at Gundagai

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 29

Mr. Michael Keef[?], Wagragobilly, informs the Gundagai Times that in spire of the recent severe weather the crops in his district are looking fairly well. As far as…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 12

KITCHEN GARDEN.—Among the vegetables to be sown for succession are peas, parsley, yellow and Swedish turnips, cucumbers, spinach, marrows, carrots, celery for a late…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, December 17,1897

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 2

THE past week has been the hottest, of the season and the thermometer has ranged from 103 leg. in the shade on Monday last to 313 [?] yesterday. This morning the heat was over 90 leg. in the shade at nine o’clock…

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Open Column. the Death of Thos. Henderson at the Deniliquin Hospital. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 4

Sir, —The magisterial inquiry that was recently held regarding the death at the Deniliquin Hospital of the man Henderson, the subject of comment in the last issue of your contemporary,…

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