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Farming & the land, 1898

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, December 31. 1897

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 2

THERE is little change is the intently hot weather This week the best has been terrific. On Tuesday and Wednesday last be temperature went up to £135 [?] on each day , and the average for the week has been 108deg…

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Open Column. Unsuitable School Buildings (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 3

SIR,—Re you article in the last issue of the Times as to the unsuitability of the school building at North Deniliquin. A short time since Alderman George Evans wrote to me in reference to the need…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 2

No. 14. — GRASSES (contin[?])— WATE MEADOW — DWARF MEADOW — CREEPING BENT — COUCH — COCKS[?] — MILLET, GUINAA CORN AND SORGHU[?] MILLST, ITS…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 2

No. IS.—GRAN[?]—MNADOW FONTAIL— [?]00SW[?] SMOOTH-STAL[?] ROUGHG STALERD—[?] DOES TAIL…

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The Wheat Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 29

The Government statistician has issued an official estimate of the wheat crop, in which he gives the total area under wheat as 1,191,309 acres, against 1,027,248…

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Sheep Board

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 24

At a meeting of the Albury Sheep Board on Wednesday, the question of polling places for Board elections was considered. After debate the following resolution was carried…

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A New System of Pasteurising Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 13

In the Agricultural Gazette, London, of October 4, an interesting account is given of a new system of making pasteurised butter. The system is a sort of combination of…

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Original Correspondence. the Farmers' and Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Society, Ltd. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 3

SIR,--It may prove of interest to your readers to hear how we are progressing since registration. After the first two weeks our salaried salesman has not only…

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Intensive Farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 12

Too much land has been largely the bane of colonial farmers, and many have failed to produce satisfactory results on a hundred acres, who might have made a comfortable…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 12

KITCHEN GARDEN.—In planting cabbages, or any similar subjects, it is beneficial, especially if grubs are prevalent, to dip the roots in a mixture of clayey soil, coal soot, or wood…

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Improving the Dairy Breed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 13

Every progressive dairyman tries to improve his herd each year, and to accomplish this he munt test his cows separately, so that he may know just how each one stands in the…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, January 7, 189[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 2

THE early part of the week was cool and pleasant but on Wednesday, Thursday, and today the hea[?] has been extreme. On Thursday the thermometer was 105deg. Today it is also very hot, with a north wind rising much…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 2

No. 15.—THE BAMBOO—CHARACTER OF THE CANE—HOW TH[?]TED IN CHINA—INDIAN CA[?]E—DESCRIPTION—USES —BHETS — [?] ROOTS—NUTRITIVE QUALITIES — RED AND…

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Wool Sale. Melbourne

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 2

Dalgetty and Company Limited report:—The Melbourne wool sales were resumed to-day after the Christmas recess, when we offered 5000 bales, comprising representative…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 1

No. 14.—GRA[?] (continued)— WATES MEADOW—DWARF MEADOW—GRA[?]PING BENT—CO[?]—COOKIFOOT—MILL[?], GUINNA CORN AND SORGKU[?]—M[?], LES…

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Cattle Breeding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 13

The first and most essential point in cattle husbandry is breeding, for without good judgment in breeding no extent of care and feeding will bring profitable results. A…

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Mysterious Cattle Disease

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 28

For the last two or three, years cows have died from a mysterious disease in the Port Fairy distric. They were suddenly attacked with paralysis in the h[?]d limbs,…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 24

The monthly meeting of directors was held on the 8th inst. Messrs. Macdonald (the chairman), M'Leod, Maddock, Gowling, Crosthwaite, Coulston, Thornely, Barns, Clee…

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A Riverine Wheat Combination

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 3

It is reported (says the Sydney Morning Herald) that number of large wheat growers in the Riverine district have proposed to form a combination for the purpose of…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 12

KITCHEN GARDEN.—The benefits of mulching and keeping the ground loose in such weather as that experienced during the closing weeks of the past year must be…

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