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Farming & the land, 1898

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening March 4, 1898

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 1

Saturday and Sunday last maintained the excessive temperature which has ruled for to long past but on Monday morning early a heavy thunderstorm broke over the town and over half an inch of rain fell. This was…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

No. 23. — THE ONION (continued) — NOT SO MUCH CULTIVATED IN ENGLISH AS ON THE CONTINENT —THE LEEK —ODOR— BULES— STEMS — FLOWERS—SERDS—s…

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Horses and Cattle Dying. the Cause a Mystery

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 3

Quite a panic exists among carriers at Corowa because of the braking out of a mysterious disease among horses and cattle. The infected spot is…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 2

No. 22.—THE UNION—DESCRIPTION OF LEAVES, FLOWERS AND ROOT—FLAVOR—EARLY CULTIVATION IN ENGLAND—VARIETIES GROWN IN AUSTRALIA—SOIL…

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Victorian Butter Exports

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 13

Last year the total export of butter from Victoria fell to 7895; tons owing to the drought. This year, the spring grass is well advanced, supplies of milk are increasing, and…

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Mortality in Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 4

A large number of sheep are dying in the vicinity of Hay, as a result (says the local paper) we are given, of the continued absence of green feed. On some places the…

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The Wheat Market

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 2

There is nothing doing in the local wheat market just now. Those of our farmers who hare not stored their grain in their own sheds or sold already have it stored in easy…

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Diseases in Cattle near Albury

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 2

Some excitement was occasioned amongst Albury stock-owners this week by a reported severe outbreak at Bungowannah, near Albury. Taken in conjunction with the…

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Corowa Pastoral, Agriculture Tural and Horticultural Association. Special General Meeting of Members

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning a special general meeting of members of the above association was held at the Globe Hotel. There were present:--Messrs. A. Balme (chair),…

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Best Dairy Breed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 13

"Which is the best breed for the dairy?" is one of the very vexed questions of dairymen. Hoard's Dairyman. answers that while there are people who can give direct and…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 12

KITCHEN GARDEN—Weeds will now be springing into prominence again, and every effort should be made to check their growth before they seed. A great saving of labor…

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Co-operation Among Farmers. Public Meeting at Walla Walla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 25

A public meeting of farmers was held on Tuesday at Walla Walla. Mr. T. Cross occupied the chair. The meeting had been convened for the purpose of hearing the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

A meeting of the Council of the Pastoral Agricultural Society of Deniliquin was held at Royal Hotel on Thursday last. Mr M. J. Car[?] occupied the chair, and Messrs. R. Austin,…

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Anthrax Outbreak. Cattle Heeds Decimated

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 4

Messrs. Burke and Cummins. road contractors of Albury, have lost two valuable horses from a disease which is said to be [?] Another [?] grazing is the same paddock has since…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 11, 1898

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

THE weather has been [?] during the pant week and the summer new appears to be over. A good fall of rain in needed but appearances are not promising. The river is low but is still a little above the level of a month ago…

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Open Column. “Oliver Asked for More.” (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 3

SIR—No doubt many of your readers know that scene in “Oliver Twist ” and the astonishment.and rage of the workhouse people, at the new inmate, Oliver, having, a mind of his own. But that was a…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

NO. 24.—THE CARROT (continued)—CULTIVATION —SEEDS—SEPARATION-— How TO SOW—SOME LARGE CARROTS —LIABILITY TO BE ATTACKED BY INSECTS—CANKER…

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Serious Assault on a Farmer. Four to One. The Assailants Arrested

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 4

To be set upon by roughs and almost killed after going through nearly 60 years of life without accident to health or limb is one of the hardest experiences we know of…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. the Wheat Market

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 2

Wheat in selling hero to-day at 4s. per bushel, on rail, Sydney…

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Profits of a Poultry Farm

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 4

A useful object lesson to farmers is afforded by Mr. James Fowler, of College road, Framlirgham, who devotes himself to poultry farming, and shows…

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