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Farming & the land, 1899

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Farm and Garden. End Post for Wire Fence

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 12

If you want a cheap end post that will hold unyielding under any and all conditions, try this one. The brace wire runs from the top of the second pest to the anchor A, which is…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Pastoral Agricultural Society of Deniliquin, was held at Royal Hotel, on Thursday last Mr W Raleigh occupied the chair and the[?]…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, June, 9 1899

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 2

NEARLY three-quarters of an Inch of rain fell in Deniliquin since last report. Although a comparatively small quantity it seems to have thoroughly saturated the surface of the earth, and there are little [?] of water in…

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Farm & Garden. Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 1

No. 90. The Dahlia (continued)—Theory-of Engrafting — Layers, Slips, Grafts— Descriptions of each method of propagation —Limitations—Grafting by Approach…

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Wheat Market

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday. Wheat (prime), 2s. 10d. to 3s.; chickwheat, 2s. 4d. to 2s. 6d…

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Farm & Garden Original Articles

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 5

No. 89. the Holly (continued)—The Laughing Plant—Desoription—Pods—Seeds—Effects on consumers—The Ink Plant— The Umbrella Tree — Description —…

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Hay Pastoral Association

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 2

The committee of the Hay Pastoral Association met yesterday afternoon. There were present:—Mr D. Grant (president) and Messrs Chambers, Stevenson, Stewart,…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 21

The monthly meeting of Directors was held as usual on the second Saturday of the month, the 10th inst. Messsrs Coulston, M'Donald, M'Lead, Street and Stuckey were present, and…

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A New Disease in Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 13

A report has been furnished to the Melbourne City Council by Dr. Cherry on a disease which has recently been met with in large numbers of sheep, not only in Melbourne…

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Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Society. the Smoke Night

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 24

The annual smoke night of the Agricultural Society was held on Wednesday night at Darby's Hotel, and as usual the tables were well supplied with light refreshments. The company was not…

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Farm and Garden. Loading Corn Fodder or Shocks Into Hay Rack

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 12

To construct this useful article take a cedar post, which has a considerable taper. Flatten the small end to 2 in., spike a piece of 2 x 4 in. of suitable length to each side. Use 2 x 4 in…

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Hat Pastoral Association

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above society was held on Thursday afternoon. There were present — Mr D. Grant in the chair, and Mesrs O. G. Stewart, R…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, Juno, 16 1899

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 2

MORE rain fell [?] last report and the total since the beginning of the month is [?] an inch and a quarter. This has made a complete alteration in the agricultural shd pastoral [?] of the district. The whole of the…

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The Reasons for Union. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 3

SIR,—In the Commonwealth of Australia Bill the powers of the Federal Parliament are set out in 39 articles. Will you permit me to offer 39 reasons why the electors should vote “Yes” on June 20,…

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Farm & Garden. Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 1

No. 91. Grafting (continued)—Methods of grafting by [?]—Cleft-grafting—Crown-grafting—Wimble-grafting—Side grafting—Grafting by Buds—Herbaceous…

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The Farmers' and Settlers' Association of N.S.W. The Annual Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 2

The date for annual conference, (to be held this year at Orange) has been fixed for Tuesday, August 15th, and following days. The business paper as approved for issue…

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Lecture on This Farmer and the Miller

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 21 June 1899 · page 2

On Saturday night the Rev J. Woolnough delivered a lecture on the above subject, Although Saturday is a bad night for entertainment, there was a' fairly good…

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FARM & Garden- Original Articles. No. 90, The Dahilia (continued)—Theory of Engrafting—Layers, Slips, Grafts—Description of each method of [?] tion—Limitations—Grafting by Approach —Grafting by Scions

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 21 June 1899 · page 1

They should be planted in sandy earth with heat below, and in bleak or expired situations should be covered with a handglass, and they wil1 strike and produce…

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Stall Feeding Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 13

In a bullock-feeding experiment, conducted at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, last winter, decorticated cotton cake again asserted its superiority as an economical food…

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The Wheat Market

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

Mr. H. R. Carter, Wheat Broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports under date June 19th, as follows:--Since my last report, the markets both in Sydney…

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