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Farming & the land, 1899

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Dairy Notes. The Improvement of New South Wales Stock. Part Iii

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 1

I am frequently asked the question: What is the best breed of cattle for dairy purposes t Now, no more indefinite query could be put, because the…

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Supporting Farm Gates

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 12

The average farm gate causes more or lees trouble by sagging, even when well and strongly built. One of the most effective ways to brace up a gate that has begun to sag…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Meeting of Farmers, Pastoralists and Others

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 13

Taking advantage of the presence in Sydney of gentlemen connected with the agricultural life of the colony, a meeting farmers, pastoralists, and others was held on…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, July, 14 18[?]9

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 2

The weather has been fine and cold during the week. Yesterday dense clouds backed up from the west and it looked as if a heavy downpour was imminent but it passed off with a brisk shower…

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Farm & Garden. Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 1

No. 95. The Hyacinth (continued)—Qualities required—Propagation—Seeds—Manner of Sowing—flowering—Offsets— Situation—Compost—Planting the Roots…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Wheat Market

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 2

Wheat is selling in Sydney at 2s 10d to 3s 1d per bushel…

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FARM & Garden. Original, Arpigles. "No. 94. The Flower Garden (continued)—Beds—Borders—Soil—Annuals—Tuns of Sowing—Weeding and Watering—Peren- nial' Flowers—Preserving Flowers—Reviving Flowers—The Hyacinth—Habitat — Description — Varieties — History —Qualities—Colours

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 1

One of the most remarkable changes is that if their becoming what is called double— that is, the number of petals increase many told, as in the rose and anemone—while the…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held at the factory on Saturday, the 15th inst. Twenty of the shareholders were present, representing a fair proportion of the capital of the…

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What Is Wool?

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 2

It is surprising the number of wool producers that are to be met with who have not the slightest knowledge of what wool is, or what it should be. In fact, there seems to be…

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Which Pays Best? Cream or Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 12

It is asked by a correspondent (says the Mark Lane Express, England) why dairy farmers do not sell more cream and loss batter' as cream sells retail in pots, at about 2. per…

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The Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association. The Coming Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 2

The annual show of the Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association will take place on Thursday and Friday of next week, and it promises to be very well attended on both…

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Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Society a Three Days' Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 27

A general committee meeting of the above society was held on Tuesday afternoon at the Globe Hotel. Present—Messrs. G. Arthur Thompson, president (in the chair), Dr…

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Some Good Dairy Hints

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 13

If the butter is mottled, work it a little after salting. If the butter is too (soft feed the cow some sound sweet bay,…

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Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

The Deniliquin Show has never been an attractive one for cattle, that is so far as numerous exhibits are concerned. Many years ago Victorian exhibits, came all the way from Mr Joel Horwood’s Bridgewater…

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Hay Pastoral Show

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

The annual show will lake place on Thursday and Friday night. The entries closed on Thursday night, with a total of 435, being some 5 less than last year :…

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The Sheep Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

Amongst sheep growers it is idlo-to-talk about a general show. They have no eyes for anything else but a woolly exhibit, and after they have perambulated the sheds, and expressed their opinion of the exhibits…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin. Twenty-third Annual Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

OFFICE BEARERS.—President—Mr R. W. Franks. Vice Presidents—Messrs. A. S. Austin and Geo. Smith. Council—Messrs. J. J. Armstrong, E. S. Baillier, W. R. Clarke, Geo. Currie, M. J…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening July, 21 19[?]9

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

THE weather has been intensely cold and frosty during the week. but the days. with the exception of Monday. were bright and clear. The river at Deniliquin is again falling and the flood water has…

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Farm and Dairy, &-c

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

The farm and dairy shed was. in marked contrast to its Condition, at former shows. There was a paucity of exhibits which barely 'relieved pie empty appearance of the shod, and though the quality…

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Farm & Garden. Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 1

No. 96. The Hyacinth (continued)—Narcissus— Daffodil—Varieties—Whits Narcissus— The Jonquil—propagation—Seeds —soil—Chrysanthemums—Chinese and…

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