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Farming & the land, 1899

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A Stupid Butter

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 2

Spanish people seem to suffer from the stupidity of some of their servants as much us we do in other parts of the world, if the following story, which…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 1

74. The Elm-Some special features at the Common Elm-Uses of the Barky Leaves and Flowers-The Wood-The Wyoh Elm-The Smooth Elm-The Dutch…

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Seed Wheat for Farmers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 3

The deputation from the Farmer's and Settler's Association which waited on Mr. Cook last Thursday to urge the Minister to hasten the proposed distribution of seed…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day firm prices were fully maintained…

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Jerilderie District Farmers' Union. Meeting at Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 3

A public meeting of the farmers in the surrounding districts was held on Saturday last in the Mechanics' Institute. There were about thirty in attendance. Mr…

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Farm and Garden. a Good Fruit-picker

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 12

Don't climb your fruit trees. It more or less skins them or otherwise injures them. To get fruit that you cannot reach from your step-ladder make a handy picker like the one…

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Diversified Farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 13

Our farmers are beginning to talk of diversified farming, and it is now probable that the one crop system has bad its day. The low price of wheat is teaching them that the time…

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What Is Dairy Form?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 12

To describe the general outline and points of a distinctive dairy animal, be as to bring them before the eye of the reader, is not by any means an easy task. It is owing to the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Council of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin was held at the Royal Hotel on Thursday afternoon. Mr R. W. Franks, president of the society,…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 10, 1899

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 2

FINE weather has ruled during the week, and until today the temperature was fairly high, ranging as it did to nearly 100deg. on two or three days. Last night there was a change. A few hoary clouds appeared, and…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 2

No. 76. The Maple (continued) —The Common Maple—Its Timbers—Highly-Prized —The Norway Maple—Proof against in sects—Uses—The Sugar or Rock Maple—…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 1

75. The Ash-Description-Varisties-Effects of Soil-Ash and Oak-The Husbandman's Tree-Further uses of the Ash-Over thirty Species-The Flowering…

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The Wheat Market

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 2

Mr. H. R. Carter, Wheat Broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports under date March 14 :--Wheat is firm at 2s. 9d. for prime, and we have put through some…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 2

At the London wool sales to-day bidding for merinos was very spirited, and the market is hardening…

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Sale of Dairy Stock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 21

Messrs. Phillipson, Newman, and Co. hold a clearing sale of dairy cows, horses, machinery, &c., at Goormadda on Friday next, 24th March…

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Farm and Garden. an Improved Fruit Drier

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 12

Ordinary methods of sun drying have their drawbacks. The finest flavor comes from fruit that has been put on strings and hung up in the sun, the air circulating all about it. It…

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The London Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 3

The London wool sales were postponed in consequence of a dense fog…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 17, 1899

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 2

The weather has been warm during the week, and the thermometer has been close up to 100deg. or a little over, nearly every day during the week. Last night there wee a alight change and to-day the temperature is…

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Farm & Garden. Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 2

No. 77. The Birch (continued)—The Lime General Description—Varieties—Tho Common Lime—[?]reat Size—Street Planting— Leaves, Flowers, Timber — Uses—The…

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A Butter Factory. (To the Editor Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 3

Sir,—In my previous letter on the above subject, I attempted to show that in the interests of this town it was absolutely necessary some attempt should be made by…

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