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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Farm and Garden. Original, Articles

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 2

117. The Cherry (continued)—Marketing Onions—Storing-Disadvantages of Holding—Shrinkage—Spronting-Depreciation— Burying—Losses—Grube-…

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Farm and Garden. Rural Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 12

It may not be generally known that the by- products of fruit stones are of considerable value. The pits of peaches, apricots, nectarines, plump, and prunes, which have…

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Paint for Farm Buildings

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 13

A serviceable paint for farm building can be made by thickening sour milk or buttermilk with Portland cement and metallic Venetian red, or bright red paint powder to the ordinary…

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About Dairy Herds

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 13

For anything made something is always needed to produce it from, and there is no sense in expecting something out of nothing. Some dairyman, however, seem to think that they…

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Basic Slag for Root Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 13

Sir J. B. Lawes, F. R. S., states that one of the very best manures that could possibly be annually applied to pasture land is 3 cwt. basic slag and 1 cwt. saltpetre mixed,…

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Farmyard Manures

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 13

When farmyard manures are properly sheltered, no loss is incurred by the passage of rain through them. Those exposed for a short time may not be injured by the rain…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Offices. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, November 5, 1900

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 2

The weather during the past week has been variable. In the early part at was intensely hot. Saturday’s beat was just under 100 deg., Monday’s 108deg, Tuesday’s 107deg, and Wednesday 103deg…

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Farm and Garde[?] Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 2

No. 119. Insect Pests (continued)—[?] General Berer—Corn-Ear Worm—[?] Worms—Corn crops—Butter and [?] —Goats’ Milk—Currants—The [?]…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 1

No.118. Fowls—Silver-Laced Wyandottes—Eggs—Plumage— Colors—Double - Purpose Cows—Shorthorns — Devoas — Insect Pest—Methods of Destroying—Buds…

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Albury Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 37

The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of shareholder of the Albury Co-operative Butter Factory and Produce Co. Ltd. was held at the company's office, Dean-street, Albury, on Friday…

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Hay Board of Sheep Directors

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 2

The Hay Board of Sheep Directors met at Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender's office on Wednesday. There were present:—The Chairman (Mr…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne, January 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 4

The wool sales were reopened to-day by Dalgety and Company Limited, who submitted a large and representative catalogue. There was a full attendance of buyers, and for all merino…

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The Storyteller. the Fascinating of Farmer Freeland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 6

On a windy and dirty September afternoon, when the pavements of London slip beneath the feet and the streets are filled with that indescribably sticky mud which…

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Farm and Garden. Movable Hurdles

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 12

Enquiry is made for a movable hurdle, and a very good one is here shown. It seems to me to lack one important feature, and that is some sort of locking device to hold the…

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Important to Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 17

It is not generally known (writes the Bairnsdale Advertiser) that there are two plants which are so unfriendly that the more neighborhood of one is death to the other. These two plants are…

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Brookong Farmers' Union

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 17

A special meeting of the union, called by requisition to consider the prices placed on the homestead leases on Brookong run, was held on Saturday, 6th inst,, at Lockhart. Mr. W. Day…

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Hay Pastoral Association

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 2

A meeting of the committee was held on Wednesday afternoon at Messrs will kinson and Lavender's office. There were present—Mr R.W. Ronald in the chair…

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Board of Sheep Directors

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 2

A meeting of the Hay Board of Sheep Directors was hold on on Wednesday morning at Messrs. Wilkinsons and Lavender's Office. There were present—Messrs. R. W. Ronald…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office Deniliquin Friday Evening, January 12. 1900

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 2

The weather was been variable during the week, and for the most part, cool and pleasant. A little rain [?]ll on Sunday last. Only 13 point? were registered in Deniliquin. The rain followed a…

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Open Columns. Bubonic Plague (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 2

SIR,—In view of the very serious proximity and our liability to the contagion of this terrible plague allow me space to beg of the “Powers that be,” that they will, without delay cause the Waring…

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