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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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A Menagerie Farm

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 2

The thousand-acre menagerie farm in Merced county is putting the "glorious climate of California" to a new and interesting use (says the San Francisco "Argonaut."…

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Farm and Garden Very Quaint Gardening

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

Curious as are the shapes into which yew trees are fashioned by gardeners of the old school, they are in no wuse to be compared with the almost life-like forms…

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Hay Pastoral Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 16

The Hay annual show, commenced on Wednesday, was brought to a conclusion on Friday. The prize list was as follows:— GRASS FED SHEEP.—Merino Ram, over 2½…

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Sheep Registration

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 3

It appears from English papers that the British breeders of holder Le[?] have recognised the advantages of registration, and established a flock…

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Wholesale Sheep Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 28

Sheep stealing in the Bush worth district is very rife. Mr. H. Wootton and Mr. C. J. Robinson have each lost seven, but the most serious theft is reported…

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Sheep in Wales and English Counties

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 3

Wales is much more beauty worked with sheep than England, for while there are close on 709 head of sheep for every 1000 acres on Wales, there are…

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Farm Jottings

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 3

It is a mistaken idea to this and l[?]ed sw[?]l on that the animal is forced to drunk an au[?] amount of the lique[?] in order to get the requited amount of…

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Farm and Garden. Lamb Cholera

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 3

The "National Stockman and Farmer" answers a correspondent's [?] follows. Correspondent's "Please tell me what…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Savernake Branch

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the above branch was held on Saturday last in the School of Arts. The following members were present:-- Messrs W. English (chairman),…

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Original Correspondence. Farmers and Land Legislation. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 7

SIR, -- Your reprint from the Catholic Press shows how well the farmers' game to seen through in Sydney. It to notoriously transparent or that organ would…

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Breeding a Dairy Herd

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 13

Not all farmers are able to buy thoroughbred cows. In that case (says a writer in an American farming journal) I would advise the careful selection of the best grade milch…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 12

ORCHARD.—Don't plant trees in stiff water-logged soil. Much land which was prepared early in the season has been beaten close and hard, and if not already planted it will be…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, August 3, 1900

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

Dull and threatening weather at the beginning of the week, when a little rain f[?]ll, has been followed by a co[?]ple of warm days and to day it is again warm, after a [?]eavy fo[?] this morning. A…

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Open Column. the New Land Act Regulations. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

SIR,—I think the so-called “weeding” [?] Land Board needs a little more elucidation to [?] the dull comprehension of us seekers after land [?] either by desire, incapacity or mism[?]…

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Farm and Garden. Bantam Chickens

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

There are nowadays but few of the large fowls that have not their duplicates in miniature; amongst the later addition; being Polish, Malay, Indian Game,…

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Farm and Garden Bantam Chickens

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 1

There are nowadays but few of the large fowls that have not their mimature; amongst the later additions being Polish, Malay, Indian Game,…

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Wheat Standard

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 28

There has been an agitation proceeding amongst farmers for some time for the fixing of a constant standard sample by which they could sell their wheat…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 17

The next directors' meeting is to take place on the 11th inst. Tenders are to be in by that day for building small cottages for the managers of the creameries at Running…

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Sheep-stealing at Tumut

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 37

A message from Tumut on Tuesday stated that an extraordinary sheep stealing case was reported. Some days ago 144 ewes wore taken from the house paddock of…

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Original Correspondence. Wandering Cattle, To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 3

SIR,--I am anxious to know if there be in Corows anyone having authority to [?]cute owners of cattle straying about the streets. This time last year the abrubs,…

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