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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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The Value of Gluten in Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 13

The twenty-fifth annual report of the Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm contains, amongst other instructive papers (the London Times points out), an…

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Progress, Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association. Annual Meeting

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Berrigan Progress, Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association was held on Tuesday night at Rintoule’s Momalong Hotel, when…

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Meteorological Report Forecast for Farmers & GARDENERS September 1900

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 4

1st to 3rd—Atmosphere loss productive Weather cloudy. cold winds and equally, frost and show in many places, especially in northern and southern districts. In western,…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 12

ORCHARD.—The grafting of orchard trees should be taken in hand before the sap becomes decidedly active. Grafting is not advisable where soils are poor and root…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 7,1900

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 2

THE weather has been warm during the week, but to-day it is dull and threatening, and a change seems probable. Shearing is proceeding quietly throughout the district, and wool teams…

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Farm and Gard[?] Selecting Good Layers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 2

That the majority of hens are of producing many more eggs th[?] usually do is undoubted. The states sometimes made that the hens in [?]…

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Farm and Garden Selecting Good Layers

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 12 September 1900 · page 1

That the majority of hens are capable of producing many more eggs than they usually do is undoubted. The statements s sometimes made that tho hens in certain…

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Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 17

The cattle pens were all full this year, and an expert remarked that it was the best show of cattle he had seen for many years in Albury, and he considers that cattle will be a…

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London Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 13

A correspondent in London writes under date July 13:—"The Colonial Wool Importers' Association, the body of gentlemen who control the wool sales in London, have taken a step…

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The Diseases in Sheep Act

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 29

A proclamation appears in the Government Gazette to the effect that, inasmuch as scab in sheep is not known to exist in Victoria, the operation of certain provisions of…

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Wagga Sheep Tests. Results of the Shearing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 3

THE shearing of the sheep entered for the 10th and 11th Wagga sheep test prizes of £50 each and the first Ganmain special test prize in connection with the M. P. and…

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ALBURY & BORDER Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society. Annual Exhibition. Wednesday and Thursday, September 12 AND 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 17

President—Mr. G. Arthur Thompson. Vice-Presidents—Dr. A. Andrews, and Messrs. W. M'Intosh and M. Barlow. Treasurer—Mr. J. W. Roxburgh…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held in the Mechanic's Institute on Saturday last. Present: Messrs. M'Arthur (chair), Counell, Curtin, O'Connor…

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A Pearl Farm

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 5

There is only one pearl farm in the world. It is in the Torres Strait, at the northern extremity of Australia, and belongs to James Clark, of Queensland. Mr. Clark, who is…

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The Wagga Experimental Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 19

The exhibits from the Government Experiment Farm at Wagga are as usual large, and add materially to the farm and produce portion of the show. Their exhibits occupy…

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Goombargana Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 35

A well-attended meeting of this branch was held at Mr. Shipard's residence, Elmopark, on Thursday last, 6th inst. Amongst those present were Messrs. W. Middleton…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 12

ORCHARD.—This is the most dangerous time for water to lie in the orchard, as in the absence of leaves the roots require to breathe freely and quicken a healthy sap in the…

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Farm Produce

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 17

The competition in this class was not by any means so keen as it should be in a district that has not inaptly been called the granary of Australia. In the section of four bushels…

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Dairy Prduce

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 18

This department of the show is always well filled, and this year as usual there was keen competition in all the sections. In some, however—notably in the ham and bacon…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 14,1900

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 September 1900 · page 2

Further light showers of rain fell locally this week, and general rain is reported throughout the district of a light nature. The rain is greatly interfering with shearing on the stations and causing…

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