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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Farm and Garden Weather Notes

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 1

If the dew lies heavily on the grass after a fine day, it is a sign of another to follow; if not, and there is no wind, rain is approaching. A red evening sky is…

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Adelaide Wool Sales. Adelaide

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 2

'Tho Adolafde wool sales show an advance of from a farthing to a halfpenny on the better class merino wools…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 31 October 1900 · page 2

The Stock Inspector at Hay reports:— Crossings—6500 ewes from Murray Downs to Lake Cowal, passed Booligal, on 26th instant. 4000 sheep from Willurah to…

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Wagga Experiment Farm. Commencement of the Harvest. Experiment in Manuring

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 31 October 1900 · page 3

The wheat fields at the Wagga Experiment Farm wore quite a picnic aspect on Thursday when harvesting operations were commenced. The…

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Farm and Garden Weather Notes

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 31 October 1900 · page 1

If the daw lies heavily on the graes after a fine day, it is a sign of another to follow; if not, and there is no wind, rain is approaching. A red evening sky is…

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Cattle Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 29

At the Cooma sessions David Mahoney pleaded guilty to stealing from the shop of Robert Pollock, a saddler. Accused was remanded for sentence. Frank Ernest…

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The Best Breed of Dairy Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 13

A very common question is, "What is the best breed of cattle for dairy purposes ?" In that form, and without knowing anything about the conditious under which the herd is…

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The Great Wheat Farms of Canada and America

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 13

To the August number of Pearson's Magazine Mr. B. Holland contributes an interesting article, describing the enormous wheat farms in the Western States of America…

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Wrinkles on Vermont Sheep's Pelts

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 34

The following letter appears in a recent of the S. M. Herald:— TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—The article on the above subject…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 4

THE AUSTRALASLAN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED, held their second sale of the season at Melbourne on Tuesday, tho 30th October. The catalogue…

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Handling of Wheat in Bulk

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 2

In the last issue of the “Jerilderie Herald” Mr Thos. Wise refers to the above subject as follows:—“Be the handling of wheat. I have seen all that is to be seen in regard to…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Report

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 37

HARRISON, JONES AND DEVLIN LTD. report on Sydney markets under date October 27:— Hides.—Marked brisk in tone, with prices…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Monday, October 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 37

DALGETY and Co. LTD. report :—At our sale to-day, we again offered a email catalogue. The market remains firm for good merino wools, bat for inferior qualities has gradually weakened,…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 12

ORCHARD.—Where apricots have stoned, and high winds are not likely to do further damage, the crop may be thinned. Take care not to allow young trees to overbear, as…

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Summer Green Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 13

Throughout the greater part of the colony there is a fair amount of feed for stock, but however plentiful and promising the grass may be at tho present time, the sowing of a…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 2

The absence of rain continues to a cause a good deal of anxiety to farmers, and the hot weather has completely dried [?] all the grass. Yesterday it was close and [?]uggy and rain threatened, but today the…

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Farm and Garden Honey in Jerusalem. Apiary Interests in Palestine

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 2

European apiary interests are becoming alarmed at the development of this industry in Asia, and especially in Palestine, where for the last 20 years [?]…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 November 1900 · page 2

At to-day's wool sales prices were firm, especially for best wools Greasy realized 8¼d…

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Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Melbourne, report :—We held our third sale of the Season on Thursday last, when we submitted to full…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 4

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Harrison Joins and Devlin Ltd., Hill. Clark and Co., Pastoral…

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