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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Sydney Sheep Sales. SYDNEY

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 3

The annual Sydney ram sales were commenced to-day, by Messrs. Golds-brough Mort and Co., who submitted a large selection of Tasmanian merinoes…

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Cattle Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 28

During the hearing of the cattle stealing case at Grafton Quarter Sessions, his Honour Judge Heydon had something to say about this growing evil. His Honour said:—"It is…

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Dual Purpose Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 12

A writer in the Field says:—"There are a few breeds that can fairly be described as dual purpose, but these are in the minority Of course there is the cosmopolitan…

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The Sheep Show

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 3

The seventh annual Show held under the auspices of the New South Wales Sheep breeders Association, opened at Sydney on Thursday of last week, and we are pleased to…

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Sydney Sheep Show. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 19

The New South Wales Sheep Breeders' Association's show was officially opened to-day by the Acting Governor, Chief Justice Darley, and the judging of the classes left over from yesterday…

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Sydney Sheep Sales. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 19

The annual Sydney ram sales were commenced to-day, Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., who submitted a large selection of Tasmanian merinoes. The attendance of buyers was hardly…

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The World's Wool Supply

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 13

The world's wool supply for 1900 (says the Breeders' Gazette) is estimated to have totalled 2,025,000,000lb. This is the smallest since 1890, when the total for the entire…

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Drought in New South Wales. Gloomy Pastoral Outlook

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 15

Many of the pastoralists now in Sydney declare that the outlook in the drought affected country is worse than it has ever been. It is pointed out that the rainfall for the half year…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Brookong Branch

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 39

A special meeting was held at Lockhart recently for the purpose of electing delegates to the annual conference at Tamworth on July 10. Mr. Crawford was in the chair. Mr A…

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Feeding and Management of Dairy Cows

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 12

Mr. John Speir, who is at present employed by the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, is delivering lectures on stock breeding and dairying…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 12

ORCHARD.—During their earlier years trees axe pruned solely with the object of getting the right number of, and degree of vigour in, foundation branches. These are not…

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Drought in New South Wales. Gloomy Pastoral Outlook

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 2

Many of the pastoralists now in Sydney declare that the outlook in the brought affected country is worse than it has ever been. It is pointed out that the rainfall for the half year has only been as…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Difficulty in Churning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 6

DURING cold weather one of the chief difficulties in butter making results from hard fat granules and cream with a high viscosity…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 4

THE AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE LAND AND FINANOE COMPANY, LIMITED, Melbourne, report under ldate 4th July :—We have received the following telegram from Messrs…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Independent · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 6

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council of the above Society was held at the Royal Hotel yesterday afternoon. Mr M. J. Carew (Vice-President) occupied…

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Ill Flavour in Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 12

Now that the calving season is approaching some dairy farmers should be reminded of the cowy and weedy flavours in butter. In August of last year both flavours were…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 19

Notice has been given that the half-yearly meeting of the shir holders in this company is to be held on the 20th inst. This closes the seventeenth half year since the factory began…

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Cattle Trade with Natal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 28

When the Queensland Premier, Mr. Pallp, was in Natal during his visit to South Africa he was asked by the Minister of Agriculture to send a consignment of Queensland cattle to…

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The Sydney Sheep Sales. Material Decline in Prices

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 19

An analysis of the prices realised at the stud sales disclosed a heavy fall in the averages as compared with the figures of last year. Last year 3559 sheep brought £37,668, as agai[?]…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 12

ORCHARD.—The excessive number and uptight position of the branches of most plum trees has the effect of sending all the sap to the topmost extremities and their producing…

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