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Farming & the land, 1901

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Farmyard Manure

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 13

A German authority sums up an article on the treatment and preservation of farmyard manure as follows:—1. In the decomposition of nitrogenous Substances of every nature a…

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State Elections. Farmers and Settlers' Association's Programme

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 2

The council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of Now South Wales on the 3rd inst. adopted the following, platform for the state elections:—…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association of New South Wales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 4

THE following further acknowledgement has been received by the Farmers and Settlers Association from the Government of India for donations of wheat,…

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Progress, Farmers’ and a Settlers’ Association

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 3

The usual meeting of members of the Berrigan Progress, Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association was held on Tuesday night at Bond’s Momalong Hotel,…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles Working Butter

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 2

Butter when properly made in the granular form needs no working other than that done in the churn. This saves more than half the labor and makes…

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[?] Pastoral Times Offices [?] January 11.0901

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 2

THE weather since our last sport has been [?]ool for this time of the year, [?] to they [?] wind is [?]owing with occasional clouds[?] of [?] which [?] it very disagreeable. The freezing works are still carrying…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 4

THE AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE LAND AND FINANCE COY., LIMITED, Melbourne, report under date 10th January:—We have received the following telegram from Messrs…

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Albury Wool Hide, Skin and Tallow Market

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

W. S. Norman and Co. repot holding their usual sales on Friday, January 11. when the catalogue of sales comprised 250 bales and sacks wool, 6000 pelts, 400…

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Melbourne Wool Market

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 2

Young husband and Co.. Proprietary Ltd. continued their wool sales on the 16th inst., when they offered a catalogue of 1020 hales. The clips submitted were…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 37

At the wool sales to-day 7263 bales were offered and 5904 sold at auction and privately. Greasy brought to 91, ard scoured to 15¼d. Although the news from London is not…

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The London Wool Sales. London, January 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 4

The first series of London wool salas this year opened yesterday, when Messrs. Charles Balme and Co., Ronald and Co., and Jacomb, Son, and Co. offered 7826 bales. These was a very large…

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German Farmers. Join Defence Corps. London, January 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 37

One hundred and twenty German farmers have joined the town guard formed in Cape Town and the similar corps raised in the suburbs for defence purposes…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 12

ORCHARD.—Where apples are overtaxing the trees the fruits should be severely thinned, and weakly and bending boughs given some support. Pack good quality…

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Requirements of Farmers and Settlers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 39

Mr. T. J. Campbell, general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, says : —In regard to the export of wheat, this mutter ia one with which the immediate…

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Manifesto of the Farmers & Settlers' Association

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Executive Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, held at Sydney on 3rd inst., the following platfarm was…

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Sheep on Farms

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 4

The advantage of keeping even a small number of sheep of the right breed on the farm is being recognised by many farmers in the agircultural distric[?]s of Queensland. More particularly, is this…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, January 18, 1901

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 2

THE dry weather continues locally, and for the past fortnight it has been remarkably cool for this period of the year. Stock matters since the holidays have not been brisk. The river is very low at…

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Farm & Orchard Original Articles. Plums and Prunes

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 2

Horticulturists are now and always have been at variance as to what should be called a prune. In some parts a prune is any plum that can be dried and sold…

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Copper Toe Now Extincts. How the Boot Protector War Invented by a Maine Farmer

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 5

Children kick out the toes of their boots now ist as much they ever did, put the coper toe has gone out of date too long ade to talk about. It was…

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The Weather and the Crops

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 4

Though the season has not been all that could be desired in many respects, it shows considerable improvement as compared with its predecessor. The…

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