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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Dutch Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 13

The quality of the butter imported into England from Holland is on its trial in London, a test action having been brought in the City Court by one of the largest London…

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Albury Sheep Board

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 24

A special meeting of the directors was held at the stock office on Wednesday last, when there were present Messrs. W. C. Bowen (chair), J. Balfour, and F. J. Mitchell…

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A Farmer's Quarrel. Attempted Murder and Suicide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 35

An attempted murder and suicide is re ported from the Cowra district. On Saturday night last a farmer named John Ryan, residing at Mount David, 10 miles from…

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Farmers Joining Raiders. London, January 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 34

It was recently reported that the situation was becoming very grave in the midland section of the Cape Colony, of which Graaf Reinst is the centre…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 12

ORCHARD.—Fine bold apples and pears are assured this season wherever heavy crops are carefully thinned and the soil is cultivated in s manner to preserve steady movement of the…

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A Railway Tragedy. an Extraordinary Crime. a Farmer Shot Dead. London, January 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 35

An extraordinary tragedy has occurred on the London and South-Western Railway line. As a train was approaching Surbiton which is about half an hour's journey from…

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Farm Wages in Great Britain

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 13

Official returns show that the average earnings per week of farm laborers in the United Kingdom in 1898, including the value of all allowances in kind, in the…

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Bacteria and the Butter-maker

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 1

Bacteria are friends to the butter-maker through their assistance to him in ripening cream. Ripened cream gives a larger amount of butter than cream not…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, January 25, 1901

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 2

The weather continues hot and there is no appearance of an immediate change Stock passings are:— [?] crossbred ewes from Echuca to T. Parkinson Moira; 20 rams from Wanganella Estate to…

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Poultry an Dairy. Original Articles. Minorcas As General Purpose Fowls

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 1

MINORCAS received their name from having been originally brought from the Minorca island of Spain, and have been…

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Bacteria and the Butter Maker

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 2

Bacteria are friends to the butter-maker through their assistance to him in ripening cream. Ripened cream gives a larger amount of butter than cream not…

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Poultry and Dairy. Original Articles. Minorcas As General Purpose Fowls

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 2

MINORCAS received their name from having been originally brought from the Minorca island of Spain, and have been…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 4

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE. AGENCY COMPANY, Melbourne, wire under date, 24th inst.:—To-day, we submitted the buyers a catalogue comprising…

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Destruction of Rabbits. Practical Suggestions by Farmers

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 1

The Chief Inspector of the Stock Department (Mr Bruce) attended the conference of delegates from Dubbo,…

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Niewa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 37

The 16th half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this factory was hold on Saturday, the 26th ult., Mr. M'Leod in the chair. There were 30 present, representing votes personally and by…

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Dairying at Blayney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 29

ThE Blayney people are at last beginning to realize that dairying pays, and it is to their own advantage to prosecute it. Most of the apathy which characterized the dairying…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 12

ORCHARD.—Young stock intended for budding this season must be kept growing and have plenty of room to develop clean, well ripened stems. Neither burying nor…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, February 1, 1901

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 2

THE weather for the week has been mild since [?] when the thermometer went up to 10[?] and [?] was followed [?] rain, 12 points being registered. A good [?] at the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 2

WEEKS are usually greatly benefited by the application of lime. In Planting Radish Seed at will pay to sift out and reject the…

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Balranald Pastoral & Agricultural Society. Special Prizes

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 2

Sir Joseph Abbott, M.P., has forwarded to the Secretary of the above Society, a letter received by him from the Under Secretary, which reads as…

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