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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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The Wheat Season at Yarrawonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 39

The general complaint as to the wheat block at all agricultural centres finds an echo at Yarrawonga. The local paper says :—The yield of the current wheat season is as yet…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, February 11

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 2

WINCHCOMBE CARSON & CO. report as under.—The wool market showed better spirit to-day. Bidding was more general, and competition extremely keen. Prices…

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The Wheat Difficulty at Darling Island. Poor Wharfage Facilities. Where the Faults Lie

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 3

The great community interested in the production an [?]of wheat in this state apparently have [?]timate grievance in connection with [?] ner in which the wheat is…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 12

ORCHARD.—As peach trees are denuded of their crops they should be carefully thinned, taking out all damaged and diseased wood, and such weakly and crowding shoots or…

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Nyngan Farmers' Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 28

A report from Nyngan says :—The annual meeting of the local Farmers and Settlers' Association was held here, when the following officers were elected : President, Mr. T. E…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

A meeting of the Council of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held on Thursday afternoon at the Royal Hotel. The chair was occupied by Mr G. Lester (President), and…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, February 15,1901

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

Forty-seven points of rain fell locally on Tuesday night and since then the weather has been cool. The maximum heat registrations for the week was reached on Tuesday—108-5. Slaughtering…

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Stock in the State. Cattle, Horses, and Sheer in New South Wales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 4

A progress return of the stock in the State on the 1st January, 1901, has been compiled from reports received by inspectors of stock, and estimates made by them…

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Farm and Orchard. Original Articles Honey Combs

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 1

LACE Paper Edgings for covering the imperfections about the outer edge of honey combs are much used in England…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

A BURRAWONG gentleman spoke to us the other day regarding the formation, of a branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association in this district, and…

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Salt for Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 13

The effect of salt on the health of sheep is not generally understood. Its effect is to give tone to the organism. The ash of the blood of a healthy sheep contains about 60…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 4

At the wool sales on Wednesday 6535 bales were submitted, and 5964 sold. Values for better classes of wool showed do alteration, but faulty and unskilled lots sold with continued…

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Hay Board of Sheep Directors

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

The newly-elected Board of Sheep Directors for the Hay district met to-day. There were present:—Mr. D. Grant (in the chair), and Messrs. Simson, Stewart, Ronald and…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 4

MESSRS GOLDSBROUGH, MORT AND CO. LTD., Melbourne, offered on Tuesday 4395 bales of wool. Competition was animated, but prices irregular. Greasy sold to 9¾d,…

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Melbourne Wool Market. Melbourne, February 20

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

DALGETTY & CO. LTD. offered at their sale to-day bales. The sale passed off with fair animation, and there was free competition from all sections of buyers. Values…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, February 15

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd., John Bridge & Co. Ltd., & Co. Ltd., harrison, Jones & Devlin Ltd., Hill, Clark & Co., Pastoral Finance Association Ltd…

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Pastoral Leases in the Hay District. Referred to the Western Division Commission

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 3

For some months Mr. K. A. Byrne, M.P., has been urging the Department of Lands to make available for settlement the Crown lands within the expired pastoral leases in…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 12

ORCHARD.—Continue the preparation of all land which is required for autumn planting. If native vegetation is present, burn all this, as a means to free the soil of injurious…

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Dairy Cow Grazing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 12

It is generally assumed that dairy farmers impoverish the roil in consequence of tho fact that the milk removes from the farm a large quantity of each of the three chief elements…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

[?]weather has been sultry and disagreeable for [?]st day or two, and a heavy shower on Tuesday led in 25 points of rain being registered locally, matters are quiet. The movements for the…

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