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Farming & the land, 1902

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Ayrshires a Valuable Breed of Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 2

There is no material difference between the type of Ayrshire cattle from Scotland, Canada, and England. The so-called difference of opinion regarding type is…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, July 25, 1902

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 2

Another-22 points of ruin have been recorded this week from light showers on Tuesday and Thursday. The clouds have again cleared away, and the much desired break up of the drought does not seem to be…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Immunised Pigs

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 2

HOG Cholera is rather a difficult a abject to discuss, because there are many people who think that they know all about it, and others…

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The Artificial Feeding of Sheep. How a Hundred Thousand are Kept Alive. On One Station on the Lachlan

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 4

Mr. R. M. Pitt, of the Sydney firm of Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., lately visited Burrawang Station, on the Lachlan River, below Forbes, where…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference of 1902

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 July 1902 · page 3

The following is a synopsis of the resolutions passed and affirmed at the late conference, which are being submitted to every member of the…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 37

A special meeting of directors was held on 26th ult. to deal with the resignation of the manager, Mr. Rose. Messrs. Macdonald (in the chair), M'Leod, Coulston, Stuckey…

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Dirt Makes Poor Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 12

Your butter will naturally have good flavor if your cow stable is kept scrupulously clean and well aired, if you take pains to get no dirt in your milk, either…

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The Sheep Dog Trial

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 2

Owing to the fact that an important sheep-dog trial takes place at Geelong on the date of the Corowa Show, the Council of the…

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High Prices for Sheep. New Record

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 35

Very high prices were paid for some sheep sold by Messrs. J M. Peck and Sons, at Newmarket (Vic), on Tuesday. For a pen of 20 comeback wethers, bred and [?]…

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London Wool Sales. Close of the Series. London. July 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 4

The fourth series of London wool sales closed yesterday, the market being exceedingly firm. The prices of merinces and fine crossbreds were 5 per cent. above the closing rates of the May…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 12

KITCHEN GARDEN.-A large application of manure should be made to suffice for two crops in succession by proper management, whereby, no two crops of a similar nature…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 3

A special meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Thursday morning. There were about 20[?], Mr. M. Arthur (president) in the chair…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Conference of 1902

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 4

The following is a synopsis of the resolutions passed and affirmed at the late conference, which are being submitted to every member of the…

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Smut in Seed Wheat

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2

Smuts in all farm crops ate caused by parasitic plants. The life stages of these smuts are two—the mycelial, or growing, and the reproductive or spore stages…

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Supping Sheep “On Rall” with Water

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 3

A gentleman having a large experience in stock matters is said to have ascertained a means by which sheep on rail can be supplied with water at any railway station en route, but nothing is, so far…

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Open Letter. Riverina Water Schemes. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 3

SIR,—Only the Berrigan aspect of this great and far reaching question was put before the meeting held in Deniliquin recently, and as there is another side to this, as well as most other stories, it is…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Farm Separator Cream

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2

HARM separators have been introduced faster than the spread of knowledge concerning the requirements to run them properly, and…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Conference of 1902

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 4 August 1902 · page 1

The following is a synopsis of the resolutions passed and affirmed at the late conference, which are being submitted to every member of the…

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Melbourne Sheep Show

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 August 1902 · page 2

The judging of sheep exhibited at the show of the Australian Sheep-brooders' Association was concluded on Friday, when the final awards in…

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Hay Farmers and Settlers' Association. Important Meeting

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 7 August 1902 · page 2

A very large meeting of the members of the above Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Tuesday night for the purpose of taking action…

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