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Farming & the land, 1902

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Sale of Stud Sheep

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 August 1902 · page 2

The sales of stud sheep by Powers, Rutherford and Co. in connection with the annual show of the Australian Sheepbreeders' Association were brought to a…

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Cattle

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 3

It is not possible to write in terms of high praise of the rattle exhibits as the show was numerically small and the quality not much above…

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Australian Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 29

Mr. C. C. Lance, commercial agent in London, bas inquired into the statement that milk-blended butter was being fraudulently packed in Australian boxes, but…

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Fat-tailed Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 12

The fat-tailed sheep of Persia and Tartary exhibit a curious provision of nature. When food is in plentiful supply a quantity of fat accumulates on the tail and croup. As…

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Timely Sheep Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 12

Every farm Where a flock is kept should have its patch of flax grown for the seed for the use of the ewes and lambs…

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Riverina Pastoral and Agricultural Society

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Riverina Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held on Saturday last. Present—Messrs. Kennedy (chair), G. F…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 17

The balance-sheet of this company for the past half-year shows a satisfactory sum on the credit side as a result of the business done. There is a fair increase in the milk…

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How to Judge Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 12

The other day a manufacturer from Yorkshire said tome very candidly, "Mr. I do wish I could judge wool with that precision and correctness that you can." This, I…

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Latest by Telegraph Wheat Market. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 2

Wheat, 49; chickwheat, 46 to 49…

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What a Farmer Must Be

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 13

Herbert Spencer has said that the knowledge which is of the most worth ia that which enables us to do our work better. Each man learns that which pertains to his…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 12

ORCHARD. - Peaches are dropping their buds much more than usual this season, and many growers will doubtless have some difficulty in pruning and managing their trees so…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Soolety

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Council of the above Society.was held on Thursday at the Royal Hotel Mr Kilpatrick presided, and Messrs B. W. McLaurin, R. Irving, J..Burchfield, G. Leetham, A. MacBean…

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The Same Old Butter

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 1

A friend of mine has just had a most unpleasant experience. He has married a widow, and by some coincidence took her to the same hotel where she stopped with…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, August 15, 1302

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 2

The following are the stook movements:—2 stud rams from Victoria to Hartwood ; 1 stud ram from Victoria to Werai ; 7 Shropshire and Lincoln sheep from Melbourne Sheep Sales to J. V. Ingram; 12…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Sorghum As a Soiling Crop

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 2

ALL forage plants are subject to change, from a normal growth, in extreme of temperature—also by buni[?] and varied fertility…

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The Same Old Butter

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 18 August 1902 · page 1

A friend of mine has just had a most unpleasant experience. He has married a widow, and by some coincidence took her to the same hotel where she stopped with…

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Wool and Stock Reports

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 18 August 1902 · page 2

Mr R. Broughton (local Stock Inspector) reports the following stock movements:—1065 wethers from Tupra to Sydney, A. T. Creswick owner, to be trucked at Hay on…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Sorghum As a Soiling Crop

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 18 August 1902 · page 2

ALL forage plants are subject to change, from a normal growth, in extreme of temperature—also by humidly and varied fertility…

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In the Deniliquin District. (Pastoral Times.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 August 1902 · page 3

The roll was called on Mundiwa on Monday, 11th, when there were a number of shearers present. The men were offered £1 per 100, and a number refused to accept…

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Sheep Shearing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 13

Mr. F. Basham contributed a paper on " Sheep shearing " at a recant meeting of the Port Elliot Agricultural Bureau :-He had seen many different shearers at work, and…

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