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Farming & the land, 1902

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Relief to Burnt-out Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 28

A public meeting was held in Walkers Assembly-hail, Gundagaio op u[?]g upon the Government the necessity of granting assistance to sufferers by the rocent bush…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

A meeting of the Council of the above Society was held on Thursday afternoon at the Royal Hotel, when there were present: Mr W. R. Clarke (president) in the chair, and Messrs J. B. Hamilton, W…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Doniliquin, Friday Evening, February 14, 1902

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

The heat ware which set in last weak resulted in the thermometer reaching 112 degrees on Tuesday, and the following morning the weather was very disagreeable, but a cool change came up in the after…

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The Loss of the Mayoral Chair. (To The Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

SIR:—May I ask for space an your paper to express my heartfelt sympathy with my dear and much injured friend, ’Arry Jones? Oh! poor ’Arry, I do feel for you in your horrible [?]…

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Summer Feeding of Dairy Cows

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

The summer feeding of dairy cows, as a rule, consists of pasture only. When the pasture is short or fails, soiling crops or hay if available are fed, and, in…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Growing Pigs

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

SOME time since some experiments were carried out to determine the influence of feed on the growing pig, and it was observed that…

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A Wonderful Sheep

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 17 February 1902 · page 1

Colorado has a sheep not only able to care for itself, but looks after the welfare of cattle as well. The animal is a…

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Dishorning Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 12

Dishorning has rapidly grown in favour during the past few years, and at the present time it is commonly practised in many sections. The prejudiced and exaggerated ideas…

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Visit to Experiment Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 24

A representative party of farmers from Albury visited tho Wagga Experiment Farm on Wednesday, mainly with the object of inspecting tho ca[?]ingand fruit preserving operations which…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 12

ORCHARD.—Citrus trees, if allowed to suffer for want of water at this season, will make but a spongy wood whenever they start to grow again, with the result that the…

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The Care of the Farm Horse

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 12

Considering the value of farm horses as part of the agricultarist's stock, if can scarcely bo affirmed with any degree of truth that too much, or, indeed, sufficient, care is expended…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, February 21,1902

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

The change which set in after the very trying heat of the earlier portion of last week has since prevailed, and but for the absence of rain the cool weather has been gladly welcomed. The prospects…

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Testing Farm Seeds

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

There is annually a great quantity of poor seed produced through adverse climatic conditions and other natural causes. The object of testing seeds is to…

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Farm and Garden. Orginal Artcles Importance of Good Tillage

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

AERATION is no less important than pulverisation. The oxidation of undecayed vegetable matter in the soil and its…

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HILLSTON. Meeting of Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Address by Mr. Carroll, M.P. the Hunthawang Improvement Leases

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Hillston Branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held on WEdnesday evening last. There was a large attendance of members…

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The Outlook for Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 12

The past year has been a very trying one for all those who are interested in the growth and use of wool (writes Mr. F. H. Bowman, F.R.S., of Edinburgh, in the Live Stock…

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Sydney Wool Sales. February 22

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

THE Australian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., John Bridge & Co., Ltd., Harrison Jones & Devlin, Ltd., Hill, Clarke & Co. Ltd., Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd.,…

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Commercial. Melbourne Wool Sales February 21

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

DALGETY & CO., LTD., offered at auction to-day, 725 bales of wool. The market was firm for all merino qualities, and competition keen, but crossbreds attracted less bidding,…

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Brief Hints to Dairy Farmers. the Rearing of Calves

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 12

I would draw the attention of our farmers to the information contained in a leaflet issued by the Irish Department of Agriculture on the subject. This is the season of…

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The London Wool Sales. List of Arrivals Closed. London. February 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 4

The limit having been reached, the list of new arrivals for the March series of colonial wool sales has closed. The new arrivals are 251,000 bales, which, added to 15.000 bales held over…

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