A Mysterious Crime. Murder of a Farm Labourer
The quiet and Uninteresting township of Dingee (Vic.) was thrown into a state of excitement on Sunday night by the finding of a labouring man named Edward Wood in an…
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A. Piggin and Co.'s Report. Mr. Thos. Wealand's Farm
Messrs. A. A. PIGGIN and Co. report selling by public auction at their market yards on Tuesday, 25th inst, Mr Thos. Wealand's farm of 100 acres, situate on Hillside, at £3 193 per acre, as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Work for the Week
ORCHARD.—Few fruit growers systematically feed the roots of their trees during the late summer and autumn, and yet the conditions and climate are such that real and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Open Column. (To The Editor of the Pastoral Times)
SIR,—We each beg to acknowledge receipt of a further donation of £? 4s 6d, making in all £27 4s 6d for each Family, and we desire again to express our thanks and appreciation of such generosity on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, February 28,1902
This has been another week of mild weather. On Monday there was every Appearance of a down[?] of rain, but the heavy clouds passed away without any rain being registered. There is still a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles Cider and Champagne Cider
THERE should be a goof demand for a clear, sparkling, sweet cider in these colonies if it be properly made and retain the flavour of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Hay Board of Sheep Directors
The newly elected Board of Sheep Directors met this morning. There were present:—Messrs D. Grant (the retiring chairman, presiding), A. C. Ronald, C. G. Stewart…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hay Pastures and Stock Protection Board. Election of Sheep and Pastures Directors
For the first time in the memory of the oldest inhabitant, there was this year a contest for the positions of sheep directors under the Stock Act, and pastures directors…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers and Settlers' Association. Meeting of Executive
A meeting of the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales was held at Cootamundra on Thursday night and Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Competition
A preliminary announcement has been made by the Sheepbreeders' Association of New South Wales in connection with the proposed scouring prize for 1903…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Red Wheat V. White Wheat
White wheat is not worth so much on the open market as red wheat by 1s to 2s per quarter; it has a thick skin (or bran), is of a fibrous nature, and does not yield so much…
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The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Kidd) states that for some years past the department has been testing on its farms various kinds of Manitoba wheats, with a view to…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Wagga Experiment Farm Manuring Wheat. Increase of Yields
Mr M'Kcown, manager of the Wagga Experiment Farm, furnishes the results of interesting experiments made by the application of manure in the cultivation of wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Yield Is Riverina
Mr. Barber, an officer of the Victorian railways, arrived at Tocumwal last week and drove to Finley, There has been such a considerable shortage in the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Actinomycosis, or Lumpy Jaw, in Cattle
This disease is very prevalent in different parts of the State, particularly so in the northern districts—it has been confounded with tuberculosis from its resemblance to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cootamundra Co-operative Butter Factory. the Factory Opened
On Saturday, in response to invitation, a number of ladies and gentlemen attended at the Cootamundra-Albury Butter Factory at the ceremonial opening. Dr. Andrews…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Sydney Wool Sales. Wednesday, March 5
At the wool sales to-day 4906 bales were offered, and, including first sales, 6776 sold, The market was firm and unchanged at yesterday's 5 per cent, advance. The top price for greasy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disease in Sheep. to the Editor of the Albury Banner
SIR,—I have lost about 30 sheep within a few months, and they were full grown, strong, and very fat wethers. They would single out from the flock, and looked drowsy for…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Farm and Garden. Work for the Week
ORCHARD.—Whilst the most satisfactory work at this season consists in taking the crop and marketing or storing, there is important work to be done in attending to the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farmers' and Settlers' Association
At the last executive meeting of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, a good deal of important business was transacted. It was decided that the matter of bringing…
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