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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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Clean Milk and Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 13

The first essential to securing clean and healthful milk is a clean and healthful cow. It is nest to impossible to secure clean and pure milk from a dirty cow ; it is impossible…

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The Wheat Yield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 24

The revised estimate of the New South Wales wheat crop shows a considerable falling off from the preliminary anticipations by the Government statist. The total…

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Commercial. Melbourne Wool Sales. March 24

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 5

Dalgety & Co. Ltd. offered at their wool sale to-day, 300 bales. There was a good attendance and bidding was spirited for all descriptions, the market for Merino qualities…

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Wool and Stock Reports. Riverine Grazier Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 2

THERE are no stock movements to hand since our last issue…

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The Wagga Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 29

Mr. Kidd, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, speaking with reference to the proposed expenditure of money on new quarters for the students at the…

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The Scarcity of Farm Labour

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 38

A farmer writing from Coolamon to the metropolitan press says:—Being a large wheat-grower resident in Riverina, 30 miles from a railway, I assert that it is impossible at…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

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

ORCHARD.—Advantage should be taken of the favourable conditions now existing to prepare ground for citrus trees. See that the drainage is perfect, and that the soil is…

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Gasoline Engines on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 13

Cheap power on the farm is as important as anywhere. Horses cannot always be had when wanted, wind power is not constant enough for all purposes, steam is expensive…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Top Working Apple Trees

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 2

TOP WORKING is generally performed on old apple trees of undesirable varieties in order to make them produce better Kinds…

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The Proposed Railway Extension. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of March 15, I read a lengthy letter on the above subject written by Mr R. O Blackwood, of Hartwood Station, and as some of the statements made therein show a slight want of…

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Connection with the Federal Capital. (To The Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 2

SIR:— As I was under the impression at the railway extension meeting held in the Town Hall on Thursday evening (20th [?]ust.) that several other speakers would follow me, I was anxious not to take…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Breeding and Care of Horses

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 1

THE first thing of importance is to have the right kind of stock from which to breed, and if one proposes directing their attention to…

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Revised Wheat Yield

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 2

The Government Statist's revised estimate of the New South Wales wheat crop for the year 1901—1902 has now been published. As was generally…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales. March 27

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 2

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & CO. report:—The wool market continues unchanged, fully late rates being obtained for all available off rings. These consist mostly of lots that…

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Danish Dairymen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 9

The wonderful success which Denmark has achieved in the production and sale of batter, bacon, and eggs, is the subject of an interesting article by a writer in Farm…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 12

ORCHARD.—Orchard land in preparation should not be allowed to get weedy and close. The more air it retains the better, as then it will ferment and become sweet for the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above Union was held on Saturday, March 22. Present: Messrs. M'Arthur (chair), Troutt, Graham, Noonan, Cahill, O'Mahoney, Hynes…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Breeding and Care of Horses

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 1

THE first thing of importance is to have the right kind of stock from which to breed, an dif one proposes directing their attention to…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, April 4, 1902

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 2

LAST week’s ruin and the genial weather which has p[?] his week have resulted in the commence [?]the growth of grass everywhere. The cold wind on Good Friday had rather a bad effect, as it…

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The Proposed Railway Extension. Mb (Blackwood's Reply to Mr Langtry. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 2

SIR,—I have read Mr John Langtry’s criticism in your issue of the 29th inst. of my article on “Railway Extension from Deniliquin” which was published by you on the 15th inst., and as there is much…

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