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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

916 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 46

Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 12

ORCHARD.— Continue to loosen and clean up weedy and heavy land, and make provision for the escape of any excess of water, which would be liable to chill and sour the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the members of the above was held on Saturday last. Present: Messrs. M'Arthur (chair), Mitchell, Elliott, Lyfield, Kelly and J…

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A Solo Duet. a Farmyard Fable

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 2

"The Government will find itself face to "face with a political Frankenstein of its "own creation. The votes of the Electors "will faithfully reflect back on the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. a Big Deputation

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 4

A monster deputation from the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Tuesday last waited upon the State Premier (Sir John See) in regard to a number…

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Curing Scabies in Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 2

Scabies is a contagions disease of a parasite nature. The particular kind which causes most trouble lives on the surface of the skin and gives rise to great…

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A Suggestion. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 3

[?]—Having resided in the district for some [?] past, I notice that the public spirit of the [?] is very deficient in regard to sports, more [?] in the festival season. The surrounding…

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A Letter of Thanks. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 3

[?] Will you kindly permit me space to return [?] thanks, on behalf of the Finley cricketers, to [?]niliquin Half-Holiday Association for the [?] and extremely generous treatment meted…

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The Moon and the Rainfall. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 3

The pastoralists and farmers throughout [?] a cannot fall to read with great interest the [?] Instructive letter from Mr H. C. Russell, [?] subject is one which so deeply effects…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Present Status Op Tuberculosis

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 2

AFTER collecting information for many years concerning bovine tuberculosis, the matter seems still undecided. No doubt the…

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Wool Brands

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 2

A conference was held recently at the offices of the Stockowners Association of New South ales, between the council of that body and…

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The Farmers' Conference

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 2

The executive of the Farmers and Settlers Association have fixed the date of the annual conference for Tuesday, August 11th and following…

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Wool

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 3

The local market remains unchanged a very active enquiry being met with for all descriptions. Available supplies of reduced proportions, but the sales which have been…

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Seed Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 37

The register for acceptance of applications for seed wheat and fodder has now closed, Mr. Kidd, Minister in charge of the Department of Agriculture, being of opinion…

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Felting Property in Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 12

The property possessed by wool and similar fibres of felting together to form a commercially valuable fabric, is quite distinctive, silk and the vegetable fibres being incapable of…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 12

ORCHARD.—This promises to be an excellent season for the development of citrus wood. This species, being evergreen, has a capacity to make and ripen leaves much later…

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The Royal Show and Dairying

The Independent · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 2

THE Royal Agricultural Show of New South Wales, which was brought to a successful conclusion last week in Sydney, exists for more than one…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. Rotation of Crops and Com. Merical Fertilisers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 2

ROTATION of crops improves [?] inasmuch as deep feeding [?] plants alternates with sur[?] feeding, thus distributing [?]…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 3

A bore is being put down near Warren for the benefit of the Haddon Rig settlement leases. Fresh water was struck last week at a depth of 150ft…

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Corowa Sheep Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 2

A. A. Piggin and Co. report holding a sheep sale at their Alfred-street saleyards, Corowa, on Friday, the 2½th inst, when they submitted over 3000 store sheep to…

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Alleged Conveying Wool Suspected to Be Stolen

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 2

At the police court, this morning, before the P.M., Henry Emory was charged that he did at Maude road, near Hay, on the 27th April, convoy…

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