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Farming & the land, 1906

1,286 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 65

Green Manuring. Some Heavy Croppers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 12

The practice of green manuring by the ploughing in some suitable green crop as a means of enriching the ground is not carried on to nearly the extent it should…

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Farm and Field. Farming 100 Years Hence

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 5

What will farming be like 100 years fence, when the world belongs to our great grandchildren? The question is a curious one, as it…

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Ovens and Murray Dairy Co., Springhurst

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 5

The ordinary monthly meeting of dismotors was held on 13th inst. The reports submitted showed as follows Milk received 52,267 gallons, cream…

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Stock Report. Stock Movements. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 2

The following are the stock movements: 160 cattle, J. Lawerence’s, Calimo to Deniliquin; 70 rams from Aratula to Murray Down ; 1 ram, T. A. Bayley’s, Wanganella to Avenel, Vic. : 1 ram, E. Key…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Raising a Dairy Calf

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 1

SUCCESS in growing calves, whether raised by hand or by the dam, depends very much on the care it receives during the winter and spring. It should…

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Shoeing the Farm Horse

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 2

Occasionally a farmer is found who is as particular about having his horses properly shod all around at all seasons of the year as is the man who…

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Dairying. Dairy Jottings

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 7

The kind of live stock that a farmer can most successfully adopt as a speciality depends much upon his farm, its location, his markets, and his…

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Farm and Garden. Subsoiling

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 7

Many people confuse subsoiling with deep ploughing, though the two things are entirely different in principle. Where a soil is good to a great depth…

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The Dairyman's Four C's

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 7

A noted writer says there are four C's to look after sharply in successful dairying. They are cows, care, comfort, and cleanliness. After a careful…

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The Raw Material of the Farm

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 7

Every farmer cannot use on his farm all that be produces of grain, or fodder, even without taking into account grain grown for milling; but every farmer…

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Farm Yard Manure

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 7

That farmyard manure, whether rich or poor, should prove a valuable manure need scarcely be wondered at, as it is originally derived from vegetable…

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Scarcity of Quail. the Poisoned Wheat Curse

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 4

Thus, a shooter from the Richmond district: "For thirty years I have not known quail to be so scarce in N.S.W. as…

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A. Sydney Baby Farm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 3

A Sensational discovery was made at Rose Bay on Thursday night by Detectives O'Scllivan and Lynch in a house occupied by a woman named…

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Siberian Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 13

It is only within the last few years that the special attention of dairy farmers in England has been directed to the growing of the butter making industry in…

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Riverina Pastoral and Agricultural Society

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 3

The usual committee meeting of the R.P.A. Society was held on Saturday last. Present:—Messrs Gell (chair). Wise Theakstone, Brownless, Comans,…

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Butter Factory and Refrigerating Coy

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 4

We understand a public company is proposed, to establish a first-class butter and cheese factory, and attach thereto two large freezing chambers,…

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Sydney Sheep Show. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

About 400 splendid British bred sheep were sold to-day at greatly improved prices…

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Sydney Stud Sheep Fair. World's Record for Yearling Ewes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 24

The 32nd annual stud sheep fair was commenced on Monday at Messrs. Pitt, son and Badgery's warehouse. There was a large gathering of breeders, buyers, and…

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The English Wool Market. Bradford, April 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 12

It was not long after the holidays before the Bradford market assumed a fairly active state, and while there is not perhaps a very big and extensive business…

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Fires in Wool Cargo. Underwriters Uneasy. London, June 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 27

"The Times" make a reference this morning to the recent cases of fires which have originated amongst wool cargoes in homeward-bound vessels from New…

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