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Farming & the land, 1906

1,286 stories in Murray's papers · page 51 of 65

The Care of Dairy Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 18

Well-bred dairy cows are, as a rule, of a more or less nervous temperament, and, therefore, they are very susceptible to any rough treatment, and are easily upset…

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Wheat Prospects

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 2

Taken on the whole, the wheat returns for the district south of Wagga are. in the opinion of Mr. J. Colquhoun, wheat buyer, likely to by a…

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Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 28

It seems a short 12 months since the opening of the 1905 sales, but much of moment to the grower has been crammed into that year…

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Importation of Stud Sheep

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 3

The latest instance of enterprise in the importation of stud sheep is that of a shipment of Border Leicesters by Mr. R.W. Holmes. of Deniliquin. This…

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Export of Wool

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 3

The total quantity of wool shipped from Victoria to oversea ports from the 1st July to the 23rd October, 1906, amounted to 24,.334 bales, or…

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Rush of Wheat. American Railways Presed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 41

Great trouble is being experienced in transporting the wheat harvest of the United States, owing to the heavy supplies forward and the failure of the…

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The English Wool Market. Bradford, August 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 18

It cannot be said yet that things are much "forrarder." A good many people are away on holidays, and there is a unanimous verdict that things are slack…

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Faced With Famine. West of Ireland Potato Crop. London, October 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 42

Potato blight has wrought havoc in the potato crops in the west of Ireland. The result is that the crop is a partial failure, and many of the inhabitants have been…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 18

Regularity in feeding and milking are important factors in successful dairying. The best of farms, stock, and utensils will not ensure success in dairying unless…

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A Cold Dairy Without Ice

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 18

An ingenious woman has devised a plan for having good, cold milk and butter all summer without ice. It is a made dairy, is so cheap, easily taken care…

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Government Control of Dairy Produce in Denmark

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 5

A law relating to the import and export of agricultural produce was passed by the Danish Legislature in March last. The law enacts that butter, cheese,…

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The Dairy. Points for Milkers

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 5

Before milking, thoroughly clean the cow's udder and flanks, and then clean yourself, so that the panicles of dust and dirt will not fall into the pail while…

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The French Farmer. Why He Prospers

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 6

Professor James Long writes in the "Daily Mail" as follows:—It is quite easy to compare the approximates figures there are in…

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The Farmers Candidate

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 4

Mr. James Gibb, candidate for the representation of the Hume. In the House of Representatives, was in Corowa on Thursday and…

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The Dairy. the Alkaline Test for Testing Cream

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 2

The alkaline test consists of an alkaline solution, an indicator, and a graduated cylinder or burette, a 50 c.c pipette with which to measure out the…

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Dairying. How Devonshire Butter Is Made

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 7

Visitors to London (writes an English dairy journal) are often attracted by the various notices which adorn the shops and salerooms of the great…

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Stock Report Stock Movements. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 2

The following are the stock movement—96 pigs Deniliquin to Enhance: 260 lambs, J Check Tongala to Freezing Work 150 wether, M. J. news’s Sun[?]yeide to Deniliquin; 1911 wethers, J…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [Aim Rights Reserved.]the Future Hog

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 2

THE substitution of other fats in [?] of lard, and a growing tendency in the consumer to eat more lean meat, is sure to have.its effect upon the future of…

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Wool Notes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 October 1906 · page 2

The sales are now in full swing, and though, owing to climatic conditions, the volume of offerings has not been up to that of last year, the clip is…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 2

Dalgety & Co, held their third sale of the season to-day, when they offered a good catalogue of 4000 bales of which they sold 3100. There was…

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