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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

1,286 stories in Murray's papers · page 59 of 65

The Dairy Clean Milk

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 7

Mr. W. J. Fraser, of the Illino[?] Experiment Station, U.S.A., in a recent bulletin summarises some of the means of improving milk in the following…

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Dairy Cows

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 7

Every dairyman should make up his mind as to the class of cow to keep. There are many cows on our farms that do not give more than 3000lb to 4000lb of…

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The Butter Trade

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 5

Included in the cargo of the Medic, which leaves for London to-morrow, is 20,000 boxes of butter…

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[?] Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. held their seventh sale on Monday last when they offered a large and representative catalogue of 4,593 bales, of which they sold 4,214 bales,…

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Lottl A Sheep's Head

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 7

I am fond of memorising passages from my favorite authors, and can best do this when walking along a crowded street…

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Wool Sales, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 2

To-day's Colonial Wool Sales were animated and top prices were realised. American buyers were operating…

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Wool Notes. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 6

The latest advices of the wool sales report a buoyant market, with the American demand dominating the position on all wools that come…

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Commercial. Albury Wool Sales

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 6

Younghusband, Bow, & Co., Prop., Ltd., report having opened their Albury wool-selling season on Friday lost, when catalogues consisting of…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved] Lime As a Fertilieer

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 1

THE value of lime as a fertilises is not fuily appreciated. With mere intensive culture lime will be in increasing demand to aid soil renovation and…

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For the Farmer. the Age of a Horse

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 7

The horse has 24 temporary teeth. The male has 40 permanent teeth; the female 30 or 40. The smaller number is more usual In females, due to the…

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The Pet of the Farm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 1

OH I would I were a chicken playing round her tiny lest. Or the pigeon on her moulder as he [?] her [?] sweet,…

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London Wool Sales. Good Competition. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 December 1906 · page 2

The sixth series of London wool sales was continued on Friday. There was good competition for all classes, but prices ruled unchanged…

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Distress in England. Land Offered to General Booth. for a Farm Colony in Rhodesia

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 December 1906 · page 3

The British South African Company in order to relieve the distress prevailing in England, has made a generous offer to General Booth…

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Approaching Auction Sales. Sheep Sale at Corowa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 2

By A.A. Piggin Co.— A special sheep sale is announced to be held at Corowa on Thursday next, December 6. Fully 10,000 sheep will be yarded…

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The Crops

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 3

Although reports are current that many poor crops are to be seen in the Corowa district this year, some very fine ones are met with. In a drive to…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 3

At to-day's wool sales an animated demand prevailed for all classes. Continental buyers operated more freely…

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Boer Terrorism in Orangia. Outrange on Farmers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 3

Two farmers at Bethalie, in the Orange River Colony, having reused to join the Boer organisation. Orangin Unie, they have been subjected to…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 2

An active market prevailed at to-day's Wool Sales, good sorts ruling very firm, though faulty tended occasionally in favor of buyers…

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Wool Sales. Australian Estates & Mortgage Co. Ltd. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 4

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co. submitted a catalogue of wools to-day, particularly representative of the Western District of…

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Water in Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 18

From experiments made by the Wisconsin station, results show that working the butter immediately after cashing slightly increases the water content of the butter…

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