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Farming & the land, 1908

1,333 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 67

Vegetable Matter in Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 18

The presence of vegetable matter in wool has always been a burning question in the trade, and one that is yearly becoming more difficult to contend with;…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

The second sorlen of wool sales for 1908 was continued yesterday in the presents of a good attendance of layers. Computition was fair for all [?] at the opening…

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English Wool Market. Bradford, February 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 18

To say that the London sales still "drag their weary length along" would hardly be to exaggerate, as, under the present stress of bad markets, buyers are…

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Story of a Cattle King. An Old Victorian Horse-Breaker

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 4

Mr D. Kingsland, one time horse-breaker and driver of Cobb and Co's coaches in this and other parts of Australia, and now a man of vast fortune…

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Sheep Breeding. Particularly in Regard to Merino Sheep in the Grenfell District of N.S.W. ("Grenfell Record.") (Concluded from our last.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 17

The following paper was read by Mr. T. G. Sloane, President of the Grenfell P. and A. Association:— The problem of dealing with the…

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Winchcombe, Carson and Co. Wool Report. Sydney, March 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 45

Winchcombe Carson, and Co. Ltd. report:— The London March sales opened on the 17th instant. Our London agents cable us that values for merino wool and fine crossbreds…

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Albury Wool, Skin, Hide, and Tallow Market. Younghusband, Row, & Co

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 45

Younghusband, Row., and Co. Proprietary Ltd. report having held their usual monthly sale of station and butchers' produce at Albury on above date, when,…

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Dirty Dairy Premises

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 32

The action to be taken in the case of several municipalities and police districts in which the Board of Health's dairy inspectors have reported the existence of…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 16

Cows too long in the leg are not favored by the rapid milker. The test of a dairy cow and her owner is a full flow for at least five months…

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Labour for the Farm

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 5
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser, The Riverine Grazier

IMMIGRANTS of a good type, drawn mainly from the farming community of the United Kingdom, are reaching New South Wales every week, and…

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Farm and Field. Women As Farmers

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 6
Also in The Riverine Grazier

At a time when the advent of small holdings is an absorbing topic of conversation (writes the "Mark Lane Express") it is not surprising that lady…

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Farm and Field. Women As Formers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

At a time when the advent of small holdings is an absorbing topic of conversation (writes the "Mark Lane Express") it is not surprising that lady…

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The Dairy. Care of Milch Cows

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 3

Mr Desmond, a South Australian veterinary surgeon, recently delivered an address on the advantage of taking care of the milking cows…

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Sweet Melted Butter Sause

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 1

Ingredients.— 1 oz. butter, ¾ oz. flour, ½ pint milk, pinch , salt, sugar to taste. Method.—Melt the butter, stir in the…

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Shearing of Wet Sheep. Interesting Judgment. Tamworth

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 4

The shearing dispute case, F. Mason v. J. F. Vickery, Bective Estate, was concluded in the District Court, Tamworth, last week. Acting Judge Armstrong, in…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Keeping Guinea Fowls

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 2

Many people consider Guinea fowl almost a necessity on a farm, as the possess many good qualities, as they are such great rangers and do away…

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London Wool Sales. a Deoline of Ten Per Cent. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 2

The London wool sales were continued to-day, when competition was weak and Irregular with prices for all classes unchanged…

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