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Farming & the land, 1891

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The Prize Farms

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 4

AN Albury telegram says:—Messr[?]. Prentice, Anderson, and Styles, the judges in the farm competition for the National Prize, completed their work at Jindera on Tuesday…

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Rabbits For Wool

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 4

A WRITER in the National Review, on the new aspects of rabbit farming, remarks that while the Australian colonists are standing aghast at the ever-increasing hords of rabbits…

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The Wheat Harvest in South Australia. Far Below Expectations

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 2

IN estimating the wheat harvest just closing the South Australian Register says that the yield has fallen far short of the expectations entertained right up to the harvest time. In…

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Preserving Butter in Brine

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 14 February 1891 · page 3

A method of preserving butter by immersion in butter for consumption and for export is thus explained As sunn as the butter is road for the market, by the…

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Monthly Wool Circulars. Melbourne, Febrauary [?]

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1891 · page 4

AUSTRALASIAN MORT[?] AND, AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED, report:—Wool—The business transacted in this market since the date of our last report has been of much…

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Butter Factory

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1891 · page 3

AN interesting meeting was held in the Assembly hall on Saturday morning in connection with the movement for establishing a butter factory in this district…

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Butter Factory Meeting

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 18 February 1891 · page 2

There were 20 persons present at the second meeting (in the Assembly Hall, for the establishment of a butter factory. The Mayor took the chair, and said a…

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"Take-all" in Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1891 · page 4

SOME months ago roports were current in several of our wheat districts that a disease called "Take-all" was attacking the wheat, and considerably damaging it, by causing a…

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Alarming Bush Fires. OVER 10,000 Sheep Destboyed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1891 · page 2

A Melbourne telegram Bays:—Serious ravages from fire occurred on Saturday on stations near Stawell. Strathven and Glenfyne were almost burnt out, and a thousand…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 2

Mr. J. Wood, Rosevale, Sandy Creek, has sold 5000 mixed weaners. Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy, agents. Messrs. T. and M. Phelan, Mount Airy,…

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The Best Dairy Oattle

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 2

Among the best dairy cattle there is tho large Holstein that boasts the largest milk record, and produces a fine-flavoured and long-keeping butter and when fat…

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Prizes for Farms

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 3

Messrs E. P. Dowling (Sydney). G. P. Kerrison (Bega), and G. S. Yeo Mulgravo), the judges of the entries in the South Coast district for tho…

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Mysterious Poisoning of Cattle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1891 · page 4

THE Numurkah correspondent of the Melbourne Telegraph writes:— Mr. R. E. Prideaux, farmer, Katandra, has had an unfortunate and embarrassing experience in…

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Farmers' Union

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 2

A meeting was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, which was fairly well attended. Mr. J. J, Millur, President, occupied the chair. Two…

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Annual Review of the Australian Wool Trade. Melbourne, March 10,1891

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1891 · page 4

Messrs. GOLDSBROUGH, MORT AND CO. LIMITED, report:—In direct contrast to the record of its predecessor, and contrary to all anticipations, the course of values during the…

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London Wool Market

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1891 · page 3

Messrs. Dalgety and Company write us from London, 30th January :—"The first series of colonial wool sales for this year opened on 27th instant; new…

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Our Wool Trade

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 18 March 1891 · page 2

Mr CHISHOLM, in referring last week to Captain Macarthur as the pioneer woolgrower of Australia, said :--" There are records in Camden…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 3

Bourke Creek Station reports having sold by auction, through the Pastoral yards, 2624 owea. Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy, agents…

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Butter Factory

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 10
Also in The Cootamundra Liberal

The meeting called for last Monday night lapsed for want of attendance. We have received the following by the courtesy of the secretary (Mr. J. J. Miller):…

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