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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

916 stories in Murray's papers · page 46 of 46

Albury Wheat Market

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 2

A fair amount of business was done in wheat locally, a parcel of 1000 bags changing hands at 2/6. Closing [?] were firm at this figure…

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The First Wheat Cargo. Sailed for England To-day

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 December 1903 · page 2

The Diudem Sailed for England to-day with the full cargo of this season's wheat. Other vessels are nearly ready to…

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The Wheat Crop

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 3

Sydney shopkeepers are rubbing their hands. For the wheat crop far and away beats all previous records. It totals 28½ million bushels, according to…

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India's Sacred Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 37

Few people travelling in India can fail to notice the part played, whether in the flesh or its representation, by the cow and the ox. Sacred cattle wander unmolested and…

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The Price of Wheat. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 25

SIR, —Since the opening of the present wheat season it has been apparent to the farmers that there has been strong ring formed to keep down the price of wheat…

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Repayment of Government Seed Wheat. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 25

SIR, — Again on behalf of our farmers I would beg you to publish the enclosed official reply I have received from the Hon. Minister for Agriculture with reference to…

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What the Farmer May Expect

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 3

A Victorian journal, in referring to the effects of labour legislation, remarks: — In New Zealand, where nature, the soil. and everything else is in favour of the farmer, he is…

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Method in Farm Management

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 13

To work a farm to the best advantage a definite plan of operations should be carefully thought out, and afterwards followed as closely as circumstances will permit. To be…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 12

ORCHARD. — Weeds of many kinds are still growing freely in the orchards, and it will therefore pay well to run the cultivator or harrow over the ground at short intervals…

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Gold Storage on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 12

The problem of cold storage may be discussed from some few standpoints, but above all the most important seems to be the commercial producer who grows and sells…

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The Farm Hand

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 1

When old Jack Amos felt the heavy hand of pneumonia settle down on him, he sent for his daughter Ida, took her fingers in his calloused hand and said huskily and with an…

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Electric Farms

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 1

In the application of electricity to everyday work. Germany has perhaps, gone futher than any other nation. Electrically heated and operated cooking and laundry…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles, Selecting Seed Wheat

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 December 1903 · page 1

AS a rule, in a general way, farmers do mi give sufficient attention to the matter of securing the very best seed wheat, consequently…

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Mr Blackwood Returns Thanks. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 December 1903 · page 2

SIR,—Will you permit me through your columns to convey my heartfelt thanks to my supporters for their magnificent rally on the 16th inst, which has resulted in my having been returned at the head of…

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Wool and Stock Reports. Riverine Grazier Office

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 30 December 1903 · page 2

There are no stock movements to report since our last issue…

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Glad to Oblige. How the Weather Expert Enlightened the Farmer

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 December 1903 · page 1

In the course of a visit to the metropolis a farmer called at the Meteorological Office and looked curiously about the place…

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