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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

1,072 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 54

The Potato Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 13

Dr. Ross contributes the following to a Sydney paper:—When manure is used in Scotland for the potato crop, it consists chiefly of farmyard manure, or manures, well…

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The Successful Farmer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 13

It invariably happens that the most successful farmers are men who have always got something to sell, and look upon every branch of their occupation as being…

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Farm and Field. Potato Manurin[?]

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 3

One of the recent lectures to farmer under the auspices of the Essex Education Committee (England) gave the results of an experiment in the manuring…

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Local Government. a District Farmer's Opinion

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 2

Writing to an Albury contemporary Mr. G. M'Lellan, of Clear Hills, makes the following comments on the proposed Local Government Bill:--…

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Horse and Cattle Sales at Bourke

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 2

We desire to draw special attention to Mr J. P. Martin’s special sale of horses and cattle at Bourke, which are advertised to-day. From 16th to 26th August 2,500 horses will be…

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Stock Report Stock Movements. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 2

At the beginning of the week the we they was very cold, and a strong westerly wind was blowing. On Saturday cold, misty showers fell, 26 points of rain being registered. For the past couple of days ideal…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Successful Farming

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 2

RATIONAL farming requires the growing of stook on the farm. The farm grows richer and larger crops are secured if at least a part of the raw material grown…

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The Dairying Conference

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 2

The conference of factory managers and others interested in the dairying industry met again to-day. A Factort Managers' Association was…

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The Tobacco Crops

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 2

The newspaper "tobacco" states that the American Agricultural Burcan's estimates of the tobacco yield have been falsified to serve…

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Pastoral Statistics

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 2

According to the Government Statist the autumn lambing resulted in 8,087,000 lambs, of which number 7,888,000 will probably be marked…

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The Wool Outlook. Prospects of a Record Clip

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 4

To say that the prospects for woolgrowers during the coming season are bright to put it mildly, as a matter of fact, they could hardly be…

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Balranald Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Committee Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 August 1905 · page 2

A committee meeting of the above Society was held at the Royal Hotel on Saturday, 5th instant. There were present:—Messrs R. C…

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Pleuro Amongst Cattle. Sold in Deniliquin. Seneral Die of the Complaint. a Serious Matter

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 August 1905 · page 3

Some few weeks ago Messrs Mackenzie Brothers and R. W. Holmes and Co. sold a number of cattle in the Council yards on behalf of a vendor…

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Farmers' and Settlers Conference

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 August 1905 · page 2

The annual conference of the different branches of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was opened to-day. Amongst the delegates to represent the branches…

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Canadian Apple Crop

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 August 1905 · page 2

It is reported from Nova Scotin that the season's apple crop will not exceed 250,000 barrels, instead of the usual 600,000 barrels…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Farmers and Settlers Conference

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 August 1905 · page 2

At the sittings of the Farmers and Settlers Conference to-day it was resolved to engage a paid secretary at a remuneration of £250 per annum, with…

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The American Wheat Crop

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 2

The July Wheat Bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture estimates the wheat crop in the northwest territories at 21,[?]000 [?]…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Independent · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above Society was held at the Royal Hotel yesterday afternoon, when the President (Mr P. Landale) occupied the chair, and there…

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Lambs' Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 13

Mr. S. B. Hollings, writing from Bradford, England, to the "Pastoralists' Review," says:—Lambs' wool is nob always prepared for market in that careful,…

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Wool and Stock Reports

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 2

Messes Harrison, Jones and Devlin: wired us yesterday evening that 33,000 sheep and lambs were penned at their homebush yards that day. The market…

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