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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

1,072 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 54

Stock Report Stock Movements. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

The hot weather experienced last week was for lowed by a cool change on Saturday night, when 30 points of rain fell. This week the weather has been moderately cool. A thunderstorm: passed over the…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles Rearing Turkeys for Market

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 1

In leading turkeys far market it should be remembered that they sell for a much higher price per pound than beef, mutton pr pork, while the actual food cost…

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Another American Wheat Corner

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 February 1905 · page 3

Reports from Chicago state that Mr. Schwah of the Bethlehem Steel Works, Mr J. W. Gates of the Steel Trust, and others, are contemplating…

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Wheat-growing Experiments. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 3

Sir, -- Referring to Mr. Killen's wheat-growing experiments with the use of fertilisers, I think he has arrived at his conclusions from very…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 3

This afternoon the Melbourne Wool Brokers held what many be termed the clearing sale of the season. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency…

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Wheat Experts

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 29

There is a probability on account of the Californian shortage, of Australian wheat being shipped to the United States, for the purpose or gristing in bond. Under the…

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Wheat Traffic

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 2

The total number of bags of wheat stacked locally is 76,000, and there is comparatively little coming in now. The price quoted locally is 211…

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Wool Market

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 2

On Tuesday, February 14, John's Bridge and Co., Ltd., brought forward their last catalogue of the weekly series, consisting of 3178 [?], which, although…

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markets. WOOL

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 4

Dalgety and co, Ltd, report:—The weekly series of wool sales for the present, season terminated cm Tuesday last, 14th instant, when the market closed strongly at healthy…

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Wheat Growing Expert Mints

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 2

Mr G. M’Lellan, of Clear Hills thus replies, in the “Corowa Free Press,” to Mr Killen’s letter reprinted by us in last [?] :—…

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Wool and Stock Reports. Riverine Grazier Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 4

MELBOURNE WOOL SALES—At the wool sales on Tuesday the Melbourne wool brokers held what may be termed in clearing sale of the season. The New Zealand Loan…

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Tobacco as a Farmer's Crop for New South Wales. (Continued.) Leaf Harvesting and Curing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 12

The leaves are arranged according to size and circumstances of weather, from fin. to lin. apart on the strings, which, when full, are fastened taut in parallel…

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Great Wheat Corner. CAPITAL £20,000,000. London, February 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 27

Reports from Chicago state that Mr. Shanes M. Schwab, Mr. C. 6. Gates, and .other capitalists are forming a great eorner in wheat, with financial resources…

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Manuring Wheat Lands. to the Editor Op the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 38

Sir,—What Mr. Killen states about manuring is well known to old Australian farmers from times long back. I have seen stable manure spread over poor stubble land, ploughed…

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General News. The Farmers and their Friends

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 15

A correspondent (M.P.) writes as follows :—"At the late fire we had hero one man. who was helping to put it out. He told the others that it was a pity all the…

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Alleged Tuberculous Dairy Cattle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 2

The mayor has received the following letter from the inspector concerning the charge that six cows belonging to an Albury dairyman were…

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Weighing of Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 3

It has been suggested in Melbourne that a joint protest should be made by grain merchants and shippers against the present system of taring trucks in…

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Superphosphate for Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 2

It is difficult to estimate what [?] of superphosphate George Shirley and Co., of Sydney, will supply this year to the wheat growers of N.S.W…

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Farm, and Dairy. Original Articles Feeding Beet Pulp and Molasses

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 1

THE growing, of sugar beets in some parts has become somewhat extensive, the economical use of beet pulp some molasses is an important matter…

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Alteration of Railway Rates. Wool Rates Increased

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 2

Thursday's Government "Gazette" contains a new scale of railway chargers, which abolish the border war of freights, and which are the outcome of…

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