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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

1,286 stories in Murray's papers · page 58 of 65

Wangaratta Pig and Dairy Cattle Market

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 6

J. T. Brown and Co. report a full yarding of pigs and moderate supply of dairy cattle forward to the usual attendance of buyers on Monday last…

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Butter Factory Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

The Cowra Dairy Company paid £850 to from suppliers during October. The two [?] butter factories are turning out over 10 tons of butter per week,…

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Wool Shippings

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 3

The quantity of wood shipped from Victoria to oversea ports from July 1 to November 27, 1906, amounted to 125,686 bales, or 15.705 bales less than…

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Wool Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 21

The sales are progressing most satisf[?]torily, and contrary to expectations, the American demand seems to gather strength as the wools suitable for their req[?]…

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Farm and Field. Will Wool be Cheaper?

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 7

A member of one of the most important firms of wool brokers in London when interviewed recently by a representative of the London "Daily Mail," expressed…

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Albury Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 6

Younghusband, Row and Co. report having opened the Albury wool-selling season on Friday fast, when catalogues consisting of 2268 bales were…

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Milling Qualities of Wheat

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 5

The milling quality of wheat harvested in the dough stage and wheat harvested when quite ripe is an interesting problem. This was one of the…

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Flag Smut in Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

Plug smut hus done a considerable amount of damage to crops in the northern districts of Victoria and from a report of Mr. M'Alpine…

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A Warning to Dairy Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 18

A few words of warning to the dairy farmers of this State were uttered last Thursday by the Government dairy expert, Mr. O'Callaghan. He said the production of…

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The Band Wheat Fund. (One bag each unless otherwise stated)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 6

COREEN.--Miss Smith (3), J. McMillan, W. Mc[?]avin (2), R. McCarthey, F. Cooper, D. Nixon, M. McKenzie, W. Hewson, J. Ryan,…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 17

There is no use taking a 12-quart pail to milk an eight-quart cow, but one would prefer all 12-quart cows. Whether a butter-worker or a tub is…

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Farmers—don't Forget

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 41

Everyone of you should vote The issue demands a record poll. Do not run away with the idea that, you are not interested, for if you get a stiff land tar tacked on…

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A Baby Farmer. Burns the Dead Bodies. London, November 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 42

A great sensation has been caused in Leeds by the disclosures which have come to light in the prosecution of a baby-farmer, named Elizabeth Miller. Miller…

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On a Government Farm. Experimental Farm Bomen, Nov. 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I live on the experimental farm, which is about six miles from Wagga. There are 3,300 acres of ground composing the farm. The orchard takes up 80 acres, and…

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Farmer's Miraculous Escape

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

Mr J. McRae, a well-known farmer at Coraki, on the Upper Richmond, had a marvellous escape from death on Wednesday. During the progress…

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Farm and Field. Pigs in Ontario

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 5

A bulletin dealing with the pig industry of Ontario, Canada, has been issued by the agricultural Department of the province. It contains much interesting…

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Farm House Lodgings

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 5

An article in a recent issue of the "Mark Lane Express," London, states that during recent years a now means of income has opened itself to…

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The Dairy. Starting a Dairy Herd

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 5

No branch of farming pays better than dairying when in no conducted, and in no branch is the direct benefit to the soil of greater value in maintaining fertility…

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Labour for the Farm. The Immigration Movement

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 6

A CALL at the Intelligence Department in Sydney, after the arrival of any boat from the old country, finds the immigration, officers besieged by an…

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Mystery of the Moors. Farmer's Disappearance. Six Days' Search

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

For six days dozens of farmers and farm laborers, huntsmen and beaters, shepherds and their dogs, reports the "Express," have been scouring the wild…

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