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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

1,286 stories in Murray's papers · page 61 of 65

Stock Report Stock Movements. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 2

The following are the stock movements:— 331 sheep Currie and Shaw’s Puckawhtgee to Bendigo; 500 rams, Hay to South Africa; 99 bullocks, Deniliquin to Victoria; 241 sheep…

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Open Column (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 2

SIR— Kindly permit me space to contradict the rumour that has got around that ray pony had his log broken by a bullet from the [?]Club Range, as the damage was proven…

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Dairying. Necessity of Milk Testing

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 7

Common observation teaches us that there is a great difference in the profit derived from the different cows of every herd. To the milk producer this…

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A Warning to Farmers. Exemption "For the Time Being."

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 6

Mr. Watson let the land tax cat out of the exemption bag at his Redfern meeting recently. "The main object of the tax," he…

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London Wool Sales. Close of the Series. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 December 1906 · page 3

The wool sales closed to-day with an animated market. Assorts were firm expect medium merinos…

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Wool Sales. Harbison, Jones and Devlin, Limited. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 4

Harrison, Jones and Devlin. Ltd. report that; they submitted 5100 bales to-day; a large proportion being high-class clips. There was a crowded…

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The Statesman or the Farmer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

"Because half dozen grasshoppers under a fern make the field ring with their importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle repose beneath…

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A Papuan Farmer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

According to statements made by Mr English a successful farmer in Papua, to Mr Atlee Hunt, Secretary for External Affairs, this week, there are…

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Fires at Hillston. Crops Destroyed. HILLSTON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

A fire occurred yesterday, doing considerable damage before it was extinguished. The fire broke out in the middle of Mr John Hutchinson's standing crop, about six miles…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne, November 27

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 6

The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., held their usual sale this afternoon, when they submitted another thoroughly…

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Wool Sales. N.Z. LOAN & Mercantile Agcy. Co. Ltd. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. held their usual weekly sale this afternoon, when they submitted a very attractive catalogue…

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Farm Lighted with Luminous Eggs

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 3

In a poultry, yard at Pink Pea, Kansas, in the United Stales, is a low, swampy spot that seems to be the home of the fire-fly, and one hen…

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Butter Factory

The Independent · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 2

Matters appear to sailing along satisfactorily at the Butter Factory. There are now 62 dairyman supplying cream to the Factory, and last week…

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Flavors In Butter

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 8

The different flavors we find in butter that may be traced back to the patron are about as follows: A metallic or rusty flavor due to milk or cream…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 5

On Friday Charles Martin, of Brown's Plains, was charged with having on or about 5th March stolen two head of cattle-- two heifers--…

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Wool Report

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 4

Harrison, Jones & Devlin, Ltd., submitted a catalogue of 5369 bales at auction, which comprised a large number of high-class clips in excellent order, while…

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Butter Factory for Berrigan

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 6

A successful meeting was held at Berrigan recently to consider the desirability of establishing a co-operative butter factory. Mr. E. J…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 7

The New Zealand Loan, and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., held their usual weekly Bale on Tuesday afternoon, when they submitted a very attractive catalogue…

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Milling Qualities of Wheat

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 3

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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Commercial. Melbourne Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 5

Dalgety and Company Ltd., held their ninth sale of the season on Monday, when they offered a large and attractive catalogue containing…

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