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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,333 stories in Murray's papers · page 42 of 67

Ovens and Murray Dairy Co. Ltd. Springhurst

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 2

The monthly meeting of directors of the above company was held on the 12th inst., when a fall Board was in attendances. The chairman of directors,…

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Adelaide Wheat Commission Comparison of Railway Rates of States

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 2

At the sitting of the wheat commission at Adolaide on Monday Mr. Pendleton, Commissioner of Railways, was examined as to the railway charges on the carriage…

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The Butter Swindle Prices Still Falling. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

Large supplies of butter came forward for to-day's market, and prices have reached from 2d. to [?] per lb. on last week's quotations…

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Wool

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson, and Co. Ltd. report:—There is little change to report in the wool market. The inquiry is good prises are firm and the…

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WHEAT. Sydney

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 3

Choice milling has buyers, and a few small sales were effected at 4/2½d (Sydney). New seasons wheat found some country buyers (on Sydney account) offering 3/7 to…

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Three Varieties of Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 18

At the Farmers and Settlers' Conference recently the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Perry, described the three varieties of wheat that were submitted by Mr. Sutton…

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Hardening the Butter. Cotton Cake Food

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 6

Soft butter (writes an English paper) is one of the usual products of the dairy during the summer time, and the question is often asked if anything can be…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney, August 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 4

[?] Carson, and Co. Ltd. report:-There is little change to resort in the wool market. The in[?]iry is good; prices are firm, and the market generally bears a healthy…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 17

The best cows usually drink the most water. The small-yield cow is the bane of the dairyman…

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Condensed Dairy Knowledge

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 6

Professor C. L. Beach, of the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station. America, has condensed the science of feeding cows into the following [?]ew…

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Farmers' Bulletins. Flax-growing

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 5
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

WE have received from the Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture, a copy of Farmers' Bulletin No. 9, entitled " Notes on Flax Growing,"…

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The Dairy. Testing Jersey Cows. Official Records

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 6

It is interesting to note that in the 218 authenticated butter-fat tests accepted by the American Jersey Cattle Club, the production of cows under two years of…

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Farm and Field. [?]Inger-and-toe Disease. Some of the Characteristics

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 5

The finger and toe disease, also known by the names of club-root and canker, attacks turnips, cabbage, rape, swedes, and various other kinds of vegetables…

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Farmers and Settlors' Union

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the Farmers and Settlers branch of the Jerilderie Union was held in the Mechanics Institute on Saturday last. Present:…

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Useful Farm De[?]

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 8

A derick comes bandy when loading heavy articles on a waggon, for butcher[?]ing, building, etc. A good derrick, like the one shown in fig. 1, is easily…

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The Crops

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

Reports from different parts of the district are to the effect that the crops are coming on very well. Some of those seen between Corowa and…

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Deniliquin 50 Years Ago. Some Old Time Reminiscences. Written expr[?]ly for the “Pastoral Times.” NO. X.

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 2

I was much pleased to read the kind letter of Mr A. Wilson in your last issue confirming what I wrote about the late Mr Mayger. The incident referred to in Mr. Wilson’s…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Cows for Small Holdings

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 1

The usefulness of the cow whilst alive depends entirely upon the quality and quantity of the milk she gives. No matter how handsome in…

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Clean Farm Seeds

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 1

While it is perfectly true that even good seed requires a good grower to secure the best results, it is equally true that no grower is able to produce…

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