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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,333 stories in Murray's papers · page 47 of 67

A Grub in the Wimmera Wheat Crops

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 2

Considerable damage is being done to the wheat crops in the country south of Horsham by a small grub. It is from an inch to an inch and a half in length, and…

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The Wheat Exhibits

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 5

Yesterday the secretary of the Agricultural Society received from the Department of Agriculture a report on two samples of wheat submitted…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 6

Dalgety and Company, Limited, Grain and Produce Brokers, report as under :— The last wool auctions in the Sydney market prior to the commencement of…

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New Sheep Shearing Works Messrs. Hunter Bros. Federal Scour

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 4

A start was made yesterday afternoon by Messrs. Hunter Bros. of the Federal Wool Scouring and [?] Shearing Works. Ten new Woberley shearing machines have…

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The English Wool Market. Bradford, August 14, 1908

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 17

In summing up to-day's situation there need he no beating about the bush. One can go straight to the point by saying that for the present Bradford, which includes all…

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The Wet Wool Question. How the Observations are

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 2

In a recent issue we announced that Dr. Hutchings was in the district taking observations and making inquiries with respect to the vexed question of wet wool…

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A Farmers' Quarrel

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 32

A man named Lachlan M'Kinnon, aged 53, living near Buninyong, was admitted to the Ballarat Hospital some days ago with several broken ribs, and he was also…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Brocklesby Branch

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 17

A meeting of the local branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held on Tuesday, September 15, when the following members were present:-Messrs…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 16

The motto in dairying should be, "Nothing but the best." A warm bed is worth many pounds of food during a spell of rough weather…

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Farm and Field Smut in Grain

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 5
Also in The Riverine Grazier

During recent years many of the Canadian, farmers have [?]ustained heavy losses from stinking smat in their wheat crops. A circular of inquiry was…

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The Yanco Irrigation Farm. The Work in Progress

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 2

The Narandera correspondent of the "Sydney Morning Herald" writes as follows:—The development of the new experimental farm at Yanco is…

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The Dairying Industry

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the directors of the Milawa Diary Company, at was stated that there was a considerable increase in the supplies of…

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Grain and Farm Produce

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 5

The exhibits in this class were again disappointing. In four of the sections no entries were made at all whilst in the others the entries only…

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Farming with Heavy Horses. E. T. Rolibins, in the “American Agriculturist.”

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 4

Heavy horses are not so well adapted to handling light loads and light machinery at a quick step and over hills mid hollows as are the…

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Wet Wool Problem

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 4

Dr. Hutchings, who, with Dr. Mackenzie, is making investigations with respect to wet sheep tests, at the joint instigation of the, Pastoralists’ and…

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Olaim for Sheep Shearing Maohines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 6

Mr duntico pring and a jary of four in sydnoy on Thursday [?] the hoaring of a olahn far [?] in [?]…

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Wool Leaving Sydney. 11,000 Bales for England

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 2

Lange quantilics of wool have been leaving Sydney during the past forlnight for London Liverpool, the Continent, and other porta, but yesterday's shipments…

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Yanco Irrigation Farm. the Beginnings of the Great Riverina Scheme

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 4

The development of the new experiment farm at Yanco is proceeding rapidly the area operated upon (writes a correspondent) consists of 320 acres of typical…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) Bees Notes and Hints

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 1

Now is the time to feed either candy or stimulating syrup, bearing in mind that a few pence spent now will being a return of shillings later on. Do not…

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