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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,333 stories in Murray's papers · page 66 of 67

Wool Sales. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 2

At the Melbourne wool sales this afternoon the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co, Ltd., held their last sale prior to the 'Xmas vacation, when…

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Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 2

The reports respecting the wheat yield in this district continue encouraging, and there will be a much bigger harvest than appearances indicated or farmers…

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"Wonder Wheat": an American Wheat Story

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 6
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser, Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press

PARAGRAPHS have been in circulation recently in the press concerning wonderful returns from wheat Brown in Alaska. It was asserted that the…

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Wonder Wheat. an American Wheat Story

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 2

Paragraphs have been in circulation in the [?] recently concerning wonderful returns from wheat grown in Alaska. It was asserted that the…

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Weighing of Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 2

In connectio[?] with the country weighbridge trouble the grain trade [?]ection of the Chamber of Commerce, and the flour mill owners, waited in…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 30

The sales opened in this centre in a typical Australian manner, with a strike, carried out in the orthodox, albeit, on friendly lines…

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Next Wool Sales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 3

[?] Burt, Antill and Co. will hold their next wool sale on Friday, January 15, 1009. The third Albury wool sale of the…

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Rules for Judging Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 17

Exhibits of wheat should form a prominent feature at every agricultural show, but, as a rule, they do not. Every prominent grower in a cereal-producing district…

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Good Sale of Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 4

The following nice prices were obtained for a small clip belonging to Messrs. J. and J. H. Lockett, of Wagga at Winchcombe, Carson, and Co.'s sale this week:—1st combing…

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Mexican Wheat. Interesting Experiment. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 3

The Mexican Government has suspended two-t[?] of the import [?] on grain until next April. It is intended daring the ensuing months…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, December 14

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

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. Ltd. report:—Our to-day's catalogue comprised quite a number of superior wools calculated to tempt American competition. These found a…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 16

Any dairyman will tell you that he can raise better calves from cows four to ten years old than from younger or older animals…

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Farm and Field Weaning Pigs

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 6
Also in The Riverine Grazier

Pigs chould not be weaned until they are at leart eight weeks old. If the sow is not to have a second litter, or if there is time enough in case she is, it is…

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The Dairy. Testing the Cows. How to Proceed

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 5
Also in The Riverine Grazier

The information given in a bulletin recently issued by the Massachusetts Experiment Station on the matter of testing rows for the purpose of ascertaining…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 3

Goldsbrough Mort and Co., report:— We held our last sale of the current year on Wednesday, when we submitted 4869 bales, of which, including private sales since our last…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 4

Dalgety and Company Ltd. held their last sale of the year on Monday, when they again brought forward a large and representative catalogue of…

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