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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

1,267 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 64

Hospital, Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 3

Mr. A. F. Hughes, manager of the Corowa Grain Storage. Company, has received two bags of wheat from an anonymous donor -for the…

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Aboard a Cattle Boat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 3

I have novelist road on a "Geordie" tramp steamer, and worked as a dee[?]hand on Western ocean liners, (writes a correspondent of a…

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Wheat Position

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 2

The “Age” writes:—Wheat suffered a slight relapse in the early part of last week owing to a similar movement in the London market. The…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 3

The secretary of the Border Brass Band desires to acknowledge with thanks, receipt of a cheque for 11 from Messrs. A.A. Piggin and Co.,…

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WHEAT. Sydney

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 4

Milling, buyers at equal to 4/3 Sydney; none offering. Manitoba buyers at equal to 4/9,…

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Foot-rot in Sheep. Methods of Treatment

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 7
Also in Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press, The Riverine Grazier

Footrot may be caused by splinters or other matter getting into the foot. It is most common amongst sheep running on boggy pastures, especially if they…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, February 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 21

Winchcombe, Carson, and Co. Ltd. report At our yesterday's sale the market was very brisk and prices ruled fully equal to the best rates of the previous week. The attendance…

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Lindly Ley Walker and Co.'s Wheat Report

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 2

At the end of last., week there was a hit of a lull in wheat, and buyers were inclined to hold off Friday's cables, however, put an entirly…

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Lindley, Walker, and Co. 's Wheat Report. Sydney, February 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 4

Lindley, Walker and Co.'s wheat report:— At the end of last week there war a bit of a lull in wheat, and buyers were inclined to hold off. Friday's cables, however, put an…

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Science of Wheat Culture. Tribute to the Late William Farrer

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 4

A correspondent writes:-- Over a very large proportion of Riverina the harvest for the season 1905-1909 has certainly been a bounteous one . and the…

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Wheat Growing in N.s.w. “A Gold Mine Yet to Be Exploited.”

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 3

“In wheat-growing in New South Wales there’s a gold mine.” The speaker was the manager of a very big agricultural property in the Young…

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The Dairy. Cleaning Dairy Utensils. Foundation of Success. Some Useful Hints

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 6

Whatever may be the conditions under which the modern dairyman works, the bedrock principle, which must always be adhered to if success is to be…

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FARM & FIELD The Depth to Plough

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 6

The depth to which' a farmer ploughs his land has a distinct bearing., on the success of his farming. It is certainly possibles to plough too shallow as it is to…

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Big Dairy Returns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 33

Giving evidence at Tamworth, in connection with the resumption of 100,000p, acres of the Pool River Estate, Mr. M'Kenzie, of Stroud, stated that far greater returns…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 16

In the United Kingdom dairying is becoming more and more a skilled and scientific industry. Rations should be supplied regularly, for…

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Value of Farmyard Manure. the Best Fertilizer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 17

A ton of barnyard manure when analysed by the chemist is found to have three fertilising elements—nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash. The usual valuation…

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An Australian Snake Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 18

Snake farming is not an attractive occupation, but it has more than one votary in the Australian Commonwealth, and in the neighborhood of Sydney the industry…

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Referendum of the Jerilderie Branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association of New South Wales. to the Editor of the Herald

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 4

Sir,—With your permission I would like to say a few words in reply to Mr. McArthur, who in your last issue criticised developments in…

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