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Farming & the land, 1909

1,267 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 64

World's Wheat Shortage Speculations in America. Rise in Price of Bread. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 2

Wheat is still advancing steadily in price, and large fortunes are being made by American speculators. Mr. Patten, who made £750,000 in 24 hours last week…

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Patten's Wheat Ring. Controls Three Million Quarters. Australasia Urged to Grow More Wheat. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 2

The "Morning Post" states that the wheat ring engineered in New York by the notorious speculator, Mr. Patten, has secured three million quarters of wheat, out…

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Burglary at the Co-operative Dairy Farmers' Offices

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 3

Three men, Charles, Walker, 25 years, of age, waiter, James M'Clara, 26, engineer, and Thomas Love, 25 [?] were charged at the W[?] Police…

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Storyteller. Published by Special Arrangement. In Sheep's Clothing. [Copyright.] Chapter X.—(Continued.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 7

Lord Wargrave's smile was both whimsical and tender. [?] do not think that Lipscombe likes me very much," he replied in a tone that added to the…

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Berrigan Police Court. Wednesday, 14th April.(Before Mr Shropshire, P.m.)stallion Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 2

A. B. Fowler r. Ernest Bussell, Charge: That on 5th March, at Berrigan, he did steal a quantity of wheat, valued at Is, the property of Wm. Pyle…

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The Dairy. a Prevalent Disease. Dysentery and the Cure

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 6
Also in The Riverine Grazier

A very common complaint with poul— try is acute dysentery and diarrhoea. Though it may occur at all seasons of the year, it is more prevalent in warm…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 16

From 600 to 1,000 pounds of skim milk will, properly fed, feed a calf until eight weeks old. The Quantity of skim milk fed to a calf…

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The Dairy Bull. (Victorian Journal of Agriculture.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 17

The statement the bull is half the herd" is often made; and it is a statement that indicates a fair and proper estimate, when dealing with pure-bred…

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Russia's Enormous Sugar-beet Crop

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 8

The Russian sugar-beet crop for 1908 yielded the enormous product of 3,285,488 short tons (20001b.). The average yield per acre was 14001b., the percentage of…

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Bursaries at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Wagga and Bathurst Experiment Farms

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 2
Also in The Riverine Grazier

In connection with his now scheme of agricultural education, the minister of Agriculture, has now completed arrangements for the granting of several…

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Agricultural Bursaries. Available for the Wagga Farm

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture desires to draw attention to the fact that there are three bursaries now available at the Wagga experimental Form, and…

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Growing Wheat by Electricity

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 3

"Sir Oliver Lodge has prepared an account of experiments in the application of electricity to crop growing carried out by Mr. J. E. Newman,…

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RECIPES. Specially Written for this Column. All Rights Reserved. Sheep’s-Head Soup

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 1

Soak a thoroughly clean sheep’s head, and stew gently in 5 quarts of water till tender. Take off the fire, and cut off the meat; put back the…

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American Wheat Corner. Gambling in Futures. Bill for Its Prohibition. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 2

Mr. Scott, chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, has introduced a Bill in the United States House of Representatives at Washington, prohibiting…

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Capital Place to Farm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 1

Easterner : “You say you have a farm in the West for sale. I think of going West. Is your farm in a good climate?”…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) a New Fruit Evaporator

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 2

A new process for evaporating apples, peaches, apricots, or other fruits is claimed to be perfected by an individual, who for years has been…

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The Price of Wheat. Proposed Export Duty

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 4

The question of the price of bread was d[?] at the meeting of the Trade, Hall Council Melbourne, on Friday night, Mr. W. C. Aliller being in the chair…

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Cattle Trucked to Wodonga Two Men Found Guilty of Receiving. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 2

Charles Robert Ellis, 21 years of age, and James Joseph Ellis, 19 years of age, brothers, were placed on trial on the Criminal Court to-day, before…

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