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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

1,267 stories in Murray's papers · page 40 of 64

Kiewa Butter factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the directors of this factory was held on the 28th ult. Messrs. Wallace and R. Reid(the secretary) were appointed delegates to attend…

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Breeding Black Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 17

The breeding of black sheep as a separate. flock has long engaged the attention of various flock owners in different parts of the Australasian states. The best known…

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Jerilderie Butter Factory. Friday Morning

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 3

The price of Butter Fat this morning at the local factory is 11d. The hon. secretary of the [?]hospital ball is leaving no stone…

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Mangolds as Feed for Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 16

A correspondent asks, "Why, in view of mangolds being so prolific and easily grown, they are not used more for feed?" Most farmers find it necessary to raise…

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Latest by Telegraph Latest Sydney News. Sydney, Thursday. Wheat, 4s. 9d. to 4s. 10j

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 3

Damage to the exlent of more than £500 happened to the M'Mycb hoist at Newcastle. Practically the whole of the interior portion of the structure suddenly…

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Dry Farming System

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 4

A long and interesting a post on the proceeding of the Dry harman, Cougle in American held in February [?] has been presented to the Prime Minister by Sen…

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Charge of Attempted Murder Over the Sale of a Farm. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 2

A young man named James Granville Robertson, 22 years of age, was to-day charged at the Criminal Court with wounding Ernest Samuel Carter, with…

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A Poultry Farmers' Bulletin

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 5
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser, The Riverine Grazier

A PUBLICATION of special interest to poultry farmers has been, issued by the Department of Agriculture as " Farmers' Bulletin, No. 23," containing the…

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Shocking Fatality. Farm Labourer Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 43

On Monday afternoon a fatal accident happened at Essendon to Thomas Morris, a laborer in the employ of Mr. E. A. Porter, farmer, of Somerton, who had taken…

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Successful Poultry Farming. H. V. Hawkins, Poultry Expert, in Victorian "Agricultural Journal.")

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 17

Poultry raising is at last becoming a leading branch of farm husbandry. The demand is increasing year by year; our own markets are able to consume all the…

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Farm and Garden Original Article (All Rights Reserved.) Purchasing Dairy Stock

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 1

Now that the time has again come round for the dairy herds to be made up for the summer, it would be as well for dairymen to use some considerable…

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Sheep Dog Trials . How They Work in the North of England

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 4

A short sketch of a sheep dog trial in the north of England, by Mr. A Radcliffe Sugmore, is given below The task set each dog was to convey…

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Horse Dreeding and Pastoral Syndicate

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 3

The Horse Breeding and Pantoral Syndicate, Limited, has been formed in Sydney, with a nominal capital of £100,000, to take up some [?]…

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Increased Wheat Growing

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

During the present season the quantity of virgin land brought under cultivation shows an increase of 15,400 acres…

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General Cable News London, Tuesday. Bad Lookout for the Hop Crop

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

A very gloomy forecast of the English hop crop has been issued. Owing to the prevalence of the aphis blight, it is estimated that the crop will be the shortest…

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Irrigation and Small Farms

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

The irrigation scheme of the Victorian government, now under way, is estimated to provide water enough to add 200,000 acres to the areas now…

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Preparing Farmers' Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 17

Now the shearing is about to start throughout Victoria, some advice to farmers how to prepare their wool for market in a proper manner will be found very…

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Butter Factory Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 3

A meeting of the directors of the Jerilderie Butter Factory and Cool Storage Company was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon…

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