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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

1,267 stories in Murray's papers · page 46 of 64

Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Cultivate Corn Thoroughly. C. P. Bull, Agricultural College

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 1

If the land is to be spring ploughed, the ploughing should be done early and each day’s ploughing should be harrowed as soon as it is ploughed…

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London Wool Sales. Close Firm. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 October 1909 · page 2

The fifth series of London wool sales closed on Friday with full late rates obtainable, the market being very firm. The following message has been received…

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The Farm Child Slave

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 October 1909 · page 3

"In country districts especially a great been would be conferred on children if they were compelled to attend school carlier," said Mr. Tate, Director of…

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Corowa and Border Butter Factory

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 2

We understood that arrangements have been completed for the purchase of 5 acres of land from Mrs C. McMahon, as a site for the establishment of the factory…

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Hitch in the Wool Trade Overcome

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 3

A meeting of representatives of the wool growers, buyers, and sellers was held this morning and arrangements were made by which it is anticipated that the hitch…

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Dairy Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 3

Lucerne is one of the most valuable crops for forage purposes, but it is a crop too seldom met with. As it does not stand close feeding, probably that is the…

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Regent Work in Dairy Science. Action of Boric Acid in Butter

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 October 1909 · page 3

Some months ago the Minister of Agriculture approved the Dairy Expert undertaking a series of experiments to determine the best…

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The United States Cattle Market

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 October 1909 · page 3

Agricultural conditions in the United States can hardly fall to attract attention at the present moment, when, in responsible quarters there…

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Wool Sales. Sydney Difficulty Settled. High Prices Prevail. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 October 1909 · page 2

The firms comprising the Woolbrokers' Association held a meeting this morning at which it was decided, after fully discussing a communication from the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Advance of 25 TO 30 Per Cent. Melbourne

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 October 1909 · page 3

The wool selling season opened here to-day, when catalogues aggregating some 8,500 bales were submitted. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co…

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Mr Chanter at Corowa. Complains of the Farmers and Settlers' Opposition

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 October 1909 · page 3

Last week the Hon J. M. Chanter, M.H.R., member for the Riverina, addressed a representative attendance of electors in the Ringwood Hall,…

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Butter Factory Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Directors of the above company was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last, 6th inst…

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Bleached Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 17

Upon the marketable value of bleached wheat experiments have been conducted by the New South Wales Department of Agriculture. A quantity of grain was…

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Wool Sales

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 1

Dalgety and Co. offered 2,889 bales and sold 2,589. Record attendance of buyers, good wools in[?] keenest demand. American demand…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report—We sold to-day T. Willsallen, Gunnedah, 13rd; F. Dight. Singleton, 12¾; O. Friend, Gulargambone…

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Special to Wheat-growers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 4

In our advertising colums to-day, Messrs. Lindley, Walker andCo., the noted grain merchants of Mark Lane, Sydney, announce that they are still to the fore, and have…

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Pillica Scrub. Excellent Wheat Land

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 20

The Lands Department has been experimenting in the Pilliga scrub country upon practically similar land, to that which yielded the fine specimens of wheat, the…

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Up-to-date Sheep Management. Views of Men Who Know

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 7
Also in Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press

No doubt every flock owner is agreed that the men who ought to know most of the many intricacies connected with first-class sheep management…

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Up-to-date Sheep Management. Views or Men Who Know

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 7

No doubt every flock owner is weed that the men who ought to know most of the many intricacies connected with first-class sheep management…

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