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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

1,267 stories in Murray's papers · page 56 of 64

Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 4

Younghusband, Row & Co. Proprietary Limited, continued their sales on Monday. when they placed before buyers a catalogue of 3063 bales. In consequence of the current…

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Why Salt Shows on Butter

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 4

It is not uncommon to see butter of good quality and fairly fresh with a coating of salt crystals all over the outside, giving it an unpleasant…

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Refused to Shear Wet Sheep

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 6

At the Studbrook wool shed (near Bungaree) the shearers have cased work, refusing to shear what they consider were wet sheep. They were all paid off…

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Action by a Shearer. Question of Wet Sheep

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 6

At the Rockwood police court on Thursday, H. H. Aadon, hearer, proceeded against James Russell, of Barnmah Plains, for the recovery of £28 damage for…

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Profitable Dairying on Small Farms

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 3

Every dairy farmer should stirve to obtain as much remo[?]ation from his herd as his circumstances will permit. To [?]cully increase…

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Farmer Seriously Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 5

Mr. Walter Kelly, one of the best known farmers of the Warragal district, was severely injured yesterday at Seaview. He was driving a three-in-hand team, and…

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Dairying. Points on Milking

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 4

Mr. Kennedy of Inkerman, Sou[?] Australia, offers the following advise on milking The art of making well is not learn…

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Pure Water in Dairying

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 4

It is useless to lake great pains in making aid bundling butter, and then-spoil it by using impure water to wash it with. Water may be al right in…

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Building Up a Dairy Herd. (Edwin Alstyne.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 1

It cannot be expected that the selling price of milk, cream, or butter can advance much higher, and certainly the cost of production will not be less…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. All Rights Reserved. Growing Peas and Oats. (Thomas Shaw.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 1

This crop should be grown on good land. The land should, if possible, be well enriched. The idea is to grow a heavy crop. It is not easy to grow…

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Fat Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 November 1909 · page 2

Messrs. A. A. Pidgin and Co. report having trucked and consigned to the Melbourne market last week from Wahgunyah on behalf of various clients, 2000…

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This Wool Sales. Brisbane Catalogues Cleared, Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 November 1909 · page 2

An arranged on Saturday the Brishana wool-selling brokers submitted their catalogues in Sydney this morning, when 31,000 bales of Queensland wool were sold, There…

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The Coal Strike Situation Critical Wool Sales Held the Interview with Mr. Wade. Plain Speaking by the Premier Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 November 1909 · page 2

A report of the conference of the strike delegates with the Premier on Saturday has been made available by order of the Premier. At the outset Mr. hughes…

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A Farmer's Advice to Farmers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 November 1909 · page 4

Mr. F. W. A. Downes, M.L.A., member for Camden, in responding to the toast of "The Parliament" at the complimentary banquet tendered to Mr. S. W. Moore…

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Album Wool Sales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 2

Younghusband, Row and Co. Ppy, Ltd, announce in these columns that they will notwithstanding the strike, hold their second sale of the season on Saturday…

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The Value of Sheep to the Farmer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 20

Sheep on the land are golden-hoofed. Where they tread they, as a rule, improve the soil, although to some extent the remark is a metaphor. On the lighter soils,…

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Wool Logic

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

There are refinements in wool-classing. For example:—Nearly half the weight of the fleece out from most sheep is due to that grease in it from which they…

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Victorian Wheat Yield

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

According to the "Leader" estimate, the wheat yield of Victoria will this sea son reach 26,000,000 bushels, which, if realised, will surpass all previous records,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 3

Hill, Clark, and Co. Ltd., report: — Wool catalogues for sale this week have been prepared as usual, but buyers, being afraid the strike would interfere…

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The Mundiwa Fire. Several Stations Suffer. A Wheat Crop Destroyed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 1

A large area of country north-east of Deniliquin was swept by fire on Sunday, several thousand acres being destroyed. The fin started in the…

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