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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,656 stories in Murray's papers · page 53 of 83

Sydney Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers, Association, including Dalgety & Coy Ltd.. Harrison Jones and Devlin, Ltd. Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., Pitt, Son…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 1

The Co-Operative Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., report:—Wool.—The shortage in the output of scoured skin wool tends to strengthen the values for this…

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Fat Cattle at the Melbourne Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 3

The fat cattle department is one of the surprises of the show. Owing to the small advantage of winning prizes in this class the representation of fat cattle is…

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Handling Wheat. a New Invention

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 6

During the taking of evidence by the Royal Commission on the handling of wheat at Willaura (Victoria), Mr [?] made an important announcement…

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Export of Local Stud Sheep to England

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 5

On Wednesday last there was a turn in the world's tide as fan as stock movements are concerned, when Messrs. M'Pherson, Thom and Co. consigned…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 4
Also in The Berrigan Advocate

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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Germanton Show. Concluding Day. a Word About the Sheep

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 2

The Germanton show was somewhat abruptly terminated yesterday by several smart showers of rain which commenced to fall about 4 p.m. While most of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Breeding Season. Preparing the Stallion for Duty

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 17

If the best results are to be obtained from the draught stallion, his preparation for the season must be commenced some time before the breeding season opens…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Live Stock. the Breeding Season. Preparing the Stallion for Duty

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 5

If the best results are to be obtained from the draught stallion, his preparation for the season must be commenced some time before the breeding season…

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Sheep and Shows. Old Time Custom to Be Abandoned. at Hay, Deniliquin, and Possibly Jerilderie

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 3

The fashion of Riverina sheep breeders of late years of exhibiting sheen at local shows has apparently gone out of date. We…

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The Eight-hour System on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 18

A correspondent of an Orange journal writes:—As regards the eight-hour system being extended to farm hands, it is self-assertive that it is a good move; but…

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Wagga Experiment Farm Guide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 18

We have received from Mr. G. M. M'Keown, manager of the Wagga Experiment Farm, a copy of a pamphlet a Guide." The booklet has been…

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Yanco Irrigation Settlement Progress on the Farms. Railway and Post Office Urgently Required

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 37

Since writing on the above scheme a few weeks ago, settlers have been arriving every day to take up their blocks, also numbers have travelled from Victoria and…

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Farmers' Conference at Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 32

A conference of delegates from branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association throughout the new Murrumbidgee electorate was held at Narandera on Thursday…

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Preserving the Pure Merino. Flocks on the State Farms

The Independent · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 4

Referring to comments recently made upon the changing conditions of the wool and sheep industry, consequent upon the subdivision of large estates,…

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Farm Management

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 3

FARM management is the application of modern business principles and of the scientific principles of agriculture to the farm with a view to securing the…

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Land Notes Homestead Farms

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 5

[A Homestead Farm is a lease in perpetuity. The principal conditions which attach thereto being perpetual residence and payment of rent and the carrying out…

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Burrinjuck Farms

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 3

THE first instalment of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, thrown open on 1st July, totalled 470 farms, for which 343 applications worn submitted. The…

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Dairying. the Man and the Cow

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 5

A dairy of cows may have the higher pedigree and the most perfect milk development yea we will go farther and give them the best stables and pastures…

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