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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,656 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 83

Non-poisonous Sheep Dip. Is It Effective?

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 4

When the newly constructed Municipal Sheep Dip at Wodonga was first made available to sheep owners the liquid dip supplied by the council was of a poisonous…

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Agricutrual Seeds. Depths to Sow Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 17

At the, Roseworthy Agricultural College, South Australia, experiments extending over three years were carried out respecting the best depths, to plant wheat in the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 6
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

These Notes arc issued every week, under he personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the expeiments 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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London Wool Sales. West Australian Lots Offered London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 3

A large selection of West Australian wools was offered yesterday when the wool sales opened. They excited keen competition among buyers at rates recently…

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Case of Alleged Sheep Stealing. Young Drover Before Albury Court. What Is a Secure Fence?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 46

At the Albury Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. Roberts, P.M., Theopolis Thomas Harrison was charged with on January 1, stealing 10S sheep…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. by the N:s:w: Department of Agriculture

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 4

Black Spot in Grape Vines. The Viticultural Expert of the Department (Mr. M. Blunno) recommends the application of a solution of sulphuric acid…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association

The Independent · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 2

A meeting of members of the local branch of the stove Association was held at the school of Arts [?] the chair being occupied by the President (Mr. J. V…

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The Farmer and the Income Tax

The Independent · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 2

MR DACEY is a gentleman who, not very long ago, displayed very prominently his want of knowledge and his want of tact by referring…

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Maize at Bathurst Experiment Farm

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 4

The experiments in maize-growing carried out by Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager Bathurst Experiment Farm should be interesting to farmers…

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Crop Competition. RERRIGAN A. AND H. Society. Won by Odwyyer Bros

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 3

The following are the detailed [?] [?] award in [?] with the [?] A. and H. Society’s [?] crop competition. In this…

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Keeping Butter

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 6

Prof G. L. McKay and C Larsen of the Iowa Experimental Station., Ames have issued bulletin 71 covering the results of then recent and very thorough…

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Butter Factory Co

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 2

The hall-yearly meeting of the above Go. was Held yesterday. A report will appear next issue. License Transferred…

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London Wheat Quotations

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 2

The Victorian Department of Agriculture has received the following official report of the English wheat market:—"London, January 31.—Wheat market very…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 2

Younghusband, Row and Co. Proprietary Ltd. , report: There was a large attendance of buyers on Monday, crossbred merino fleece wools, especially…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 6

The following are the report of the above sales, which took place last week Dalgety and Co. on Monday offered 6000 bales. Tasmanian wools sold up to…

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Butter Factory. [To the Editor.]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 2

SIR, —"In looking over the report in your last issue was pleased to notice [?] the Deniliquin Butter Factory has recovered a little lost ground in the last…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 5

There was a fair attendance of home and foreign buyers at the wool sales yesterday. Good wools suitable for the Continent…

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The Farm. Raising Colt by Hand Feeding

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 5

When a mare dies or has no milk for her foal, the latter may be raised on cows' milk, if the attendant conducts the work patiently, and…

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Farming Notes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 5

On many dairy farms a few sheep could find profitable grazing in pastures too scant to afford sufficient sustenance for dairy cattle. In this…

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