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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Facts for Farmers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 4

It may not be possible to increase the fat content of milk by any special process of feeding, but it if comparatively easy to increase the…

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Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 2

Wheat was even firmer today, Buyers in need of grain for covering purposes were asked to give 3/10 1/2; and if the large commitments made here by both…

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Dry Farming and Irrigation. Another Report by Mr. Neilsen Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 2

Mr. Nellsen, who went to America to study dry farming methods on behalf of the N.S.W. Government, presented another report to the premier to-day. In…

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The Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 2

The London wheat market is cables quiet, but steady. Options for May and July have further declined 3.8d. Locally the position is practically unaltered. For…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land The Financial Question

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 6

It does not do to raise dairy heifers on land worth £20 to £30 an acre, when land which is worth £5 or £6 an acre will do just as well, provided, of course, that the…

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New South Wales. the Future of Wool Growing. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 5

The Dominions Royal Commissioners held their first sitting in sydney at Parliament House to-day. Mr. Henry Braddon, of Dalgety and Co…

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AGRICULTURAL & PASTORALNOTEG. Two Wheat Averages

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 4

Does it pay to grow wheat for a 10 bushel crop? In a season when the average yield is estimated by the statistician to be 10…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Two Wheat Averages State Average — 10 Bushels

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 17

Farmers' Experiment Plots — 20 Bushels. Does it pay to grow wheat for a 10-bushel crop? In a season when the average yield is…

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Commercial. Extensive Sheep Sales

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 6

Watts, Clark and Co., report having sold during the past fortnight 26,041 sheep on account of various owners…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 2

The secretary of the above desires to acknowledge receipt of the following additional moneys in connection with the above:--…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 1

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers Association, viz. Harrison, Jones and Devlin Ltd., Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., and Pitt; Son and Badgery, Ltd.,…

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Effect of Ergot on Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 17

Rye Which is attacked by ergot is said to have been the cause of abortion among cows in certain parts of England, but the Chief Inspector of Stock, referring to the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Two Wheat Averages. State Average--10 Bushels

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 6

Farmers' Experiment Plots--20 Bushels Does it pay to grow wheat for a 10 bushel crop? In a season when the average yield…

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Shearing Wet Sheep. Full Court Judgment

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 6

Judgment was given last week by the Full Court in a case in which the question was raised whether shearers can claim wages…

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A Wheat Deal. Remarkable Complications

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 2

A complicated business transaction relating to a deal in wheat was concluded in the Banco, Melbourne, on Wednesday, by the Chief Justice…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 5

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trede, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 102. AGRICULTURAL…

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American Tariff. Prospects of Free Wool. Washington, April 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 43

The free-meat proposal of the Tariff Bill is opposed by the representatives of the meat-packing interests in Chicago and elsewhere…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. By the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture. A Suggestion

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 4

The Federation advocates other an alteration of the method of branding or that the animals be branded with smaller brands, on the checks, cars, or flanks—…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 16

Wash the milk pails! You cannot afford to keep unhealthy stock. It is easier for a camel to go through…

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English and Australian Methods of Farming

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 3

Mr. Valder, Acting Under Secretary for Agriculture, gave evidence upon farming matters before the Dominions Trade Commission to-day. He said that there was…

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