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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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The Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

The demand for wheat for January [?]…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

The Autrallian Estates and Mortgage Co. Ltd., report;—We held our first sale of the second series to-day, presenting a catalogue of 3550 bales, which included parcels from every…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

The first series of London wool sales opened yesterday, before a good attendance of home and foreign buyers. Prices were firm, but the rates for merinoes…

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Dairying. North Coast Fodder Crops. Queensland Cattle Cane

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 6

"A great cow feed," said the manager of Wollongbar experiment farm, when referring to his experience with Queensland cattle cane. Several…

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Painless Cattle-killing

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 3
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

Tests were made this week at Islington cattle market (says the “Daily Mail”) of a new air-gun for the [?] slaughtering of cattle. A prize of…

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Grade Branding of Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 17

The Minister of Customs expressed pleasure at the attitude taken up in some quarters on the question of moisture in butter. He said he had fought against the increased…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report:--Sales were resumed in this centra on the 13th inst. We offered our first catalogue on…

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The Standard Wheat Bag

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

Whilst the unusually heavy weight of the wheat grain this season is a factor[?] adding to the total production and to this extent is a matter for congratulation there…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 1

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, Melbourne, wire under Tuesday's date:— We held our first sale of the second series to-day, and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Potato Growing. Grafton Experiment Farm Methods

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 6

Much useful work, instructive to the district and profitable to the farm, has been done in the growth of potatoes at Grafton experiment farm…

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The Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

A somewhat firmer tone ruled in the wheat market to-day, owing mainly to the moderate extent of offerings. A fair business was done at 3/7½ for January delivery ;at 3/7¼ for…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

There was keen competition, particularly on the part of English and Continental buyers, for fine haired wools, at the London wool sales, yesterday. Full opening rated…

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Good Wheat Yields at Lake Cowal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 45

Harvesting in the Wyalong district is nearly completed. Results throughout show the excellent average of over 6 bags per acre. In the Lake Cowal district some…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 3

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Maim on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J, L. Trefid, Minister of Agriculture, and are baaed mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 89. AGRICULTURAL…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne, January 13

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 6

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., report:--The second series of Victorian wool sales opened in Melbourne to-day, when Dalgety's offered a splendid catalogue of…

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N.S.W. Wool Exhibit. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 3

The New South wales Government has a wool exhibit on view at the textile branch of the leeds University. The exhibit is attracting much attention…

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Dairy Farmer Shot

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 46

A terrible tragedy occurred at Overton, near Muswellbrook in which Mr. John Field, a dairy farmer on the shares system, met with his death as the result of a…

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