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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

1,950 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 98

Explosives on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 16

The Americans were probably, the pioneers in the use of explosives as an aid to agriculture, because, as the "Field" points out, even if their claim to precedence can…

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Cowpeas As a Seed Crop. Worth Thinking About

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 17
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser, The Berrigan Advocate

Under this title an article appears in the "Queensland Agricultural Journal" for December, which directs attention specially to the profits of cowpeas when grown for seed…

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Burrum Buttock Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 43

A meeting of members of the above branch was held on Saturday evening. The names of gentlemen, present are as follow.:—Messrs. W.H. George (in the chair), J…

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Homestead Farms

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 6

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

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Pugilist As Farmer

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4
Also in The Berrigan Advocate

John L. Sullivan, the famous pugilist, is now a farmer in this Abington district, Masachussets. He is no longer the Sullivan whom his friends knew…

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Ovens and Murray Dairy Company

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 6

The following report by the directors will be presented to the shareholders at the half yearly meeting to be held on the 31st…

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The Farmers' Party

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

Nothing Seems plainer than that the farmers and settlers, not merely those of the State, but those of Australia are whole, must take…

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Cow Peas As a Seed Crop. Worth Thinking About

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

Under this title an article appears in tho Queensland "Agricultural Journal" for December, which directs attention specially to the profits of cow…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co., Ltd., report:—The top price of our sale on Wednesday was 14d for a light comeback branded HGO over Eildon…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report: We held our second sale of the series and twelfth of the season on Monday, when we submitted an attractive…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

The first series of London wool sales were [?] yesterday morning after an idle day through Wednesday's fog. The sale was…

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Increase Fodder Crops

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 3

The energetic cultivation of fodder forms the basis of both the successful maintenance of live stock and of crop production. Such a system enriches…

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A Dairy Feeding Test

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 1

In the [?]owa station a thorough test of feeding bea[?]s and turnips to dairy cows demonstrated conclusively that turnips injure the flavor of milk and…

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Great Feats by Farms. Some Record Achievements

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 1

Lincolnshire is no[?] for its immense fields and huge [?]ays[?] Three years ago a farm[?] S[?]ing built a [?]ays[?] which he [?]…

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The Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 2

Locally, the wheat market la about steady o day at 3/6¼ for February delivery, while for special terms of delivery according to purchasers' instructions 3/7 is occasionally…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 2

There was keen competition on the part of Yorkshire buyers at the London wool sales on Friday. Prices for marios were five per cent…

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The Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

The committee of the Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association met on Friday. There were present: Messrs. R. W. Ronald (president), Hidgcock…

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