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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

2,273 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 114

A Farmers Question. Wetting Hay Before Chaffing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 17

A Riverina farmer, having read the articles from the Manager of Coonamble experiment farm on the growing and chatting of wheaten hay, wrote to that officer…

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Coolamon Farmers Angry. Special Police Protection Needed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 7

Over a hundred farmers and leading business men of the Coolamon district gathered on Monday afternoon, in attendance at the indignation meeting convened…

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Valuable Assistant to the Farmer

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 2

The zoological laboratory of the University of Wisconsin has under investigation the Virginia wren as a useful farm bird to take the place of…

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Farming in the East. Ii

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 3
Also in The Corowa Free Press

When the rice crop in Japan fails, suicides greatly increase. By the way, some time ago, one of the great daily papers of Japan, alarmed at the moral…

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A Farmer's Question. Wetting Hay Before Chaffing

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 3
Also in The Corowa Free Press

A Riverina farmer, having read the articles from the Manager of Coonamble experiment farm on the growing and chatting of wheaten hay, wrote…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Culcairn Branch

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 8

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above association was held at the Waver[?] Hotel on Wednesday evening. There were present-- Mr. H. J. Moss (in…

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Masting of Farmers. the Interest of All Required

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 3

A meeting of farmers in elsewhere called to be hold at the School of Arte on Tuesday evening next, at 8 o’clock, the object being to form a…

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Melbourne Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 2

Wheat for prompt or March delivery is a little easier to-day on the basis of 3/9 1/4 alongside. Business of a profit-taking nat-…

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Farm and Field. Original Article. Cultivation

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 4

The rush of harvest is over and farmers are busily engaged ploughing and cultivating for catch crops and preparing stubble land for grassing down,…

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Market Reports Melbourne Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 2

Business in wheat was quiet to-day. March delivery is quoted at 3/9 1/[?], and occasionally 3/9[?] alongside, and April-May-June 3/10. Business was done…

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'Possums Raid Wheat Stacks. Rochester

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 4

Opossums have enlisted themselves among the foes of the grain grower, and at Rochester they have an ample supply of provender in the 10,000 bags of wheat…

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Latest by Wire. SYDNEY, Monday. Wheat, 39 to 39 12. LONDON

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

Great excitement prevails throughout the United Kingdom over the position of affairs with respect to Ulster. Sir Edward Carson has completed all…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral for the Man on the Land. The Orchard

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 3

Within the past few years valuable work has been done in the citrus groves of California in following up had variations, in order to ascertain…

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Latest by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday. Price of Wheat

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

Wheat is quoted at 3s 9d to 3s 9 1/2d per bushel. FLOODS IN NEW SOUTH WALES Heavy rains are responsible for floods…

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Farmers and Settlers Association Wakool Branch

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

A meeting of the Wakool Branch of the F. and S. A. was held at Tooleybue Hotel on Wednesday. March 18th. There were present:—M Coy, F E Old…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Pickling Seed Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 4

Bunt, of stinking smut, is the commonest trouble that the wheat farmer has to contend against, and the adoption of some method of prevention or control is…

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New South Wales Wheat Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 20

New South Wales has this year garnered a wheat crop which in the aggregate is not only a record for the State, but is several million bushels better than the best…

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Tick-proof Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 16

Reference was made some time ago to a claim made by Mr. Munro Hull; Eumunadi (Q.), that he had discovered a virus, which, when applied to cattle rendered them…

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