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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

2,273 stories in Murray's papers · page 71 of 114

Seed Testing for Farmers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 4
Also in The Riverine Grazier, The Corowa Free Press

The Department of Agriculture is prepared to test vegetable and farm crop seeds for farmers. Reports will be given stating the germination…

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Cowpeas. a Crop of Varied Usefulness

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 6
Also in The Corowa Free Press

Increasing attention is being directed to the cowpea as a summer-growing annual that is likely to be useful in various ways. It first came into use in New…

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Increasing the Food Supplies. an Appeal to the Farmers and Settlers

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 4

The following communication has been received by Mr F. A. Rochfort, secretary of the local branch, from the Farmers and Settlers’…

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Butter Factory Coy

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 6

The sixteenth half yearly meeting of the Deniliquin Butter Factory Co. was held at the Company’s office, North Deniliquin on Thursday, 20th inst. Mr…

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Melbourne Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 2

Wheat advanced another Id. to-day and In now quoted at 4/8[?] a bushel with indication of a further advance. Advice from the Wimmone and other parts of…

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London Wheat Market Firm. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 5

The wheat market is firm on a sharp American advance. Sollors are asking more, but the demand is inactive, Australian wheat landed is 45/ per quarter…

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Farm and Field. Original Article Influence of Manuring

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 3

On the basis of the continuous manuring experiments begun in 1895 in the experimental field of the agricultural station, the following conclusions…

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Th E Importance of Feeding Dairy Cows

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 3

She should never be stinted of succulent food during the whole of the milking period, not even for one day. It, for instance, there is a scarcity of…

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The Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association. The Show Abandoned This Year

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

A special meeting of the committee of the Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association took place on Saturday. There were present:—Mr J. Johnston…

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Wool

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

Yanga Station which was storing their wool at the woolshed, have received instructions to forward their wool to Melbourne, and as several of Pormewan…

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Melbourne Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

The light showers which have fallen in northern areas have not sufficed to check the advance in wheat which has been growing on for a fortnight. For prompt…

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WOOL. The Question of Insurance

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 1

There has been an almost complete absence of business in the Sydney wool markets, in fact, the Australian market, on account of the war, is, on…

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Paris Preparing for Siege. Sheep Depastured in Public Parks

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

Heedless of the loss of life occasioned to his troops in their advance against the determined defenders, the Kaiser has ordered his army to take Paris or die…

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Farmers and Setters

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

A Special meeting of the Henty branch of the above was held at the School of Ar[?] on Saturday last some 20 odd member being present. Mr…

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The Federal Elections. Farmers and Settlers Association. Its Practices Examined

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

The citizens of the State will be called upon to elect a now House of Representative as well at a new Senate on September 5. I wish to utter…

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Allies' Position Improved the Germans Falling Back Russians Sweep Onward Austrian Army Mutinous Paris Prepares for Siege Sheep Depastured in Public Parks British Liberals, Unionists and Labor Unite. the Russian Invasion. Advance Against Austria Appalling Slaughter on Various Battlefields.LONDON, Tuenday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

Advices from St. Petersburg, dated Tuesday, state that although Austria Hungary has 1,000,000 men in the field, the russian forces are steadily advancing…

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Wool Freights

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 33

At a largely-attended meeting of the council of the Pastoralists' Union, the proposals of the oversea shipping companies to increase freights and primage…

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