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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

2,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 109

Melbourne Wool Sales Excited Competition. Ten to Fxtbebn Per Cent. Rise. Melbourne

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 6

The wool sales were resumed in Melbourne to-day, when Dalgety and co offered close on 5000 balses. Competition was excited, general…

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Model Pig Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 16

In our wanderings over the earth we have had frequent opportunities of looking over several very respectable pig farms. At the Agricultural State Farms in…

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Weather and Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 17

The official summary of the condition of stock, crops, and pastures: during January, gleaned from the reports furnished to the Weather Bureau from various…

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Agricultural Notes. the Tobacco Crop Harvesting and Curing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 17

The leaf of tobacco will be maturing shortly, and as the time of picking has such an influence upon the final quality, a few notes by the Tobacco Expert will be…

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Correspondence. Mr Cusack and the Farmers. To the Editor of the "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 19

Sir,—Your correspondent in Friday's issue questions my statement made at the F. and S. meeting in Albury. At that meeting 1. felt constrained to twit the F…

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Land for Settlement. Homestead Farms Becoming Available

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

The following Homestead Farms are notified in the current issue of the Government "Gazette" to become available on the 1st of March; full…

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Dairying. a Tested Herd. And Lines of Breeding

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4
Also in The Riverine Grazier

Some highly interesting comparisons are made in a current "Gazette" article by the Dairy Instructor ut Byron Hay, who has done so much for the…

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Farmers and Settlers As a Third Party

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 8

The Farmers' and Settlers' Association has now launched out as a third party in polities. On Friday Mr. Holman challenged the Liberals to say whether…

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Cattle and the Drought

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 2

Asked his opinion as to the cause of the shortage of cattle and the high price of beef, Mr J. Symington, of Berringa Park, on the Mitta River…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 6

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report: — At our sale on Tuesday we brought forward a catalogue of some 3800 bales. Some really…

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Early Deniliquin History. [Extracts from the “Pastoral Times.”]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 6

June 27, 1868.— Sheep Stealing.—We are informed that this practice, on a small scale, is carried out here among some of the…

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In Australia Bale of Wool Realises Over £1000

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

At the Geelong wool sales before the Christmas holiday a bale of wool donated by Miss Gordon, of "Ballangeich" Ellerslie, was sold and resold for the benefit of…

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Prisoners Amd Farming

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 4

Germany and Russia one counting upon the services of half a millio[?]prisoners of war to assist in preparing for and planting next year’s crops. France…

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Farm and Field Original Articles. Organic Manure

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 4

It is the greatest possible mistake to allow the land to become run down before attempting to check the depreciation, and if a proper system of farming,…

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Xohl Rabi After White Crops

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 4

Koh rabi is often grown after a white crop, in which case the stubbles are usually ploughed in the autumn and a catch crop put in to occupy the…

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Stealing From Sheep Trucks

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 4

Mr. H. Pooley, Barnawartha, writes to the "Argus":--"It is high time that something was done to prevent or lessen the numerous thefts of fat lambs…

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Sheep Stealing Alleged. Defendant Remanded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 1

Before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M., at the Albury Police Court yesterday, Edward James Jolley was charged with having stolen, at Kiandra, on November 20, one…

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In Australia Bale of Wool Realises £600. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day a bale of secured wool, submitted to auction on behalf of the French-Australian Patrictic League, was sold 28 times at prices ranging from…

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N.S.W. Wheat Acquisition. Commonwealth's Plaint Upheld MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 2

The members of the Inter-State Commission of Australia, the Chief Commissioner, Mr. Piddington, K.C., Mr. Commissioner Swinburne, and Mr…

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