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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

2,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 57 of 109

Farm and Field Original Articles. Availability of Fertilisers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 4

The value of a fertiliser for crops does not depend m its total percentage of ammonia, phosphate of lime, and potash, but upon the percentage…

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Dairying. Testing Cream

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 2

The testing and grading of [?] is always a subject of in[?] the experiences of experts. [?] lowing paper was recently [?]…

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Farmers' & Settlers' Association. Brocklesby Branch

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 June 1915 · page 3

The monthly meeting was held on Friday, when the president (Cr.A.d. Andrews) occupied the chair. Correspondence was dealt with as…

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Rabbits versus Sheep and Cattle

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 June 1915 · page 4

It has been urged in some quarters that, in view of the high prices of food, the poisoning of rabbits should be stopped and rabbit-trapping…

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Feeding off Wheat

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 30 June 1915 · page 2

A farmer, who had about 600 acres of wheat in one block, but planted at different times, asked the Department lately whether…

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N.S.W. Parliament. Reaping Crops of Soldier Farmers. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 June 1915 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-night in reply to Mr. McGirr, Mr. Grahame, Minister for AGriculture, stated that his department would not stand in the way of…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Wakool Branch

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 June 1915 · page 2

A meeting of the above Branch was held at the Wakool Hotel on Wednesday, 23rd inst. Present :—Col. W. McKnight (President). Messrs F. E…

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Sheep Drover'6 Claim Fails. Interesting Case at Albury Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 July 1915 · page 3

In the Albury Small Debts Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M., Axel Jonsen claimed from John Peter Smithen-bocker £10 7/0 for wages, and £10…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Show Advance. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 July 1915 · page 2

The fifth series of London wool sales was opened on Tuesday. The catalogue showed [?] including 2430 from New Zealand. There was a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Scrub-cutting Foe Sheep Feed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 17

Some Reasons for Varying Results. The droughty conditions that for three years have prevailed over practically the whole of the western division of the State…

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Advice to Farmers. The Coming Wheat Crop

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 5

Some short time ago, according to the city dailies the Minister for Agriculture is reported to have stated that he expected an area of…

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Agricultural, Pastoral, Dairying, and Manufacturing Returns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 16

The following circular has been addressed to landholders:— During July the police officers throughout the State will be engaged in collecting…

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Sheep Sale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 2

We would remind landowners that the special sale of 3000 sheep at Oaklands, advertised in our issue of last week by Messrs. McPherson…

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Shepparton Sheep Sale

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 3

J. McNamara and Co. and Peck, Sons and Biggar, auctioneers in conjunction, report having held a special she p sale…

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Indian Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 21

A writer in the London "Observer" says that the Government's deal in Indian wheat has been remarkably successful. The shipments to Britain virtually comprise…

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Wool Sales

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales on Thursday of last week, Messrs Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., offered 2193 bales. The market was very…

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First Shipment of Butter

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 4

The Victorian shipment of lucerne fodder has arrived, and the work of sending trucks forward is in progress. Full trucks of large orders are going…

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Wheat Ship Destroyed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 22

The four-masted steel barque Dumfriesshire (2622 tons, owned by T. Law and Co., of Glasgow), bound from San Francisco to Dublin, with a cargo of wheat, has been…

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Shortage of Butter in Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 2

Acting on the motion which Mr. McWilliams, manager for Messrs. Moran and Cato, moved at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night…

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Wheat. Bonus System Advocated

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 3

A deputation of members of the Legislative Assembly, representing wheat growing districts, waited on the Minister for…

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