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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

2,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 60 of 109

Sheep Mack Jot Tubs. Farmers’ Bulletin No. 95

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 4

The “sheep-maggot fly” or the “blow-fly pest” is quite a modern trouble of the Australian sheep owner. It is frequently stated and it may be true…

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Wool Market

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 3

John Bridge and Co. Limited report.—Firm prices characterised the closing sides of the statistical year. Both Crossbreds and merinos bring…

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Agricultural Notes. Sheep-maggot Flies. Farmers' Bulletin No. 95

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 17

The "sheep-maggot fly." or the "blowfly pest" is quite a modern trouble of the Australian, sheep owner. It is frequently stated, and it may be true to a certain…

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State Wheat Handling

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 17

Mr. C. B. Trefle, manager of the Temora Experiment Farm, in tendering sonic advice to the Government and the wheat farmer, writes:—The question: "How are the…

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Wheat Board Expanses

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 1

The Attorney General last week tabled a return in the Legislative Assembly showing the cost of administration of the Wheat…

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Thistles in Wheat Crop. Feed Off or Mow

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 17

"In a wheat paddock recently sown, the wheat being now about six inches high, thistles are coming up thick. What should I do? It is too late to plough and…

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Agricultural. Thistles in Wheat Crop. Food Off or Mow

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 4

"In a wheat paddock recently sown, the wheat being now about six inches high, thistles are coming up thick. What should I do? It is too late to…

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Wool Market Excited

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 23

There will be no wool sales in Sydney this week, buyers being occupied with the submissions made in Brisbane. Private advices received from the Queensland…

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Stud Sheep Sales Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 6

The stud sheep sales opened this morning, Business opened with Tasmanian rams, but there was a most disastrous fall in values. The…

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Sheep Losses in the Drought

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 18

The extent of the sheep losses as a result of the drought was discussed at the annual meeting of the Sheepbreeders' Association in Saturday night, and the view was taken…

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Proof Against Cold. Fish, Sheep, Rabbits

The Independent · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 4

A hedgehog picked up in the curious torpid state which we call "hibernation" has been immersed in water for twenty minutes without…

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War and the Wheat Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 17

There may be a few complacent sculs left (writes the "Rural New Yorker") who believe that grain prices directly follow the law of supply and demand as surely…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiences of the Department. No. 218…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 217…

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Agriculture and Pastoral Notes for the Wan on the Land

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 4

These notes are issued every week .under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahama, M.L.A. Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 213…

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Agricultural. Feeding Oft Wheat. The Best Time

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 6

A farmer, who had about 000 acres of wheat in one block, but planted at different times, asked the Department lately whether he should feed it off…

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Agricultural. Thistles in Wheat Cro- Feed Off or Mow

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 4

“In a wheat paddock recently sown, the wheat being now about six inches high, thistles are coming up thick. What should I do it is too late to…

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Dairy Science School. An Altered Date

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 17

The date of the Dairy Science School, which is to be held at Byron Bay during the winter, has been altered to the 9th August. It has been found that the latter…

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Weeds and the Farmer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 16

"It is said that man can got used to anything. He certainly has become used to acknowledge weeds as his master. They are sprawling like a groat evil tiling over…

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Jack Goes Back to the Farm. Via Old Junee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a long time since I last wrote to the Page. We had 3 1/2 inches of rain here, and all the crops look nice and green. We had a picnic on the…

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