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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,024 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 102

Diseased Eyes Among Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 3

At a meeting of the Yass P.P. Board attention was directed to the prevalence of diseased eyes among sheep, and opinions differed as to what it actually diseased eyes among sheep, and opinions differed as to what it actually was,…

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Seed Wheat. Selection and and Treatment. Lecture at Wagga Farm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 3

A meeting of the Wagga branch of [?] Agricultural [?] was held last [?] in the lecture hall at the experiment [?].Mr.W.Moore,President of…

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Wheat Grown Oh Excess Areas

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly last week, the following question: was asked by Mr. R. T, Ball: ln regard to the payments to be made…

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Victoria's Wheat. Nearly 60,00,000 BUSHELS.MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 2

"Between fifty-five and sixty million million bushels, and probably nearer sixty million," was the estimate of Victoria's wheat crop made to-day by…

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Original Correspondence Where Farmers' Interests Lie. (The Editor "The Riverine Grazier')

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 2

Sir,—I do not know it the people who read your valuable paper know that I have given up the work of half a life time—working for the farmers. I did so…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 1

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:—Sales were resumed in Melbourne on 21st March, when we offered a catalog of about 4,800 bales…

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Farmers & S. Association. Wakool Branch

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Wakool branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held at the Wakool Hotel on the 15th inst Present:—…

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Butter Factory

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 2

Matters apparently in connection with the Butter Factory here are coming to a point when something must be done. It is not exactly a…

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Kiewa Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 23

The forty-sixth half-yearly meeting of the shareholder in the Kiewa butter factory was held on Friday, 24th inst., at the factory, Mr. Coulston, the chairman of…

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Pickling Wheat

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 2

Speaking at an agricultural conference, the South Australian Director of Agriculture, Professor Perkins, said he never had any…

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Penny Seed Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 25

Mr. A. Prentice, of Emu Plains, advertises Penny seed wheat. He claims that this variety in the drought year yielded 15 bushels against 8 bushels…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 6

Harrison, Jones & Devlin Ltd. report having offered on Thursday 1544 bales. There was a good demand for best free wools, but burry and…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd. report:--We held our last regular sale of the season on 29th March, when we brought forward a…

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A Revolution in Sheep-feeding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 16

A well-informed correspondent of the "Yorkshire Post" declares that there has been a silent but absolute revolution in the system of breeding and feeding sheep…

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"Pink Eye" in Sheep. Yass

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 1

At a meeting of the P.P. [?] attention was [?] to the [?] of diseased eyes among sheep, and opinions [?] as to what [?]…

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Government Wheat. Payments Being Made

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr [?] announces that, in [?] with the guaranteed [?] price for wheat scheme, the…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 March 1916 · 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 experience of the Department. No. 256…

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The Wheat Pool. Progress of Shipments

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 1

Great interest is being taken in the shipping of wheat under the arrangements of the pool Speaking in round number— the…

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No Room for Wheat at Darling Harbour

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 32

Frequent complaints are received from the country in connection with the delay in bringing the wheat harvest to Sydney. Travellers on the railways through the…

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Closing of Wool Season. Averages Stand Splendidly. "John Bridge's" Latest Sale

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 1

At this stage of the wool-selling season diminishing prices might reasonably be expected. It is, therefore, pleasing to note that John Bridge and…

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