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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,024 stories in Murray's papers · page 36 of 102

[?]puted Sale of Sheep. GORMAN V. WHITE

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 3

In the Banco court in Sydney, before the Chief Justice (Sir William C[?]llen) and a jury of four, on Wednesday and Thursday of last…

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Wheat Acquisition. a Royal Commission Asked For

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly last week, Mr R. T. Ball, member for Corowa, asked the Premier (Mr Ho[?]nan) would he be prepared to…

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The Sydney Show Sales. The Nyingay Stud Cattle. Realise Best Average. SYDNEY, Wedneaday

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 2

At the Show cattle sales to-day, 530 guineas were realised for the shorthorn bull Matilda's Duke VII. The feature of the sales was the selling…

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Care of Farm Machinery

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 17

There are two ways of taking care of farm machinery. One way is to be economical of oil, never to waste time in "tinkering," to keep going as long as…

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Irrigation Lucerne Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 32

Negotiations are in progress between the authorities in charge of the lucerne "pool" and the Federal Government for the purchase by the Commonwealth of the…

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For the Farmer. Cultivation of Lucerne

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 3

As lucerne in a perennial plant, when once it is well established it will last a number of years—from four to ten, or more, depending upon the…

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Advantages of Dairying

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 3

Dairy Harming has many advantages. The dairyman has an income the year round, giving him the advantage of having cash on hand every month of…

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Winter School for Farmers. Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 4

Arrangements have been made for the annual winter school for farmers to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural Collage from 20th June to 15th July next…

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Live Stock. Feeding Farm Animals. The Science of It

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 4

The indication given last week of the ingredients of plants that go to make up feeding value will have probably stimulated Interest in the question…

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Deniliquin ( and District ) History [Extracts from the “ Pastoral Times”]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 6

February 1, 1871— This morning a little girl named Carolinas Belair agent to bathe in the Edward River. She happened to get…

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Farm and Field Original Articles

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 3

Having determined when tho crop is ready, the gathering should be done on the first fine dry day. A few rows are pulled, and the bulbs allowed to be…

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Feeding Farm Animals

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 4

In the preceding articles an attempt has been made to indicate the ingredients of plants that are essential to animals feeding upon them. The relation of the different…

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Market Reports. Melbourne Sheep Market Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 2

Pennings of fat sheep today amounted to about 25,100, consisting of 206 trucks and 3370 sheep by road. This was nearly 100 head less than last week's market…

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Capacity for Producing Butter Fat. Is it Transmitted by Dam or Sire?

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 4

The assertion, sometimes heard from dairy farmers, that heifers from inferior cows are as good as those from good ones was recently subjected to a test in the…

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A Crop May Not Be Sown. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 3

Farm laborers on the State wheat farm have sent an ultimatum to Mr. Grahame. Minister for Agriculture, that unless concessions are granted they Will not sow…

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Our Wheat Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 23

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Grahame, stated on Wednesday that there was every prospect of entering into a big contract to send a lot more flour to the…

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Using Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 15

Butter is the most easily digested of all the animal fats, partly because of the peculiar acids which it contains. In many cases of anemia and nerve-starvation an…

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Farmers and Their Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 17

At the close of the Australian Wheat Board Conference, Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, who presided, issued an official report in the following terms:—…

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Dual Purpose Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 18

When wheat and sheep are the chief consideration, the question of the dual-purpose sheep—that is, tho sheep that will have a good carcase for the butcher…

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Crossbred Wool

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 4

The Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) has received two communications from Mr. J. F. Smith, textile expert, of Leeds, who is resirous of bringing…

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