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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,024 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 102

Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 6

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. 215…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 3

These Notes are issued every w[?] ek, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister o[?] Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 244…

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Scarcity of Wheat Sacks Why the Abnormal Rise?

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 6

In an interview at Young of saturday, Mr. J. Lynch, M.H.R., reforring to the abnormal advance in corasncks remarked:"I have attempted to find…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Dorset Horn Cross. For Fat Lamb Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 17

A practical test with fat lambs of the Dorset Horn cross was recently made by the Department of Agriculture, when a consignment was forwarded from Yanco…

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Shortage of Wheat Bags High Prices Demanded. and Tiibn Not Obtainable

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

The exceptional harvest this year throughout the Riverina and other whcat growing areas has mado on exceptional demand for iuto bags…

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Mr. R. T. Ball, M.l.a., and the Wheat Scheme

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

The following is a letter which Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., sent to the "Land" newspaper with reference to the Government Wheat Scheme:--…

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Wool and the War. Prosperity of Principal Primary Industry. Satisfactory Prices at Sales

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

Relating to the effect the war has had on primary industries, an article appeared in a recent issue of the "Referee" over the name of Mr. H. R…

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Wheat Loading Trouble. Men Ready to Work, But Not Engaged. Prime Minister on Situation. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 3

Dealing with the loading of the wheat ships at Williamstown, Mr. W. M. Hughes, the Prime Minister, who is also the president of the Waterside Workers'…

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Farmer and Business Man. Varied Problems

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 17
Also in The Corowa Free Press

There is no man in the country who needs to be a good business man more urgently than the farmer says Mr. D. P. Houston, secretory to the United States…

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Farmers' Grievances

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 33

At a mooting of the Turn worth District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association Mr. A. T. Donald son moved:—"That the council make representations to…

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Two Splendid Homestead Farms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 31
Also in The Corowa Free Press

In this issue Messrs. A. A. Piggin and Co., auctioneers, of Corowa, announce particulars of two splendid homestead farms that will be available for selection…

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Carting in the Crop. Manus, Tumbarumba

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I have not written to you for a long while. Daddy has started to cart his crop in. We had a Christmas tree at Manus this year. I got a book…

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Good Crops. Glen Ivan, Culcairn

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Chirstmas is past once again, with this awful war still raging. I have a cousin in the trenches, and another going to the war. we have a nice lot of…

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Farms for Soldiers. Riverina Estate Offered

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

An offer of 30,000 acres of land in Riverina on favorable terms for the use of returned soldiers was submitted to Vic. Minister of Lands by a grazier on…

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Miscellaneous. Meteorology. Forecasting for Farmers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 3

A useful paper on the above subject was read by Mr. H. L. Lane at a recent meeting of the Ponto branch of the Agricultural Bureau, the object…

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Dairying. Udder Diseases. Preventive and Curative Measures

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 3

"Caked and spoiled udders are the bane of the milk producers' business," says Dr. A. S. Alexander, in a current article. Generally they do not…

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Land Available for Settlement. Homestead Farms

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 6

Government Gazette. 17th November: Available on 17th January, 1916 Land District Acres Farms Barmedman 807 1…

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Agricultural. Practical Irrigation Farming. Manuring of Orchards

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 6

In almost every branch of agriclture the application of fertilisers to the soil is essential if the best results are to be obtained. According to the officer who…

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