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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,024 stories in Murray's papers · page 43 of 102

Live Stook. Feeding Farm Animals

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 3

The Science of It. In the classification of the principal foods, which was attempted a fortnight ago, as a menus of indicating…

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Selling the Wheat. Price for Remainder of Crop

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 4

At the meeting on Saturday of Berrigan branch of the Fanners and Settler' Association the following, resolotion was carried-…

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Next Season's Wheat Crop. a Shortage Predicted, Opportunity for Australia

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 4

The estimate of the world's wheat crop, based on last season's harvest, is most discouraging, In view of this fact and the prospects of another bountiful season in…

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Record Wheat Sale. "Pool" Receives £2,500,000. Payments to Farmers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 4

A series of important sales of Australian wheat to the Allies Food Commission, representing a value to the "pool" of about £2,500,000, was announced by the…

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Taxing Idle Lands. Farmers Pass Resolution. I

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 4

At the meeting of the Berrigan branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday it was decided that the following resolution be submitted to the…

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British Home Food Production. Famine Threatened Through Withdrawal of Farmers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 2

Mr. F. D. Acland, Under-Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, speaking in the House of Commons, uttered a warming of the danger of a breakdown of home…

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World's Wheat Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 17

The estimate of the world's wheat crop, based on last season's harvest, is most discouraging. In view of this fact and the prospects of another bountiful season…

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Field Wheat Competitions

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2

The Farm Produce Committee of the Royal Agricultural Society has de-cided that the first of the Field Wheat Competitions which the society will…

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Selling the Wheat. Price for Remainder of Crop

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 3

At the meeting on Saturday of Berrigan branch of the Farmers' and Settlers Association the following resolution was carried:--…

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Wool Spinning Demonstration

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 3

It was a novel demonstration to many Albury people which Mrs. Byrnes, of Henty, gave yesterday afternoon and evening-spinning wool. The spinning wheel…

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A Sheep for a Cat

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 4

A correspondent who has travelled in the part of Spanish Guinea in which, the remnants of the German forces in the Cameroons are seeking refuge, tells…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 4

"The Government is not going to be dictated to by Sir Allen Taylor and his friends. If necessary, we will make the bulk handling of wheat one of the…

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Wheat Pool. Conference Abandoned

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 1

It had been decided to hold a wheat conference in Adelaide during this week, but the New South Wales and Victorian [?]…

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The Wheat Scheme. "Pool" Receives £2,500,000. Payments to Farmers

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 1

A series of important sales of Australian wheat to the Allies Food Commission, representing a value to the "pool" of about £2,500,000, was…

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Meat and Wool Prospects

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 16

The present prospects for wool and meat growers in the Commonwealth are exceedingly bright. The supply of wool to-day is insufficient to meet the demand…

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Pastoral. Docking and Marking Lambs. Choose Clean Land

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 4

"Before commencing to dock the lambs (In fact, the day before) the yards should be cleaned up, any rubbish which might contain germs…

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Pastoral. Docking and Marking Lambs. Choose Clean Laud

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 3

"Before commencing to dock the lambs (in fact, tho day before) the yards should be cleaned up, and any rubbish which might contain germs…

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Wheat Experiments. Sowings at Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 3

Mr H. C. Stening, the inspector of agriculture for the sonthere disdricts, visited Berrigan on Friday last, and supervised the sowing of a…

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Prospects of the Wool Trade

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 20

The conference arranged by the British Government to consider the export of wool, at which all sections of the trade were represented, has given the War Trade…

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Royal Agricultural Society. Field Wheat Competition

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 3

The Farm Produce committee of the Royal Agricultural Society has decided to hold the first of the field wheat competitions which the…

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