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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,024 stories in Murray's papers · page 79 of 102

Melbourne Markets. Fat Sheep. Tuesday, October 10

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 2

19,500 penned, comprised of 183 trucks and 325 by road, the greater portion being shorn sheep of good quality, with a fair proportion of prime. There…

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Sydney Wool and Sk[?] Sales

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 1

John Bridge and Co. Ltd. "eport undate of 7th. October as follows:- Wool: The ruins are having the effcct of delaying arrivals of wool,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 283…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. No. 284. Agricultural. the Season's Pests. Fungus Diseases and Weeds

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 3

Discussing the present season in a recent conversation, the chief inspector remarked that the plentiful rains of the spring bad been responsible for the…

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Chicago Wheat Pit. Heavy Fall in Prices. Chicago

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 6

The boom in wheat broke yesterday Quotation averaged 6/8, which is equal to,a fall of 5d a bushel since Thursday afternoon…

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Other Items. a War Correspondent on the Duration of the War. Roumania Makes a Protest to Neutrals. Large Purchase of Australian Wheat

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 1

Mr. Ward Price says that Britain is making tremendous war efforts. The Allies are now on top and it is reasonable to expect a sucecssful conclusion…

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Farmers' Views of Taxation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 33

The taxation proposals were discussed at a meeting of the district council of the Tamworth Farmers and Settlers' Association. Mr. Dunn said he was of the opinion…

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Farm and Station Agencies Ltd

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

Farm and Station Agencies Ltd., Culcairn, report having held a Very successful sale of building material a/c. of Mr. John Dobson, Culcairn, on September 22…

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Dairying at Yanco

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 16

This season promises to be one of extraordinary productiveness, reports Mr. H. R. Alexander, agricultural instructor; regarding dairying on the Murrumbidgee irrigation area. Winter rains have been…

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Farm & Garden. Shows to Come

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 16

Guudaga[?]—March 14, 15, 1017…

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Soil Fertility. a Farmer's Methods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 17

"Every farmer must study the requirement of every variety of soil with which he is dealing in order to apply those fertilisers which are required. In my…

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The Boy From Bristol. Devon Farm, Savernake

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—We have had a lot of rain, and there is a lot of water round the house. The dam is overflowing. The crops are big and high. I come from…

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Dave Watches the Floods. Falkirk Farm, The Rock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—We have had a lot of rain hero lately, too much in fact. Some say the war will finish in June A lot of young men have gone from Collengullie…

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Labor in England Farmers Warned to Prepare Londan

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 6

The Army Council directs that no more agrisulturalists shall be called up till January 1st., and those necessary for milk production till April 1st…

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Dairying. a Little Brown Cow. What Was She Worth?

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 3

There is an old saying that "yon cannot tell by the looks of a frog how far be can jump." It maybe said tee that you annual tell by the looks of a…

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Vegetables on the Farm. An Anomaly

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 3

It is one of the anomalies of rural life in this land that vegetables form such a small part of the ordinary diet on many farms. Where there is every…

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Homestead Farms. Two Available at Hair Jimmy

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

Two homestead farms of 540 acres and 600 acres in the parish of Mainjimmy and county of Urans, are to be made available for…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 October 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the Council of the above Society was held on Thursday afternoon at the Royal hotel. Messrs. W. R. Clarke (President), A. T. Emry, J. V…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 October 1916 · page 4

June 8, 1872:— His Lordship Dr. Lanigan, Bishop of Goulburn, arrived at Hay on Thursday last, when he was waited on by several…

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Australian Wheat. Cost Reduced to British Consumer. If We Took British Produce. Luxuries to Be Cut. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 October 1916 · page 2

The Wheat Commission met on Friday and dealt particularly with the question of transit from Australia. The Commission approved of the principle of using big…

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