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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,501 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 76

Poisoning of Sheep Blow-flies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 16

The attention of the Minister for Agriculture, Hon. W. C Grahame, M.L.A., has been drawn to the fact that quite a number of letters have appeared in the…

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Another Shilling for Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 32

In order to assist the farmers in getting in their new season's seed, and also to prevent speculation in wheat certificates, the Prime Minister on Thursday…

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The Wheat Pool. How the Farmer Has Profited. Some Remarkable Facts

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 38

The following statement regarding the Wheat Pool is issued by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes):—The Australian Wheat Board has been…

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Our Prestige in Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 18

Three prominent Dubbo stock and station agents in discussing the mongrelising of the State's sheep flocks, agreed that crossbreeding is being carried to a…

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Wheat Payments. Another Shilling Promised

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 6

In order to assist the farmers in getting in their new season's seed, and also to prevent speculation in wheat certificates, the Prime…

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Salted Butter. Judge: L. T. MacInnes

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 8

Butter, salted, manufactured, and ready for export: Denman Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., 95 1/2 points. 1; Pambula Co-operative Creamery and Dairy Co…

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Country Wheat Agents. Immediate Advance Urged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 21

A general meeting of the Country Wheat Association was held at the Vickery Chambers on Wednesday morning. The president, Mr. J. Levin (Brooklesby)…

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He Wheat Pool Some Remarkable Facts

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 1

The following statement regarding the Wheat Pool is issued by the Prime Minister (Mr. Bushey):—The Australian Wheat Board has…

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Pickling Seed Wheat. the Best Way to Prevent Bunt

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 1

Of the various preventives tor fount or "stinking smut," the moat efficient is certainly sulphate of copper, or bluestone, but success depends largely…

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Dairy Produce

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 8

The entries in butter, cheese [?] bacon total 581, as compared with [?] last year. Butter advanced from [?] to 302, cheese from 50 to 87, and [?]…

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"Royal" Crop Competition

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 6

Mr. E. Field judged the Royal [?] cultural Society's field wheat com[?]tion in Riverina this season. The [?]petition was for the hest 50 acres[?]…

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One Farm Class

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 7

Two classes were provided, an open class for all-comers, and one for the novice. The open class attracted two entries, the winner being Mr. G…

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Combining Fertilisers with Farmyard Manure

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 17

There is a gradual accumulation of evidence that a combination of farmyard manure and fertilisers represents the ideal system of nourishment. The two manures…

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Bacteria and Leguminous Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 17

It has been demonstrated not only by hundreds of years of actual experience, but by numberless carefully-conducted experiments in many countries, under…

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Income Tax on Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 30

In his capacity as president of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, Mr. A. A. C. Cocks. M.L.A., has addressed the following letter to the State Premier:—"The…

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Murrumburrah Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 7

The annual meeting of the above branch was held in, the Mechanics' Institute, Harden, on Saturday. April 7th. Mr. G. C K. Gregson in the chair. There was a…

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Farm and Field Original Article [?] Cream and Butter-fat

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 3

When the weight of a gallon of phosphate, and on ordinary good soil at cream testing different percentages of fat is given, it is practicable to…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 6

October 18, 1873: We hear on good authority that Messrs Murch brothers, the purchasers of North Wakool Station, near…

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Farm Life in Louisiana

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 1

A group of commercials were [?]ing yarns on the subject of hospitality, when one, a little Virgi[?] with a humorous eye and a delightful drawl,…

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Dairy Cattle

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 6

The Guerasey field was comparatively small. several well-known breeding nut exhibiting this year. Competition was been in every class. A…

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