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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,501 stories in Murray's papers · page 66 of 76

Where the Dairyman's Profits Co

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 16

Careless work on the part of dairy farm employes may inadvertently result in much loss to the owner of the cattle. Particularly in the operation of milking it is…

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Use of Dairy By-products

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 16

Contrary to popular opinion, skim, or separated, milk is a very valuable feeding material, containing, aa it does, all those nutritive constituents found in the…

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Farm Tractors

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 18

Mr. Prothero, speaking recently at Exeter of what wan being done by the British Government in the matter of machinery for cultivating the land in the…

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Berrigan Farmers' Report the Minister's Rejoinder

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 4

In reference to the published report issued by the Berrigan branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, regarding the condition of…

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Farmers and Settlers' Insurance Co

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 2

Mr. Donald Innes announces in this issue that he is the local agent for the Farmers and Settlers' Insurance Co. of Australia, and desires shareholders to…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 4

April 24,1875— Mr and Mrs Robert Landale, their foul child ten and two servants, left for great Britain by the mail steamer on…

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Dairy Mems

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 1

We frequently see a dairy of cows standing in a pool of dirty water, and they will cover their sides, flanks and adders with germ laden water, which…

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Dairying. Cows Failing to Give Down Milk

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 1

How a cow can hold up her milk and reduce to give it down has been a matter of profound obscurity to many a milker. The each is that…

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Cattle Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 November 1917 · page 2

On Friday next, 16th inst., the Gippsland and Northern Co-operative Selling and Assurance Co. will conduct an important cattle sale in their Wodonga…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 November 1917 · page 3

The secretary of the above desires to acknowledge receipt of the following moneys in connection with wheat promises made to the Corowa hospital last…

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State Wheat Office. Mr. Drummond in Charge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 November 1917 · page 3

In taking up his duties on Thursday as officer-in-charge of the State Wheat Office, Mr. R. S. Drummond, of Lockhart, did [?] without any illusions as to…

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Grass and Sheep's Teeth

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 14 November 1917 · page 2

Nothing short of a file or a grindstone would wear down a sheep's teeth like grazing on an overstocked run, especially if the soil is sandy. This is a matter…

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Wool. Opening Appraisements

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 15 November 1917 · page 1

Messrs Harrison, Jones and Devlin , Ltd., of Sydney, report that the opening wool appraisements for the year are taking place this week, and…

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Wheat Stacks the Minister’s Rejoinder

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 15 November 1917 · page 3

In reference to the published re port issued by the Bemoan branch of the farmers and (Settlers’ Association, regarding the condition of…

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Wheat Wastage. the Farmers' Responsibility

The Independent · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 4

A definite reply has been received by the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association from the Prime Minister, through Mr F. B. S…

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Shortage of Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 17

We ("S.M. Herald") do not think that many stockowners will agree with a correspondent writing in these columns who maintained that there is no shortage of…

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Wheat Stocks

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 3

The Victorian Minister for Agricultural (Mr. Hagelthorn) said this week that as certain statements had been made persistently to the effect that loss had been…

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Sheep Sale at Shepparton

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 18

Twenty-two thousand store sheep are to be auctioned at Shepparton on Thursday, 22nd November, when J. M'Namara and Co. hold their annual "off shears" sale,…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 3

The secretary of the above desires to acknowledge receipt of the following moneys in connection with wheat promises made to the Corowa hospital last…

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Wastage of Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 17

Mr. C. Hawkins, Ariah Park, advises that at the invitation of Mr. Broughton, of the State Wheat Office, he joined in an inspection of the wheat stacks in the…

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