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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 90

Wangaratta Spcial Sheep Sale. 8000 High Class Crossbred Sheep

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

Evans and Langlands Trill hold an important special sheep sale at the Wangaratta market yards on Thursday, February 14, when they will offer 8000 high class…

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Wheat Dockages. Up to 2/ Per Bushel Friction Between Farmers and Agents. Appointment of Wheat Samplers Urged

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

An agitation is being worked up in the Albury district for the appointment of wheat samplers, who will assess the value of wheat as it arrives in the railway…

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Annual Stud Sheep Sales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

At the annual stud sheep sales at Goulburn on Tuesday, February 26, W. H. Wheatley will offer 1500 merino and long-wool rams. Catalogues now being…

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Big Special Sheep Sale

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

W. H. Wheatley will offer 30,000 store sheep direct from local stations at Goulburn on Friday, February 22…

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Albury Wool Appraisements

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

Younghusband, Row and Co. Pty., Ltd, Dalgety and Co. Ltd., and Southern Riverina Farmers' Co-operative Association Ltd., Albury wool brokers, notify that the next…

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1200 Locally-bred Store Cattle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

W. H. Wheatley will offer at Crookwell, N.S.W., on Friday, February 15 (the day after the Goulburn sale), 1200 locally bred store cattle including, in addition to…

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Careless Wheat Stacking Weevil and Mice Troublesome. Goulburn

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

Nearly 2,000,000 bags of wheat are stacked here. Nothwithstanding the care exercised in cleaning and re-bagging the wheat, weevil and mice are prevalent…

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Wheat Versus Beef

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

Without trenching on the controversy which was started by Mr. Grahame, the Minister for Lands, one may ask whether it is really true that…

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The Shipping of Wheat

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

The executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has decided to support Dr. Arthur in his efforts to use all available shipping…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 4

Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 2nd February:— Wool.—Reports from England show that any "free" wools reaching the…

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Record Loads of Wheat Bendigo

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 3

A record has been made in wheat transit from the northern lines this season. One train of 60 trucks from Echuca, drawn by two powerful engines, brought the…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. the Orchard. Fruit Preserving. How to Treat Pears

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 4

In the suggestions made last week on this subject, specific reference was made only to stone fruit, but there are several other kinds of fruit that lend…

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The Pastoral Award

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 4

The pastoral award made by Mr Justice Higgins last yea—which aroused very bitter criticism and opposition from the country landowners after a…

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Dentition of Cattle

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 4

For the purpose of arranging a satisfactory basis of comparison a schedule was adopted for use at the International:—…

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Farmers and Settlers Association. Wakool and Burrawong Branch

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the above branch was held at Wakool Hold on Wednesday, 23rd January. Present.—Mr. T. P. Grace (president), Messrs Old, Brown…

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Wheat Pool Audit. THE 1915-16 ACCOUNTS

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 1

In a further report, dated 4th February, on [?] New South Wales 1915-16, or first, wheat pool accounts, Mr Albert Barton, the…

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Butter and Cheese Exporters Evidence Before Interstate Commission. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 2

At the sittings of the Interstate Commission to-day, F. G. Hickling, manager for Foggit, Jones and Co., said that as far as he knew, there was no combine or…

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Wool Appraisements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

The sixth Victorian appraisement was commenced in Melbourne at the Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Co.'s store, South Kensington,…

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Wheat Stacking Methods

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

A Wagga correspondent writes:-- When the attention of leading farmers was drawn to Professor Lefroy's comments on the bad stacking…

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Wheat and Weevils

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 16

The prospect of the British Wheat Commission refusing to take delivery of the New South Wales quota of the 1916-17 wheat crop because of its weevily…

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