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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 90

The Wheat Standard. Heavy Deductions in Riverina

The Independent · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 2

At the Executive Council meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, held in Sydney, President Trethowan, in opening the proceedings,…

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Cabinet Crisis Wheat Elevator Question Ministers Resignations Expected Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 6

It is believed that further dissension has arisen in the Ministry over the wheat elevator business, and that the whole matter will be brought to a…

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Disposal of Surplus Wheat Shipbuilding to Begin Mr. Hughes at Bendigo Bendigo

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 6

Determination to secure the men necessary to reinforce Australia, at the front and proceed at once with, the building of snips for Australia were…

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Advertising for the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 16

It used to be, that when Jones had a cow, a horse or a pig for sale he waited for the news to get around to the neighbours in the most natural and unassisted…

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Crop Protection Coping with Insect Pests

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 6

A leaflet from the Canadian Dominion Department of Agriculture sounds the note, "Crop protection means crop production." To urge preparedness…

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The Dairy the Breeder's Mission

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 4

The uilimato object which the comstructive breeder must ever bear in mind is an animal suited to the needs of the farmer or feedur. Upon…

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Wool Appraisements

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 2

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co. Ltd held their 26th appraisement on 18th inst., and report the following prices. Thalaka over DV. Booroorban,…

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Record Wheat Cargo

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 1

A vessel which left Geelong for Melbourne recently made a record shipment of wheat so far as Geelong port is concerned. Stevedores worked the vessel…

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Wheat Elevator Contracts More Patching Up Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. Holman, Premier, this afternoon stated he was not in a position to make an official statement concerning the wheat elevator contracts, as was promised yes…

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Fertility and Dairying

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 3

A Queensland farmer says:—“Dairying is the system of farming that will maintain the fertility of the farm without the use of high-priced…

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Farm and Held Original Articles Food Constituents

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 3

Protein is the nutrient which contains the nitrogenous part of a food. It is the most important food nutrient because the frame-work of every . cell…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. Agricultural. Water on the Farm. The Irrigationlst's Interest

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 4

The composition of the water available for Irrigating crops and orchards in a matter of much importance in districts of low rainfall, and those are the…

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Wheat Silos Contracts

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 3

Replying to Mr. J. Storey, who asked if the Government would give the House an opportunity to discuss the wheat silos contract, as in the case of…

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Strike of Wool Workers Ended

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 4

The strike of wool and basil workers has been declared off…

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Wheat Guarantee of 5 Recommendation of Conference

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 4

The conference appointed by the Cabinet to consider, the question or growing wheat or stock, placed its report before Mr. Holman last night…

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Rationing in Britain This Week. Less Butter, Meat and Milk

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 2

Enormous crowds of shoppers were on Saturday obtaining food supplies before the compulsory rationing scheme begins this week in London and House…

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The Orchard. To Maintain Soll Fortuity. Green Manuring Crops

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 4

The maintenance of fertility, notwithstanding the loss of plant food that results from constant cropping, is one of the problems that confront…

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Large Wheat Load

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 3

A Moama Carter, Mr M. Allen, look a record load of wheat to Narandera, New South Wales, recently. The weight of the load was 18 tons 18 3/4…

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Wheat Breeding Trials of New Varieties

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 1

Returns from the variety trials conducted annually on ½ acre plots by the Victorian Department of Agriculture at…

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German Wool Millionaire to Be Interned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 2

A message from New York announces that a millionaire wool merchant, named Eugene Schwartz, has been arrested on a charge of being a German agent, and will…

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