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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 90

Wagga Sheep

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that though lower grade sheep allowed a decline in value at Homebush last Thursday, prime drafts made…

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Nodules in Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 17

Experiments are being mada ai Kendall, Camden Haven, to discover the life history of the worm which causes nodules or "worm nests" in beasts. Dr. Johnson, of…

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Big Cattle Sale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 41

Messrs. Pearson. Rowe, Smith and Co. announce a special sale of 1600 cattle at Kerang on Wednesday, 13th. March…

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Miracle Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 7

The world's demand for wheat, and the request to farmers to, put land under its cultivation, has been responsible for the reappearance of what are described as…

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Wheat [?]arting

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 2

Wheat carting Is practically f[?]she [?] in this district, there being only several farmers still thus engaged. Now that the harvest is…

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Butter and Cheese Prices

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 32

The Premier has received from the Agent-tGeneral details of the arrangement concluded between the Imperial Government and the Federal Pool Committee for…

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Wheat Storage Problem

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 32

A few months ago a special committee, was appointed to investigate the important question of weevil infestation of wheat, and their progress report has now been…

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Imported Wheat Trials

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 16

Last year a number of farmers in Victoria and other States made trials of Marquis, Huron, and Prelude wheats.. Almost every extreme of climate was covered…

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The Wheat Industry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 46

The following letter has been addressed to the secretary of the Farmers ami Settlers' Association:— “Harden, March 4th, 1918…

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Farmers Conference Issue of Wheat Bonds Melbourne

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 5

The second annual conference of the Australian Farmers Organisation was continued yesterday. Mr. A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C., presided, and the…

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Wheat Stacking Trouble

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 32

During the last 12 months wheat-stacking has been carried on at the outer harbour and Port Adelaide under contract by arrangement, with the Bert Adelaide…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 46

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited report:—We are pleased to report that the work of this company's seventh appraisement has just…

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The 1915-16 Wheat

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 2

The net proceeds of the overseas' sales of wheat for 1915-16 was approximately £32,000,000…

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Sale of 5000 Cattle at Coulburn

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 21

We have an advertisement in this issue of a big sale of 5000 head of cattle at Goulburn on Tuesoay, March 19. which should be of interest to all who are…

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South American Wheat for Allies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 20

The United States War Trade Board has placed a temporary embargo on imports of corn from overseas in order to divert South American wheat to Europe…

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Ukraine Wheat Wanted by Hungry Austria

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 6

The Burgomaster of Vienna, addressing the municipality's officials, said the word bankruptcy might be written over the door of the Austrian…

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Storage of Wheat Progress of Silos

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 6

Riverina farmers are delighted at the fact that an earnest start has been made in regard to the erection of siloa for the storage of grain…

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Price of Wheat. To the Editor of the “Albury Banner.”

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 18

Sir,—The "Sydney Morning Herald" of 22nd inst. publishes a Cape Town cable, dated 20th February, which states that the Allied Governments will purchase from…

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Picking a Dairy Bull

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 16

I remember once going into the dairy of a farmer who kept a Large herd of Jerseys and operated a home butter plant on his farm. The churn was whirling merrily…

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Farmers' Conference

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 46

At the second annual conference of the Australian Farmers' Organisation the following resolutions were agreed to:— "That it is essential to the wellbeing…

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