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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 90

Wool Acquisition Scheme Crossbred Wools. Important Announcement

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write:— "The large increase in the production of all grades of crossbred wool in the State of New South…

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Agricultural Notes. Dairy Farming for Profit

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 17

As proving that business method does pay when applied to dairy farming, some data collected by the Ohio agricultural experiment station (U.S.A.) is presented…

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Egyptian Cotton Crop

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

Tne Press Bureau states that Britain on behalf of the Allies are taking over the Egyp[?]ian cotton crop from August next…

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Must Have Been a Good Crop

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 4

When the drummer came into the corner grocery he started something. He asked how many apples Adam and Eve ate on a certain memorable day…

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Goulburn Sheep and Cattle Sales

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

W. H. Wheatley will hold special sheep and cattle sales at Goulburn during April as follow:—Tuesday, April 9. 20,000 highclass store sheen; Thursday, April 18, 2500…

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 4

Mr. W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded over 30,000 sheep on Tuesday March 12, to a large attendance of buyers, principally from Riverina…

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Price of Meat. Store Sheep Oh Fat Sheep. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 3

T. Lannin, a grazier, giving evidence before the Interstate Commission in Melbourne to-day, said it had been his experience that it pays a grazier or farmer…

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Albury Wool Appraisements

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 March 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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Big Special Cattle Sale at Goulburn

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

Pastoral Finance Association Lid. (Goulburn branch) and O. H. Furner and Co. in conjunction, will hold a big special sale of store cattle at Goulburn on Thursday…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 4

December 11, 1875 — Messrs Wooldridge and Wren have sold privately lot 1, being portion of allotment 1, section 20, 31 feet to…

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Victorian F.a.q. Wheat. 60Lbs. to the Bushel

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

Yesterday afternoon, at the rooms of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce, the fair average quality standard of Victorian wheat for this season was fixed at 60lb…

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Plundering on the Railways. Ex-minister's Sensational Statement. Trucks of Wool Stolen in Transit. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 3

Mr. Agar Wynne, the late Minister for Railways, in a statement in the Victorian Legislative Assembly to-day declared that the railways were badly run. In each of…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. the Orchard. Preparing New Land. Thorough Work an Insurance Against Disease

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

The preparation of land for either deciduous or citrus fruit orchards should be commenced as soon as possible, for the earlier the ground is prepared the…

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Hay P.p. Board. Stock Inspectors Report. Burrs.—sheep Dips—grass Seed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 4

At last Tuesday's meeting of the Hay P. P. Board the report of the Stock Inspector, Mr. M. T. Little, was submitted as follows:—"Since last…

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Of Interest to Farmers. the Sinking of Bores

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 3

We recently had an interview with two officers of the N. S. W. Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, viz., Mr. J. L. Devitt, supervisor, and…

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Lease of Farm Lands

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 2

McPherson, Thom and Co., Corowa, report having leased on account of Frank Francis, Esq., his property comprising 560 acres freehold land, situate…

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Fencing in the Farm. Do it Well

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

"It always pays to have a good strong fence round the farm, as there is nothing more annoying than to have crops eaten down and destroyed by…

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Crop-Eared Sheep

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 3

An interesting point under the P.P. Act arose in a case recently dealt with at Hay, in which William McIlveen was charged on summons with having…

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Allotted Cattle Stealing

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 2

At the Hay Quarter Sessions last week, a man turned Leslie Albert Arthur McDonald a discharged soldier, was found guilty of receiving three…

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Sale of Farming Plant

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

By E. M. Thomas, Walla, and M. Clear, Lockhart, auctioneers in conjunction, at "Sugarloaf," Walbundrie, on account of E. Clear, horses, cattle, sheep farming…

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