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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 90

Weevils and Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 17

Some new lights were thrown upon the problem of dealing with weevil in wheat by Professor Maxwell Lefroy, in a lecture on this subject under the auspices of…

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Country Wool Dealing

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 6
Also in The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express

Among other matters provided for under the War Precautions (Wool) Regulations amended rules of practice gazetted in the Commonwealth of…

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Wheat Lumper's Death at Work

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 6

Our Henty correspondent writes that James Cleary, one of a gang of about 12 wheat lumpers engaged in trucking wheat in Henty yards,…

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Sheep Maggot Flies. Work for the Year

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. W. C. Grahame) in reviewing the work of his Department for the season 1917-18 in combating the…

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The Wheat Surplus. American Official's Visit Big Transaction Possible

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 4

Much interest is attached to the presence in Melbourne of Mr. Joseph W. T. Davel, of Washington, U.S.A. Mr. Davel is an official of the United States…

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The Wheat Guarantee. To the Editor of the "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 18

Sir,-In view of the announcement mode by the State Government that they will guarantee a first payment of 4/ per bushel at country railway stations on wheat…

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New Wheat Guarantee Should Mean Big Harvests This Year and Next

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 1

It is regarded as corlain that the State Government's guarantee to the wheatgrowers of 4/ per bushel at country sidings will lead to a big…

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New Wheat Guarantee. Should Mean Big Harvests This Year and Next

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 4

It is regarded as certain that the State Government's guarantee to the wheatgrowers of 4 per bushel at country sidings will lead to a big harvest…

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Dave Asks for Poetry. Falkirk Farm, The Rock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,-It is a long time since I have written to you. We are having nice weather here. The Easter holidays are gone. I made the best of them. We have…

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 6

W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded about 20,000 sheep on Tuesday, the 9th April, to a good attendance of buyers, when practically a complete…

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Albury Wool Appraisements

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 April 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 Wagga Wagga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 2

Wheatley and Cullen. Wagga, and Gra­inger and Falkiner, Singleton, auctioneers in conjunction, will hold a big special cattle sale at Wagga municipal sale yards,…

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Farm and Field Original Articles. Dairy Farming

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 3

The dairying industry has increased in leaps and bounds of late years. This can be plainly seen in a perusal of the annual export returns. The popularity of…

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Wheat Silos

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 3

The Murrumbidgee Co-operative Milling Co., Wagga, is erecting four wheat silos, at their mill adjoining the railway yards at Waggs, and good…

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The Wheat Guarantee

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 2

One fertile source of misunderstanding, the guarantee of the price to be paid for wheat grown during this or next season, has been removed by the…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. Agricultural. a Winter Pasture Plot. Grasses and Clovers Mixed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 4

The results obtained from small pots of several grasses and clovers that had been tried at Yanco Experiment Farm, led to the decision early last…

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DAIRYING. Diseases of Calves And Some Simple Suggestions

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 4

Two interesting addresses on the recent diseases of calves occupied a recent meeting of the kyogle branch of the Agricultural Bureau Mr. G…

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Australian Wheat to Be Shipped at Last

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 April 1918 · page 2

Millions of bushels of Australian wheat will soon bo pouring into Pacific ports to release American, grain for Europe. Negotiations with Japan and the…

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Poultry Weevily Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 4

The question was lately asked in tie chemist's Laboratory of the Department what amount of bran would have to be added to wheat-meal made from light…

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