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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 35 of 90

Farm and Field Original Articles. Sulphur As a Fertiliser

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 3

During the past four years the Southern Experiments Station has been conducting extensive fertiliser experiments on alfalfa. During the first two…

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Secreted Wheat in West Canadian Farms

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

Canadian Government agents have begun a systematic search of the Western Canadian farms for 20,000,000 bushels of wheat which is reported to be held by…

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Increased Wheat Crowing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

The manager of the State Wheat Office, Mr. R, S. Druramond, says that the many inquiries received from farmers for seed wheat since the…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Agricultural Water on the Farm. What is suitable for Human Consumption

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

In judging of the suitability of a water for drinking purposes, other factors must be considered than in the cases hitherto dealt with. As a…

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The Deering Reaper-thresher a Wonderful Machine. Harvests Crops After Other Machines Fail

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

A public trial of the International Harvester Coy's Deering reaper-thresher, was to have been given at Mr C. Frohling's farm at Moorvatha yesterday afternoon,…

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Farmers' Convention at Colac

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

Beginning on Tuesday, July 2, the annual convention of the Victorian Chamber of Agriculture will be held at Colac. Papers will be read on the following…

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Gunbar Farmers and Settler's Association. the Annual Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above association was held at Gunbar on Saturday, May 4th. There were present: Messrs. F. Fletcher (president)…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Corowa District Council Meeting. Important Matters Discussed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Corowa District .Council of the F. and S. Association was held at the Globe Hotel on Friday last. Mr M. Kilpatrick,…

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DAIRYING Building up a Dairy Herd The Choice of a Bull

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

The upbuilding of a dairy herd by constructive breeding, was the subject of a short address by Professor J. J. Hooper at a meeting of dairy farmers…

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Cost of Fattening Cattle Meat Bill Increases

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 4

The chairman of Bovril, Ltd. states that the cost of searing a 9cwt. to 10cwt steer on Bovril's Australian Estates does not amount to 60s altogether…

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Premiers' Conference Per Capita Payments to States the Wheat Guarantee. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 2

At the sittings of the Premiers' Conference to-day, the Premier of Western Australia submitted a series of resolutions: (1) Drawing the attention of the…

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Inspection of Wheat [?] the Ingress of Mice. to the Editor

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 3

Sir,—In your last issue I noticed a report by four membe[?]s of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association who visited the wheat…

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Next Season's Wool Clip What Is to Be Become of It?

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 4

With the near approach of the new wool season tea all-important question arises as to what is to become of the growing clip, and the greatest anxiety…

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Wheat Problems American Ships to Be Taken. Extermination of Weevil. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 3

Mr. Watt, Acting Prime Minister, stated to-day that the British Government had advised that all American vessels in Australian waters and to arrive should be…

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Farmers and Settlers’ Association. Corowa District Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Corowa district council of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association was held at Corowa on Friday last. The…

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Wagga Cattle Sale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 47

Messrs. Wheatley And Cullen will offer for sale by auction at Wagga, on Thursday. 23rd May, 1200 store cattle…

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Wool Appraisements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd, submitted on Friday, the 3rd inst., a cataloged of 3498 bales, the selection being a fair average one drawn chiefly from…

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The World's Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 17

A report from the International Institute of Agriculture regarding the 1917-18 winter cereal sowings in the Northern Homisphere are generally on larger areas…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 21

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., submitted on Friday, 3rd inst., a catalogue of 8498 bales, tho selection being a fair average one, drawn chiefly from South Australia…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 2

At the quarterly conference of the Corowa District Farmers' Council in reply to a question re the construction of silos for the lk…

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