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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 39 of 90

The Wheat Guarantee

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 2

In a letter to the Wagga District Council of the Fanners and Settlers' Association, the general secretary, Mr. T. L. Campbell, wrote that the…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. Agricultural. Elephant Grass. Yields Heavy Crops of Palatable s Fodder

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 4

Introduced Into New South Wales some three of four years ago, Elephant or Napler's Fodder gras has already given such promising yields of edible…

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Grass Seed Invasion of Sheep

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 5

A discussion on the grass seed invasion of sheep took place at the last meeting of the Urana P. P. Board. Mr Couch, Stock…

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Ships for Australian Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 28

A Washington message states that the Commonwealth government is negotiating with the United States on the question of tonnage to move 10,000,000 bushels of…

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Australian Wheat Guarantee Question

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 1

Referring to the refusal of the Federal Cabinet to adopt the proposal of the Premiers' Conference for a guarantee, of 4/4 a bushel for Wheat at…

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Progress of Wheat Silos

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 3

Good progress continues to be made in the construction of emergency wheat silos in the country districts of New South Wales. Doubtless the great damage done…

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Red Poll Cattle New Section for Albury Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 3

Cattle breeders and others will doubtless be interested in the introduction at the next Albury show of a section, for Red Poll cattle—a breed that is now…

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Wheat Crop in N.S.W. Bonus of 5/. Per Acre for Fallowed Land. Progress of the Silos. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 2

The New South Wales Government has decided to pay this year 5/ per acre on all fallowed land for wheat growing. Referring to the matter of bulk…

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U.S.A. Wheat Small Exportable Surplus New York

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 6

Mr. Hoover (Food Controller) stated that the people of United States must continue to save wheat, at least until next harvest is available. Till…

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Dealing in Wheat Scrip Dividends on Three Pools Prospects Bright

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 1

It is officially announced that there will be a dividend of 3d per bushel on each of the three pools. The "A" series (1915-16) is payable on 15th…

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An Essential to Success in Poultry Farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 18

If good brooders and housing cannot be obtained, the poultry farmer will do well to confine himself to the number his plant will roar successfully. Success or…

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Female Farm Labour

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 14

In New-York State the Suffolk County Farm Bureau Association has declared that work on the average farm is too beavy for women but save that there is…

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Germans Conquer Devastated Area Russian Peasants Burn Their Crops London

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 6

Zurich reports that bands of Russian peasants are traversing T[?]hernikov, Dieschin, Volhynia, and Podolia, destroying the crops and plantations, and…

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DAIRYING. Inferior Cream. And Some More Reasons For It

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 4

How to prevent cream from being graded as inferior, was the subject of a paper read before the Kyogle branch of the Agricultural Bureau by Mr…

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Albury Wool Appraisements

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 2

Younghusband, Row and Co. Pty., Ltd, Dalgasty and Co. Ltd., and Southern Riverina Farmers' Co-operatire Association Ltd., Albury wool brokers, notify that the next…

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A Wheat Fire Claim

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 4

A claim arising from a fire at Cope Cope, which on December 27 last spread from a property of Oswald Richard John Brown to the wheat crop of Albert Bugge…

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Wheat Silos for Victoria

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

Tenders for the erection in Victoria of wheat storage silos which have been examined by the Railway Commissioners and the Federal wheat storage commission…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 6

May 20, 1876:— Mr George Peppin,, Mrs Peppin and family arrived at Melbourne by the “Northumberland,” all well, save Mr…

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Moisture in Wheat Views of Millers

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

A deputation representing town milling interests waited on the Victorian Minister for Agriculture (Mr Oman) on Wednesday. Sir Oman subsequently…

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Sugar Crop Bought Floods at Echuca Same Price As Last Year. Further Rise in the Murray

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 4

Mr Massy Greene, Assistant Minister, has accepted a contract for the purchase by the Commonwealth of not only this year's sugar production in Queensland, but A further rise took place in the Murray at Ecauca on Tuesday. The height at 5 p.m. was 26 feet 6½ inches. The water is further encroaching on the flats at…

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