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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 48 of 90

Wheat Sorip. Good Demand for the 1917-18 SERIES

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 1

Menes Joseph Faliner and Sons, of Sydney, in their monthly sharelist, compiled In 20th June, report as follows[?]ng the wheat scrip:—…

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Handling Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 16

In an address to members of the Melbourne Corn Exchange Dr. Duvel, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who is visiting Australia, dealt with the questions…

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Melbourne Wool Appraisements

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 2

The final round of appraisements for the 1917/18 season commenced this week when the Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Company,…

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Storage of Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 18

Details received of the arrangements made in the various States for the storage of the large quantities of wool to be handled in the carry-over of the present…

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PASTORAL. Rabbit Destruction. Suggestions from Practical Experience

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

An instructive article on this subject appears in the current "Agricultural Gazette" from the pen of the rabbit inspector at Moree, whose experience…

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Wheat Lumper Killed at Lockhart

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 2

On Saturday morning a wheat lumper, named William M'Carthy, was caught between the buffers of some wheat trucks, and was killed…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Eradication of Blackberry. The Most Convenient Methods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 17

Blackberry vines are most difficult to eradicate, especially as merely to cut thorn down occasionally tends to strengthen the root growth and ultimately to increase…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. the Orchard. Powdery Mildew of the Apple. Experiments with Iron Sulphide

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

The prevalence of powdery mildew in this Slate line led the Department of Agriculture to conduct experiments in recent years at Glen Innes experiment…

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Sydney Sheep Show Revival in Merinos. Finest Exhibition Ever Seen. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 3

The Sydney Annual sheep show, held under the joint auspices of the Royal Agricultural Society and the New South Wales Sheep-breeders' Association, was opened…

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Inspecting Dairy Products

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 16

The Government chemist of the English Department of Agriculture, in a report issued last February. states that out of 900 samples of imported butter examined at the…

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Increasing Crops by Electricity

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 16

Let no one imagine that the electrification of field crop's with a view to increasing the yield is a mere fad. Not only is there a scientific theory…

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Farming in Palestine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 17

A correspondent of the London "Times" in Southern Palestine, near Jerusalem, sends an interesting account of a series of farming colonies of Jews which he…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Brocklesby Branch

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Friday, June 21, when there was a large attendance of members. Mr. C. W. Shipard was in…

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Colour in Butter

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 3

Recent experiments carried on by the Department of Agriculture have demonstrated that the rich yellow colour demanded by the public in dairy…

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Wool Appraisements

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 2

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co., Ltd , offered a catalogue of about 1,500 bales. Sales included: Deniliquin Park over T. Millear, fleece…

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Development of Sheep Australian Breeders Praised Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 3

The sheep show was officially opened today by the State Governor, who said, whether it be in the development of the merino, with its unequalled fleece, or the…

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Wool Tops Industry Disposal of Profits

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 4

It was stated in union circles in Sydney on Tuesday that the services of ever 400 Employes engaged in the wool topping industry had been dispensed with owing to…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 6

July 15, 1876:— The residents of Wanganella and its immediate neighborhood recently sent a numerously signed letter to Police…

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Fastener for Wool Bales Melbourne Man's Contrivance

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 1

The invention of a better method of binding wool bales than is at present in use would be welcomed by all interested is the trade. According to a cable message…

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Farm & Field Original Articles. Home Gardening

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 3

Of late years most suburban homes possess more or less a plot of ground wherein to grow a few flowers at least, and occasionally the land is of sufficient…

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