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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 90

New Wheat Pool. the Agents’ Agreement

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 1

The agreement between the New South Wales Wheat Board and the eight Government agents for the handling of the wheat in the 1917-18…

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Experimental Wheat Plots. Some Heavy Yields at Deniliquin

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

The Government experimental wheat plots were conducted at Deniliquin on Mr M. J. Carew’s farm, “Selbourne,” and were under the…

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Weevils in Wheat Result of Scientific Treatment Imperial Representative Satisfied

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 4

An announcement of vital importance to the wheat growing industry of Australia was made on Tuesday night by Professor H. M. Lefroy, the scientific officer of the…

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Danger of Decreased Wheat Area. a Tendency That Must Checked

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 4

At no time in the history of agriculture in the Riverina was the necessity greater than the present to farmers the benefits to be…

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Homestead Farm Area. Available on 28Th January

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 1

A homestead area in the county of Cooper and parish of Dowling, being portion 18, will be available [?] and after 28th January . It contains 875…

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The Weather. Rain Damages Crops

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

The Berrigan district was visited by a monsoonal disturbance at the end of last week, during which early three inches of rain fell. It…

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Wheat Production

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3

The ex-minister for Agriculture (Vic) prior to leaving the Cabinet submitted a proposal to the Ministry that it should take up the question of…

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Britain's Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 22

Never within living memory has so much wheat been sown in End and as was the ease lash autumn. The Food Control Department expects that this year there will…

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Wheat Tests

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 18

The results of the wheat tests at the agricultural colleges form the subject of reports furnished to the Victorian Council of Agricultural Education…

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"Black Lip" in Sheep

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 6

Reports from Lockhart state that a disease known as "Black-lip" has broken, out amongst sheep in the Lockhart and districts to the south. This…

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Wheat Agents' Agreement

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 6

Under the agreement the wheat to be received has been allotted to the agents on a proportional basis, under which the largest apportionment,…

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Cost of Wheat Production

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

This momentous question is again a matter of discussion with the Bureau of Statistics of this State. Last year the various branches of the Farmers…

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The New Wheat Crop. an Immediate Advance Three Shillings Per Bushel

The Independent · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

Farmers who during the past few weeks have been harvesting their crops and carting grain to railway stations without a knowledge of the amount of the first…

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Commercial the Wool Market

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 6

John Bridge and Co., Ltd report:— The New Year's' arrangements for wool appraisements in this State have been extended by the addition of three…

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Wool Offerings Under Way

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 1

Wool appraisements are again in full swing on the Sydney market. By 13th February practically one half of the current clip will have been dealt with…

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Foot-rot in Sheep. Its Prevention

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 17

Where the sheep begin to show symptoms of lameness or other signs of footrot they should be taken to the yards. Every affected or suspected sheep should…

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Wheat Silos Start in Riverina

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 6

A start is to be made on Monday next with the erection of wheat silos in the wheat-growing districts in accordance with the scheme of lite State…

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New Wheat on Old Sites

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 6

With the wheat harvested much later than usual now being carted into the various railway sidings, farmers are commencing to express…

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The Wheat Pool. Advance of 3

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3

From Monday next the farmers of Australia will receive from the Commonwealth Government a sum of about [?]15,750,000 as an advance of 3 a…

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The Guarantee of 4/ for Wheat

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

In the financing of the scheme forth guarantee of the 4/ f.o.b. to farmers for this season's crop some doubt has arisen, as to the respective liabilities of the…

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