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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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Butter Famine Federal Authorities Blamed Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 6

The butter shortage is more pronounced and retailers are only obtaining small supplies. This state of affairs is likely to last for five…

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Australian Wheat Sales of 20,500 Tons

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 5

Sales of 13,000 tons, or about 479,000 bushels, of Australian wheat at 5/9 a bushel f.o.b. to the Inter-Allied Council, and 7,5[?]…

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Prevention of "Cotted" Wool. a Valuable Discovery

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 4

An important scientific discovery of great value 10 the wool industry has recently been made by W. T.Riten, the Australian wool specialist, after…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. Agricultural. Internal Parasites of Animals. Some of the Bladderworms

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 4

The general survey of the subject of internal parasites of live stock, to which we devoted space last week, will have prepared readers for a few…

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Government-owned Shops Favored. Tasmania Horned Cattle Increase Bendigo, Thursday. HOBART

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 2

At its last meeting, the Bendigo Trades and Labor Council carried the following motion:—That this council considers that owing In view of the controversy as to the shortage of fat cattle in Tasmania, a particularly interesting feature of the returns issued by Mr. J. P. Laughton, Acting…

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The Meat Fixing Prices. a Crisis in the Meat Trade. Record Small Supply of Cattle. Queensland Meat Ordered for Sydney. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 3

It is rumored that some big wholesale men do not propose to kill for the retail butchers after Saturday. A deputation of master butchers…

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The Dairy. Production and Type

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 3

It has been bill a short time since there were those impatient once who criticsed the show ring severely because cows without butter records…

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Agriculture. Rotation of Crops

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 3

One of the most Important points in the management of the kitchen or vegetable garden is the rotation on crops, and unless some attention is…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Hopefield Branch

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 3

A meeting of the Hopefield branch was held at the school on Wednesday at 4 p.m. There were present: Messrs. T. Willis. W. MacLcan, J. Carson, J…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 August 1918 · page 4

December 9, 1876:— The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new homestead at Tuppal Station for Mr Thomas Brown,…

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Weevils in Wheat. What Farmers Can Do

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 August 1918 · page 1

Mr. D. C. Winterbottom, of South Australia., has sent a circular to all branches of the Agricultural Bureau of that State, In this it is shown that growers can help…

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Butter Scarcity in Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 2

Sydney is likely to be kept on short supplies of butter for about another fortnight; but the position is not likely to become any more serious than it has been…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. Viticultural. Manures in Relation to Vines. The Uses of Potash

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 4

Whereas the nitrogen that is absorbed in various forms by vines and trees is utilised in building up the foliage and woody structures, the…

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The Meat Fixing Prices. Queensland Cannot Supply Meat. Acute Shortage of Cattle. Mr. Ryan on the Situation. Sydney, Friday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 4

The Premier of Queensland has wired to the People's Foodstuffs Protection Association, Sydney, stating that he cannot supply meat, as asked…

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DAIRYING. Control of Contagious Abortion. A Record of Experiments

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 4

It has been suggested that contagious abortion "burns itself out," once an animal becomes infected, and that she eventually becomes immune…

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Prices Soar at Albury Market. Fat Sheep in Stronger Demand. Future Supplies Cause Concern

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 2

There was only a light yarding of fat, and store sheep at the Albury market yesterday. Fat sheep sold at slightly higher rates than at the last market, due…

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America's Wheat Crop

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 3

According to the latest forecast of the United States wheat crops, the conditions in America in July appear to have been unfavourable in some respects. The…

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Loyalists Ask for Preference. in Stacking Wheat. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 3

Representatives of 30 members of the Grain aud Flour Workers (Loyalist) Union, who claimed preference to work, on wheat stacks on the ground that they…

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Henty Pastoral & Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 47

A special meeting of the committee was held at Hotel Henty on Saturday afternoon last. Those present were:—Messrs. W. G. Brett (chair), W. J. Scott, B. E…

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Melbourne Sheep Sales

The Independent · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 2

At the Flemington stock market on Thursday last 17,000 sheep were yarded, consisting of about 181 trucks and 370 by road. The greater portion of the…

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