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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 90

Wheat Storage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 32

Consequent upon the British Government asking the Royal Society of London to arrange an investigation into the damage done by insects to grain in store…

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Wheat Certilicates

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

Both Victorian and New South Wales certificates for this season's wheat are now being issned, and are being paid at the banks A tem…

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Wheat Essential

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 18

The manager of a large Albury produce business said, in reply to our reporter:— "Under ordinary or better conditions there is only one answer to the question under…

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Wheat Appeal

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

The committee of the Mooroopna Hospital are appealing to wheatgrowers for donations of bags of wheat to assist the funds of the…

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Wool Appraisements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

The Australian, Mereantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd. brought forward a catalogue of 5115 bales for their appraisement of the 21st inst. The…

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Sheep Struck by Lightning

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

Last week Messrs. McLeod Bros., of "Glenburnie," Daysdale, had the misfortune to lose some valuable rams which were struck by lightning…

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Treating Damaged Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 44

The Advisory Council of Science and Industry reports the results of experiments with the lime method of reconditioning damaged, tainted, or weevily wheat…

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Sheep Raising Will Be Popular

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 47

There appears to be little diversity of opinion in Forbes district as to whether the growing of wheat or meat promises the most profit. Forbes is such a remarkable…

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Shortage of Wheat Bags

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 45

Much worry has been occasioned the farmers of Riverina through the delay that has taken place in the delivery of bags for the present wheat harvest. Arrangements…

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The New Season's Wheat

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

Wheat is coming in at the various stations in the district, but not up to the same quantity as last year. Already there has been stacked at…

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New Wheat for Breadmaking

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 1

The N.S.W. new wheat has not yet been tested by itself on a biscale, for broadmaking, but the millers says that present appearances…

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The Secret of Fine Flavor in Butter

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Certain fixed conditions underlie fine flavor in butter, and when one or more of these are lacking the quality of the product will invariably suffer…

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Stock or Wheat. Junee Farmers' Opposition Danger to Agriculture. Mililions of Acres Wasting in Riverina

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

The secretary of the Junee branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association writes, "Re stock or wheat. Farmers need little further excuse to…

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MEAT v. Wheat. an Interesting Controversy. Action by the Government. Does Wheat-growing Pay Now?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 18

Almost the sole theme of argument amongst the producers at the present time is that of meat v. wheat raising. The question was raised through a…

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Wool Trade with Japan New York

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

At Salt Lake City, Tanimura, a Japanese live stock commissioner, in a speech at a convention of the Wool--growers' Association, said the…

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Weevil in the Wheat. What Should Be Done

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 17

The report that at stations on the Culcairn-Corowa line new wheat was being dumped on old sites, near weevil-infested stacks, was referred to Professor Maxwell…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. Agricultural. Harvesting Oats for Hay. To Get a Choice Sample

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Some practical points on making Algerian oats into hay were put before the Cotta Walla branch of the Agricultural Bureau by Mr. G. W. Butt at a…

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Sugar Bags for the Wheat. Delwood, via Boree Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I am very pleased to say that I saw in the paper where our cousin, Nevil Alchin, is home from the war. He was given a welcome homo by the…

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Wheat or Stock. Conference in Sydney. Minister Explains Financial Position

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. G. Ashford) opened an important conference of pastoralists and farmers at Parliament House on Tuesday to…

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Meat or Wheat. (Continued on page 19). Conference in Sydney. Important Resolutions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 47

A conference of between 60 and 80 wheat growers met at Aarons' Exchange Hotel, Sydney, on Wednesday, to discuss the meat-wheat question…

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