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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,919 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 96

Cleaning Weevily Wheat Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 2

Machinery capable of treating 35,000 large of a heal affected with weevil weekly is now at work at the wheat stacks, according to a statement made by Mr…

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Necessitous Farmers a Sarcastic Correspondent

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 4

The Lands Department is bestirring country committees which are not promptly helping farmers who have been rendered necessitous, through the recent dry…

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A New Wheat

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 1

Over a year ago the c[?]real world was startled by a [?]ble message, announ in the "discovery by the great plant breeder, Luther…

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How to Carry More Sheep. Victorian Experiments

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 1

Attention is being directed of Victorian farmers to the need of applying beavier quantities of superphosphate when sowing this year's…

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London Wool Sales. Excited Market

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 1

The London wool sales opened sensationally, an enormous crowd of buyers, chiefly British, and a few French and Belgian, being present…

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Wheat Growers and Manure. Effect of Heavy Dressing

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 1

Every wheat grower worth his salt is convinced that it pays to ap p'y superphosphate to his crop, because during the past 20 years it…

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Wheat Stealing

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 5

At the Urana Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr McMahon, P.M., William Crosbie was charged with stealing t[?]n bags of wheat from the…

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Wheat Pooling System

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 29

Affirming that an overwhelming majority of farmers in South Australia are opposed to the continuation of the compulsory pooling of wheat, the South Australian…

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Wheat for Millers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 17

Complaints have reached us ("Sydney Morning Herald") from the country that the Wheat Board, in its wisdom, is causing unnecessary expenses by forbidding…

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W. H. Wheatley. Special Cattle Sale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 21

W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded 1200 head of cattle on Thursday, April 10, to a good attendance of buyers from Braidwood, Monaro, Adelong, Gundgai,…

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Foe the Farmer. Preparing for Winter Crops. Importance of Thorough Cultivation

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 3

Not very many years ago a large majority of farmers were of opinion that light or medium land received no benefit from double plo[?]ghing. But…

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Agricultural Notes. Superphosphate for Wheat. Where to Use It

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 17

Whether or not fertilisers are to be used with the next crop of wheat is a question in which farmers are interested at the present time. The farmers' experiment…

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Wheat Scrip. To the Editor of the "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 31

Sir,—In view of the pessimistic opinions frequently given on the future value of our wheat scrip, I think that the enclosed…

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The Land. Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Agricultural. Department of Agriculture. Its Objects and Organisation. A Comprehensive Programme

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 3

The directions in which the Department of Agriculture seeks to promote primary industries in this State for the profit of those engaged thercin, and for…

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The Cgppsland and Northern Co-operative Selling and Insurance Co. Ltd. Special Sheep Sale at Wodonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 21

(Gippsland and Northern Co-operative Selling and Insurance Co. Ltd., report on Wednesday, the 16th inst., we held a special sale of sheep at our Wodonga sheep…

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Intelligent Farming at Ganmain

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 17

Some extraordinary good cereal crops were grown in Riverina last season on a light rainfall. Those of Mr. J. L. Baker, a sound farmer in the Ganmain district…

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Farming on Shares. Alleged Breach of Agreement. Heavy Damages Claimed. Verdict for the Defendants

The Independent · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 2

At a special sitting of the Supreme Court at Deniliquin on Wednesday, before Mr Justice Pring and a jury of four, George Felix Motton, grazier, of Finley, sued…

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Sale of 1750 Cattle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 2

By Dalgety and Co. Ltd., at 1.30 on Wednesday, April 30, at Albury, when they will offer 1750 store cattle, including 400 pure Shorthorn steers and helfers, 100…

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Albury Wool Appraisements

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 2

An important announcement appears elsewhere regarding the next Albury wool appraisement…

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Largo Special Sheep Sale at Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 2

By Dalgety ?nd Co. Ltd.—A large special sheep sale will be held at Albury on Friday, April 23, when 15,000 store sheep will be yarded. Included in the offerings…

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