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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

Messrs Wincbcombe, Carson, Ltd., report under date December 30th:—Owing to the possibility of an increased duty on imported wool into America…

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Payment of Wheat. First Federal Instalment

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 3

The first instalment of the Federal Government’s wheat guarantee, amounting to 9/6 per bushel, is payable on 14th January. Farmers…

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Kicked by a Horse. a Farmer’s Precarious Position

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 3

Oh Monday afternoon of last week Mr E. Oakenfull, a soldier settler on “Rosebank,” near Berrigan, whilst in a paddock received a kick on the…

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Wheat Dockage

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

Mr. G. W. Walker (Lindley Walker Co-operative Wheat Co.) writes:— Until proper grades are fixed to more adequately represent the…

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Sheep Sale at Walbnndrie

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd, advertise an important sale of sheep in this issue to take place at…

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The Wool Trade

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2

No section of the community appears to take such a complete spell during the Chalstmas and New Year holidays as the wool…

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Wheat Second-hand Bags and Smut

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

Many farmers have been induced to buy inferior sacks for their wheat on the assurance of the vendor that they were of a quality that would…

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The Crops

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2

Some bumper wheat crops are being harvested in the Urana district. Mr A. Fraser has stripped 10, 12 and 13 bags to the acre so…

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Deniliquin and District History Extracts from the “Pastoral Times.”] July 2, 1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

The use of poison in again being resorted to in Deniliquin, but the only matter for regret is that the poison has either been used very…

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Three Good Dairy Washes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

The following wash is used by many dairy farmers, and is recommended by the Department of Agriculture.--Mix air-slaked lime with freshly skimmed…

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The Land. Dairying. Is Your Trouble Here? You Must Look to Those Points if you Would Make Good Cheese

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

As in the making of good butter, so in the making of good cheese, certain elementary requirements must be satisfied. For instance, the less disturbance…

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Wheat Dockages

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

The Wheat Board have made alterations in the sale of dockages on sound millable wheat as follows:—59 lbs, no deductions: 58 1bs, ¾d…

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State’s Wheat Guarantee Banks Cannot Finance Payments

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 3

On Thursday last the Premier and the Minister for Agriculture had a further conference with representatives of the banking institutions in…

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London Wheat Market. a Reduction of 2/ Per Quarter

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 3

The Lindley, Walker Co-operative Wheat Co., Ltd., of Sydney, on Wednesday of last week received the following cable from London:—“Wheat…

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Advances to Farmers. Government and Repayment

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

Of the 17,000 farmers in New South Wales who have grown wheat this year, about 10,000 have had assistance through the Rural…

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Farmers and Settlers’ Association. Berrigan Branch

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Berrigan branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association was held in the School of Arts on Saturday evening…

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Farmers and Their Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 28

Mr. Oman, Victorian Minister for Lands, and a member of the Australian Wheat Board, arrived at Albury on Sunday night after inspecting the Upper…

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Big Sheep Sale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 18

Mr. W. H. Wheatley will sell 15,000 store sheep at Goulburn on Tuesday next, 18th January. A fatal accident occurred on the…

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Wheat Muddle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 29

A peculiar position has arisen at Bathurst over the supply of poultry wheat. Local growers whose wheat was damaged by the excessive rain desire to dispose of as…

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Hard Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 30

Early in the season it was announced that the [?]eat Board had decided that farmers should be paid 6d. per bushes extra for hard wheat. Towards the end…

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