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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

1,390 stories in Murray's papers · page 43 of 70

Share Farming Dispute. Well-known Agent Sued. Verdict for Plaintiff

The Independent · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 2

At the District Court on Monday morning, before Judge Bevan and a jury, an action was commenced in which William Harold Kortum, share-farmer, sued Alfred…

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Increasing the Maize Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 17

Hardly ever before, writes the inspector of the Department of Agriculture, who specialises in maize, have farmers in the maize-growing districts had to contend…

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Farmers and Floods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 17

The Primary Producers' Union has taken up the matter of flood relief. At the invitation of the president (Mr. C. J. M'Rae), members representing the three…

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Farmers Want Government to Wait

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 31

Many farmers who obtained Government relief are still in a bad way, and want another year to repay their advances. The position was put before Mr. Dunn…

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Tractor Farming—its Advantags

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 40

Ploughing 15 acres a day, without feeling in the least fatigued, can be certainly called "Luxurious farming," yet that is being accomplished by a N.S.W. wheat…

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Homestead Farms. for Returned Soldiers Only

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 2

The following notifications appears in the Government Gazette of 5th August: LAND DISTRICT OF HILLSTON…

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Apple Butter

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 4

Sweet apples are needed for this purpose. Some housekeepers, however use half sweet and half sour apples. Boil a gallon of fresh, sweet…

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Telegrams Sydney, Friday. Wheat Growers Favour Pool

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 2

The N.S.W. wheatgrowers have overwhelmingly decided in favor o a wheat pooling system, as against an open market. According to the…

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Share Farmer’s Claim. Mathoura Estate Case. Jury Find Fob Plaintiff

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 2

Before Judge Bevan in the District Court, on Monday, the hearing was commenced of an action in which William Harold Kortum sued Alfred…

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Pastoral. Foot Rot in Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 August 1921 · page 4

Free Pamphlet for Pastoralists. Foot-rot in sheep is n disease to the development and spread of which rains and moisture are most conductive, and it is therefore in good seasons that it is…

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Australian Wheat Samples

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 August 1921 · page 2

Our thanks are due to the Lindley Walker Cooperative Wheat Co., Sydney, New South Wales, for a number of samples which have arrived in excellent…

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Travelling Sheep. Some Local Summonses

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 August 1921 · page 2

At the court of petty sessions, yesterday; before the P.M., Thomas Cattanach was charged, on summons, for that he, being in charge of travelling…

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The Wheat Pool. a Growers' Pool Demanded

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 August 1921 · page 3

At the Farmers and Setters' Conference last week Mr. Warren, of Parkes, moved, "That this conference favors a wheat pool fur next harvest managed…

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Tractor Farming. Its Advantages

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 August 1921 · page 4

Ploughing 15 acres a day, without feeling in the least fatigued, can be certainly called "luxurious farming," yet that is being accomplished by a…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 1

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Melbourne, report under the date August 8th:—Our catalogue to day, which included some…

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Wheat Ballot. Big Majority for Compulsory Pool

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 4

At the conference of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association in Sydney on Thursday afternoon last Mr A. E. Hunt, M.L.C., evening officer,…

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The New State Movement. Suppo [?] Is From Farmr Is and Settlers’ Conference

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 3

At the conference in Sydney of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association last week Mr Drummond, M.L.A., speaking on behalf of several branch…

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Wheat Freights

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 31

There has been a sharp rise in the rate of freight for parcel shipment of wheat. It was officially announced by the Oversea Shipowners' Representatives' Association…

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Foot-rot in Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 16

Foot-rot in sheep is a distance to the development and spread of which rains and moisture are most conducive, and it is therefore in good seasons that it is most…

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Wheat Ready Reckoner

The Independent · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 1

The following shows at a glance how farmers may arrive at the number of bushels of wheat contained in a given load. It is a very…

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