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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

1,390 stories in Murray's papers · page 68 of 70

Farmers and Silos

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 31

The committee of the voluntary pool has completed arrangements for wheat to be received in bulk at the country silos, oil behalf of farmers. Wheat for the silos…

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Farm Management the Key

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 4

Knowledge and managing ability are indispensable if success in farming is desired. These two factors are the main foundation-stones, and, where these are…

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Dead Too Long to Send In. Avenue Farm, Bucki

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff.—Thank you very much for admixing my Henty show work. By working very hard I hope to be successful again next year. To send to the Page Sir…

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Co-operative Dairying at Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 22

The movement initiated at a meeting of Wagga district farmers last, month to establish a butter factory on co-operative lines in Wagga is growing in strength. In…

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Wheat Pool Advances

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 December 1921 · page 4

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., asked the following question in the Legislative Assembly on December 8 :— “I desire to ask the Minister for…

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Deniliquin and District History. Extracts from the “ Pastoral Times.” June 24, 1882

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 December 1921 · page 4

Breach of Municipal By-laws.— Municipal Council v, John Jeremy At the Police Court on Friday, the defendant was charged with selling…

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Feeding Pit Sil[?]e to Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 4

When silage that is been stored in pits is to be fed to [?]eep, the pits are uncovered by simp[?] removing the earth with a scoop. [?] any earth…

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Wheat Pool 1921-22. Prices Firmer

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-Operative Grain, Insurance, and Agency Co. Ltd. reports: New Year prices will be considerably…

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World's Wheat. Anticipated Advance in Price

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 4

"We recently pointed out to farmers the advisableness of placing their wheat in the pool rather than letting it get into the hands of speculators, it…

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Will Wheat Rise? "Don't Rush to Sell."

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 4

Interviewed on the wheat question. Sir Joseph Carruthers said:--"I think that if our wheat were rushed into the market now it would cause a collapse…

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The Wheat Pool. Price Fixed at 53 F.o.b. Darling Harbor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 3

The meeting of the committee of the N.S.W. Voluntary Wheat Pool, which occupied three days, has concluded. Several important matters were [?]…

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Hospital Sunday Movement the Appeal at Howlong. Gross Collections Expected to Reach £45 and Three Bags of Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 3

The Border Brass Band completed its work for the local hospital by visiting Howlong on Sunday last. The weather was hot, and the fact that…

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Million Farms. Definite Proposals Made

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 3

The Million Farms Campaign Committee have made definite proposals to the Prime Minister for the development of 1,000,000 acres of land in the…

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The Sheep Market

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 December 1921 · page 3

Messrs Jones and Adams, stock and station agents, Swan Hall and Melbourne wiring from Melbourne on Tuesday report:—Sheep l/- to 1/6 lower; lambs…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 December 1921 · page 4

Younghusband Limited held their second sale of the season on the 12th inst., when they brought forward an average catalogue of 3,395 bales and…

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Butter Collapse

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 29

Since butter prices in London continue to tumble and parity is receding below the cost of production on this side, producers are taking alarm and seeking refuge in…

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Eire in Riverina Wheat Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 4

A fire broke out on Saturday on the boundary of Moulton Bros. and G. R. M'Lellan's properties at Momalong, Berrigan. It rapidly spread through the dry…

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Trucking Wheat in Bulk

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 4

With regard to the arrangements for trucking wheat in bulk to Sydney this season. Mr. C. A. Hodgson, chief traffic manager, has written to the secretary of…

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Wheat in the West

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 18

A mulching experiment of interest to wheat-growers in the west has been conducted by the Department of Agriculture at Nyngan Experiment Farm over a period…

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What a Drought Cost in Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 18

More than £1,250,000—that was the approximate loss in butter caused by the 1919-20 drought. If the loss on other dairy products is added, the total would…

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