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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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

Wheat Traffic at Finley. Churning Up the Main Street

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 4

[?] been the case for many years , and will, be doubt , be the case for many years to come (says the Finley “Mall”) wheat traffic…

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A Plea for the Farmer. Not a Square Deal

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 4

In the report of the select committee of the Legislative Council, of which Sir Joseph Carruthers was chairman, in respect to farming…

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Sheep in Patagonia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 17

We hear much of the sheep of Australia, but little or nothing of the sheep of Patagonia. The island continent has about 78,000,000 of those animals, yet Patagonia…

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Bots in Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 17

Bots were first found in the frontal sinutes and horn-cores of the head of a sheep in New South Wales in 1901, since when they have become so widespread in…

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Wool in Stores. Insurance Risks

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 3
Also in The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports:-- "There seems to be some uncertainty among word growers in regard to…

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The Wheat Harvest. Big Receivals Into Pool

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Company up to the 17th inst., writes the secretary, received its first million bags of wheat for the voluntary…

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A Million and a Quarter. What a Drought Cost in Butter

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 3

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…

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Modern Farm Practice

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 16

What has the fanner learned in these 50 years.. He has learned that the soil is not a sullen, lifeless thing, only useful as a standing place for his crops…

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Crop Rotation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 17

Crop rotation is not wholly a matter centring in soil fertility as many seem to think. There are other reasons for varying from year to year the use to which…

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Care of Dairy Utensils

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 17

All utensils used in connection with the collecting of milk should be of good quality and free from crevices, rust, etc. Buckets and similar receptacles in one…

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Dairying

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 17

Of the virtues requisite in the good dairyman, cleanliness figures among the very first, and in none of the dairyman's duties is absolute cleanliness more…

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