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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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West Australian Wheat Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 2

The Government statistician, Western Australia, in his second estimate, reports that the production of wheat for grain is estimated at 21,628,276…

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Strange Cattle Disease

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 24

A mysterious disease has broken out among cattle in the Oberon district. Twenty head have died within the last few days, and stockowners are alarmed…

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Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 3

Younghusband Ltd., submitted 4231 bales on the 16th inst. Following are the prices of some the district wools:--HC. Barramatha…

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Dippng for Sheep "Tick."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 17

By a typographical error in an article which appeared in these notes the week before last on the control of sheep "tick," the statement was made…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 45

New Zealand Loan und Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Melbourne, report:—We held our fifth sale of the season, and the final for the current year…

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London Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 23

Younghusband Ltd. report having received from their London agents, Messrs. Robert Brooks & Co., cablegram under date the 12th inst…

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Wheat Market. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 45

The N.S.W. Voluntary Wheat Pool Committee Ltd., has received the following cabled advice from its London office: Market firm; red wheat 4½d…

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Wheat Loading at Wharfs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 10

The Harbor Trust Commissioners voice a grievance in their annual report on the important question of wheat loading. They claim that the…

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Australian Wheat. Dumping Alleged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 17

The mid-Canterbury (N.Z.) Formers' Executive discussed, the dumping of Australian wheat. The chairman of the New Zealand Wheat Board stated…

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Wool Record, 51[?]d

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 33

When, on November 17, greasy merino reached 49[?], there was much elation among wool men at the fact that a season of high prices had…

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Albury Wool and Produce Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 23

The associated wool And produce brokers (Younghusband Ltd., Dalgety & Co. Ltd., and Farmers & Graziers Co-op. Co. Ltd.) report having held…

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Mathoura Notes. Wednesday. the Wheat Season

The Independent · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 2

Owing to the heavy rain harvesting has been delayed. Two inches fell at Gulpha. Farmers are now busy carting, and wheat is coming in freely at Gulpha and…

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Wheat at Leeton. Dry Area Cultivation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 24

A very considerable amount of experimenting has been carried out this season by the Department of Agriculture on the dry land associated with…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Monday, December 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 45

At the Sydney wool sales to-day, 9742 bales were offered and 8372 sold; private sales totalled 1414 bales. The Sydney wool selling brokers report.—…

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News by Cable London Wool Sales. London, December 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 20

The wool sales closed quiet, many buyers especially Continental, having left owing to fog postponements. Mernios sold steadily and hardened…

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Nice in Summer. Farm 52, Leeton

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter, to the "Banner." I am nine years' old and I attend tho Five Bough School. I have three brothers and two…

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Coming Tobacco Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 4

The earlier tobacco plantings this season have mostly been attacked by blue mould, but the hope is expressed that the later sowings will escape. In…

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Farm Implements. Lack of Caro a Gause of Heavy Loss

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 16

Lack of cafe of farm machinery is one of the greatest sources of loss on the average farm. Every year farmers spend hundreds of pounds on…

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Farm Life. Rosemount, Urana

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Harvest is again with us, though the weather is not like harvest weather usually is. A great many of the farmers have started…

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"Mammitis." Widespread Outbreak. Many Dairy Herds Affected

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 5

One of the outstanding features of the annual report of the Agriculture Department is a statement that an outbreak of contagious mammitis is…

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