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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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Death of Mr. H. V. McKAY. the Man Wha Made Farming Pay

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 26 May 1926 · page 4

The death occurred on Friday afternoon at his home at Rupertswood, Sunshine, of Mr. Hugh Victor McKay, at the age of 60 years, During the…

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Good Farming Advice

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 1
Also in The Berrigan Advocate

A review of wheat growing work in other States is always interesting, and while climatic and soil conditions vary in all States it is…

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Sheep on the Wheat Farm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

White the utility of sheep on the wheal farm is gradually becoming more generally recognised, many farmers are unfortunately content to use almost…

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Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 23

Dalgety and Company Limited report having received the following wire from their Brisbane Office:—"Wool sales opened, large attendance…

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Shortage of Cattle Waggons

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 11

The shortage of cattle waggons, a most serious thing for the north, has been discussed by the Glen Innes branch of the Graziers' Association…

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Sheep in Relation to Fallowing. a Means to Better Farming

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 3

The value of fallowing is now recognised by most wheat farmers. Following, however can only and give the best returns when combined with sheep,…

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Pastoral Industry. Prospect of Conflicting Awards

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 38

Graziers arc perturbed over the possibility of two awards in the pastoral industry of this State. Already the Federal Pastoral Award covers the…

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Using Old Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 15

Mats are made from old stockings. The legs are cut down from top of leg to heel in one inch strips. These strips are then ravelled out, leaving three or…

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Wheat Pools. Marketing Problems

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 39

A conference of representatives of Australian co-operative wheat pools associated with the Australian Producers' Wholesale Co-operative…

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Cattle Truck Shortage. P.p. Boards Complain

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 25

Speakers at the Pastures Protection Boards' Conference complained at the' delay of the Railway Department in returning stock to their old grazing lands…

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Rotation Crops and Fat Lambs. a Farmer at Young Bureau Conference

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 17

"Up to five years ago my opinion was that from the stock-raising point of view the land could not be spared for fallowing. Now the all-fallow…

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Homestead Farms. Re-appraisement of Transfer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 11

Representations have recently been made to tho Minister for Lands against the practice of ordering re-appraisement of capital value of homestead…

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A Poem Wanted. Lindis Farm, Binya

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I like reading the "Banner," so I thought I would like to write to the page again. Will you please put the poem in the "Banner"…

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The Best Farm Power

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 17

"Unless the internal combustion engine can be improved so that it can produce power at least 50 per cent cheaper than at present, it can, in no…

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Rains Destroy Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 32

Orange farmers have been unable to put in their crops owing to too much rain. Thousands of acres of land, which were under wheat and oats last…

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What the Farmer Pays. The Editor "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 18

Sir,—I have read with interest Mr. Ashby's article re the development of Australian lands, and quite agree with his views. Living as I do right in the…

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Farmer Found Dead. Employe's Grim Discovery

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 29

A man named Harry Hosker Moss, 31, was found dead in his home, "Glenmoira," farm, Harefield, near Wagga. Mrs. Moss is visiting friends…

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Holbrook Farmer's Claim

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 33

Before Mr. Justice James and a jury of four in Sydney, George Bazely, a farmer of Holbrook, sued the Bunge Australia Proprietary Ltd. to recover…

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Winter School for Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 16

Arrangements have been made for the annual Winter School for farmers to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, this year, commencing on 29th…

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