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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

1,431 stories in Murray's papers · page 47 of 72

Water-logged Crops at Milawa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 34

Following a fall of 226 points to August 18. there has been a succession of heavy frosts and warm days. This is the weather farmers need. A…

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Sheep in Wrong Pens

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 2

At the Ararat sheep show last week by a mischance six rams sent by a Western district breeder, four for exhibition and two for sale, were placed…

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Agricultural Methods of Western Farmers

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 4

Two duties devolve upon the farmer—to discover the best methods and then to pass them on, and so it should be with an agricultural community…

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Warwick Farm Races Re-appearance of Sydney's Champion

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 3

The re-appearance of Sydney's champions, Vallcare Windbag and Ramplon, should prove a big draw to-day…

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Correspondence (To the District Farmers)

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 3

Sirs,—A meeting of the Corowa Irrigation League was called for the 31st August, and, although well advertised, only three farmers attended, What…

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Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday 11,332 bales were sold. Competition was well maintained. Greasy merino sold to 25d…

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Pastoral Industry. New State Award. Conflicting Rates

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 2

The State Conciliation Committee (pastoral section) has made a State award for the pastoral industry. Briefly the new award…

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Commercial. Melbourne Markets. Fat Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 2

[?]out 32,500 yarded. The [?]ter portion consisted of good [?] prime qualities. The market [?]ed with a steady demand…

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The Pastoral Industry Alleged Regulation of Prices Judge's Statement Challenged

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Strong exception was taken to-day by representatives of the live stock industries to a statement by Judge Beeby in the Full…

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Mutton and Bacon Mathoura Meal Export 192,667 Sheep and Lambs; 24,171 Pigs for Year MATHOURA

The Independent · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 2

Councilor Wm. Glenn, who is a director of Western Murray Co-operative Bacon and Meat Packing, Coy., Braybrook, reports that so far lamb exporters are not in the market, which has resulted in slack sales. The factory was originally a pig concern. Now farmers and graziers own the…

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Descriptive Touch Farmer Shoots the Birds

The Independent · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 4

A farmer tells a story of of his shooting, Says he:—"I was very much troubled with these winged thieves (the birds) for they made terible havoc…

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Farming and Grazing Advantages of Co-operation (Issued by the Department of Agriculture.)

The Independent · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 4

"Co-operative organisation is an attempt tp put into practice the knowledge, gathered from experience, that most of the larger issues of life…

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Wages in Pastoral Industry

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 2

An important meeting was held at Wagga on Monday when the ned State award for [?] was the subject of discussion by members of…

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State Award. Pastoral Industry. Advance Upon Federal Rates

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 2

The State Conciliation Committee (Pastoral section) has made a State award for the pastoral industry. Briefly, the award represents an…

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American Wheat and Market Prospects

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 2

The U.S.A. Department of Agricultural announced that American wheat will remain on the world's market basis next year. The…

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Wool Buyers Arrive by Ma[?]

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 2

The steamer Majold's which arrived at Melbourne on Monday and had on board 25 woolbuyers composed of Frenchmen, Englishmen, Germans and…

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World Wheat Outlook Warning to Australian Growers

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 1

The prosperity of Australian wheat growers in recent years has induced a feeling of security that, with the return of normality of overseas…

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Agricultural Bag Versus Bulk Mathematics for Wheat Growers

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 4

It is sometimes represented by fanners who have not had their wheat handled in bulk that the lower price received by growers for bulk wheat…

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Establishing Leguminous Crops Under Unfavorable Conditions

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 4

Over a considerable range of country in New South Wales the growing of leguminous, crops (lucerne, clover, peas, beans, vetches, lupins, cowpeas…

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Rural Workers’ New Wage Claim. 44 Hour Week on Farms

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 3

The industrial Commissioner, Mr Piddington, lent week granted an application of tho A.W.U. to [?] claims on behalf of…

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