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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

1,431 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 72

Wool Market. General Competition

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1926 · page 4
Also in The Berrigan Advocate

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co operative Co. writes:— At our recent sale we offered a good selection of Wools including…

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Made From Waste Wool

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1926 · page 3

The in[?]ablitants of a Welsh village [?] upon a novel way of adding to their exchequer, and incidentally proving themselves with clothing…

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Heavy Sheep Losses

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 11

Recently Dr. Dodd, of Sydney University, experimentally inoculated 5000 5000 sheep at Bibbenluke, in the Bombala district, with vaccine intended to…

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Wool Substitute

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 4

Woolgrowers are not perturbed at the invasion of manufactured substitutes for wool. At the annual conference of the Graziers' Association in…

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London Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 45

Dalgety & Co. Ltd. report having received the following cable from their London office:—"London wool sales opened active Good competition…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 45

Dalgety and Company report having received the following telegram from their Melbourne office:—"Submitted good average selection 6727 bales…

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Hay Butter Factory a Successful Year

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 5

The annual meeting of the share[?]ers of the Hay Butter Factory [?] Ltd., took place on Wednesday at the Athlen[?]m. There were…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 45

Competition at to-day's wool sales was again brisk. The demand on American account was well maintained, and prices for all lines, when taken in…

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The Sowing of Wheat Seasonable Reminders for Growers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 3

As much depends upon the time that the wheat is sown as upon the variety that is sown. As a general rule late manuring…

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The Long Dry Spell. Pastoral and Stock Outlook Unfavourable. the Position Reviewed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 35

The outlook for the forthcoming year is not at all favourable to pastoral and stock conditions, and unless good rains are forthcoming, the…

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Poultry Farming Long Ago

The Independent · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 4

Although hot-air and hot-water incubators were not known in Europe until the last decades of the eighteenth century, the Chinese and…

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Homestead Farm Ballot

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

At the Wagga Land Board Office a ballot for four blocks on homestead area 1674 was held. There were 370 applications. The ballot…

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Tobacco Crops at Tumut

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

The tobacco crops in the Tumut district, regarded from their suitability for the turning out of high-grade leaf by flue-curing, are considered by Mr…

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"What the Department Is Doing for Farmers."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 16

Considering that the history of the Department of Agriculture goes back some 35 years, comments a departmental announcement, it is remarkable…

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Economy in Dairying. The Advantages Offered by the Silo

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 16

"We all know the burden under which the dairying industry is labouring—any dairyman will tell you all about it. I feel that we are not as far…

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New Settlers' League. Little Brothers for Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 18

The general secretary of the New Settlers' League (Mr. F. J. G. Fleming) advises us that the league has now completed arrangements with the Big…

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Farm Produce. Fixing Prices. Washington, March 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 20

Under a bill introduced on Saturday by Senator Brookhart, 250,000,000 dollars (normally £50,000,000) will be appropriated from the United…

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New Settlers' League. N.S.W. Division. Little Brothers for Farmer

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 2

The General Secretory of the New Settlers' League (Mr. F. J. G. P[?]ing) advises us that the League [?] now completed arrangements with [?]…

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Lessons of the 1925 Wheat-growing Season

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 2

The year 1925 was a difficult one for the wheat grower. The summer fallowing months were excessively [?]ot; this made correct fallow…

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