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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

1,284 stories in Murray's papers · page 62 of 65

Wheat Growers. Successes of Pooling

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1927 · page 5

The Secretary, Wheatgrowers Pooling and Marketing Co , Ltd., writes:— The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool…

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Riverina Wool. Reduced Railway Estimates

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1927 · page 3

Throughout Riverina, according to the estimates issued by the N.S.W. Railway Department at Junee, there will be 19,353 bales of…

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Wool Sales Postponed Result of Shipping Strike

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1927 · page 1

In view of complications having arisen in the shipping industry through industrial troubles on the water front, wool sales in Melbourne…

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Pastoral. Advisory Committee

The Independent · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 4

Five Australian pastoralists have consented, at the invitation of the Federal Ministry, to act as a committee to inquire into the condition of the…

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Fat Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 2

The market opened with brisk competition, and all good to prime quality recovered the drop which occurred last week. The plainer…

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Pastoral Leases. Three Classes Suggested

The Independent · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 4

Many recommendations are contained in the report of the Pastoral Commission which was presented at Adelaide on 11th November. It is based…

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Commercial Sheep and Lambs

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 2

At Newmarket on Tuesday there was brisk demand for good to prime wethers of all weights and prices for the best quant showed an advance…

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New Season's Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 6

The first load of new season's wheat was delivered at the Walla Walla railway station on Saturday by Mr. W. Pese, and comprised forty…

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Riverina Wool Estimate

The Independent · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 4

Throughout the Riverina this season according to the estimates issued by the [?] at [?] there will [?]…

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Sheep Mortality. Heavy at Bathurst

The Independent · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 4

The heaviest stock mortality ever known in the Bathurst district was experienced during the recent heavy rain and exceptionally told weather. The…

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Federal Politics Increase in Tariff on Butter

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 3

Included in the new tariff schedule which came into operation last week is an increase in the duty on butter and cheese to 6d per lb. In the case…

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Rutherglen Crop Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 6

Mr. W. B. Miller, manager of the State Farm. Rutherglen, commenced the judging of the crops entered in the Rutherglen Agricultural Society's…

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Growing Crop Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 3

The Judging of the sixth annual growing crop competition under the auspices of the Henty Pastoral and Agricultural Society, was completed…

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Grass and Crops Burnt at Springhurst

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 2

On Monday after the afternoon train to Rutherglen had passed a fire started in Mr. J. Baker's grass paddock. With a very high wind…

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Power Farming

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 2

The modern methods of farming demand power tractors. In another Colunm Mr. R. F. Hudson the local agent for the McCorrolckDeering…

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R.a.s. Growing Crop Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 5

Mr. H. C. Stenning, chief Instructor in Agriculture, who judged tho Riverina wheat crops entered for the Royal Agricultural championship…

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Record Wheat Yield Farmers' Experiment Plots

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 10 December 1927 · page 4

The high wheat yields which were obtained from the manurial and variety trial plots on Mr. G. F. Mill's property, Hazelmore, Guningbland, have…

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Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 10 December 1927 · page 2

Dennys, Laseellees Limited, Geelong, write as follows:— Everyone, of course, knows of the unfortunate situation which has arisen…

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Pastoral Research. an Appeal to Graziers

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 10 December 1927 · page 1

Sir Graham Waddell, president of the Graziers' Association, has issues an appeal to members in particular, and do graziers generally, to support…

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Riverina Champions R.A.S. Wheat Contests Corowa Crop Placed Third

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 10 December 1927 · page 3

With the Judging of the winning entry in the Henty crop competition, the Riverina wheat championship conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society…

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