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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

1,965 stories in Murray's papers · page 22 of 99

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. Special Cattle Sale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 45

Dalgety and Co, Ltd., Albury, report. haying held a special cattle sale at Wodonga on Thursday, February 26, when they submitted a yarding of 1000…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 45

The average price of the wool sold in the Sydney market last week was 10.1d per lb. Under good general competition to-day, the Japanese section…

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Telegrams Price of Wheat Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 5

Bulk wheat is quoted in Sydney to-day at. 21½; bagged. wheat,. 23…

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Demand for Wool a Reassuring Report

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 5

Discussing the wool situation in a circular issued on Tuesday, Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. stated the most comforting aspect of the position…

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The Wool Industry a Hopeful View

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 24

CONFIDENCE in the future of, Australia's wool trade was voiced by the chairman of the English, Scottish and Australian Bank Ltd., Mr. A…

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5000 Bags of Wheat "Wooroola," via Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 20

DEAR Uncle Jeff,—I have intended writing to you for some time. This is my first letter to the page and I love reading it. I am eight years of age…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Prices Ten Per Cent. Higher

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 1

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Melbourne, wire under date of 3rd March: "Submitted average catalogue of four thousand bales; total clearance, with…

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Aid for Farmers Proposed Loan of £1,500,000 Assiting to Plant Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 30

It is believed that the Bank of New South Wales has interested itself in a scheme to ass[?] wheat farmers [?] helping to sesu[?] loan for them of…

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Oats in Rotation with Wheat What Championships Have Disclosed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 33

"An interesting feature disclosed by this competition," writes the Chief Instructor of Agriculture in judging the championship contest in the Southern…

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Primary Producers' Position What It Costs to Raise Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 33

A farmer writes:— Herewith particulars of my wheat crop for 1930. All expenditure is actual, receipts for below f.a.q. is…

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Sydney Wool Sales. a Good Clearance. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 2

A good selection, totalling 11,024 bales, was offered at the wool sales to-day, of which 10,624 were sold at auction, and an additional 923…

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U.S. Wheat Exports European Protest New York, February 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 46

With the wheat market responding by lower prices yesterday and protests from European houses that the stop savours of Russian dumping, the…

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Sydney Sheep Show. Will Not Be Held This Year. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 1

It has been definitely decided not to hold the annual sheep show this year in view of the uncertain conditions prevailing in the pastoral industry,…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. The Recent Improvement Maintained SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 1

A good selection, totalling 10,917 bales, was offered at the wool sales to-day, of which 10,741 bales were sold at auction, and an additional 506…

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Acquisition of Flour Scheme Will Increase Wheat Price to 4/ Bread Should Not Be Dearer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 8

In moving the second reading of the Flour Acquisition Bill in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn…

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Cover Crops in the Citrus Orchard

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 25

ALTHOUGH the "sod" orchard is satisfactory in certain types of soil, under the majority of New South Wales conditions clean cultivation…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs Increased Enthusiasm Shown

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 27

Very satisfactory progress was. reported by the organiser ('Mr. E. Breakwell) at the quarterly meeting of the Junior Farmers' Clubs' Council…

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Farmers' Burdens Meeting at Cootamundra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 28

The annual meeting of the Cootamundra branch, of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was attended by the State president (Mr. Nock). The…

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Maize in the Dairy Ration a Valuable Concentrate

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 25

A DAIRY cow can only produce satisfactorily when fed a balanced ration, and in sufficient amount to, meet her requirements from the point…

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Farming Risks Canadian Statistics for a Decade

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 25

STATISTICS of animal hazards and accidents on the farm, compiled in Canada for the ten-year period, 1920-1929, show, that some 770 Canadian…

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