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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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No-super for Wheat. Only As a Last Resource

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 4

A question uppermost with many wheat-growers at the present time in whether they can safely put in their crops this season without…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 1

(These Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience…

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Wheat Bounty

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 5

Dear Mr. Ball,— In reply to your communication of 16th ultimo, in which it is suggested that any payments made by…

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Seed Wheat Reliable Sources of Supply

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 1

Largely as the result of crop competitions, more attention is now being paid by wheat growe[?]s to the quality of the seed. It is…

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Our Member's Activities Wheat and Rural Industries Board

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 5

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., forwards the following letters from the Minister for Agriculture, under date 11th March, 1931:—…

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Burning the Wheat Stubble Why it is Advisable

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 1

A question frequently asked is: "Would it not be advisable occasionally to plough in the straw left after harvesting, instead of…

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Judging Sheep Avoiding Mistakes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 24

EXHIBITORS of sheep at live-stock shows often complain when they know of or hear talk of hidden defects in the winning sheep; but it must not…

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Voluntary Wheat Pool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 8

The Albury branch of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. advises that it has been decided to close the first quality wheat pool for receivals…

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Melbourne Wool Market

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 1

Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Melbourne, wire, 17th: Submitted two thousand bales; practically total clearance, market showing ten per…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 45

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report having received the following telegram from their Adelaide branch:—"Offered 3400 bales; good selection; keen and…

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Sheep Stealing in Chiltern District

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 5

Some months past numerous [?]ints have been made by farmer's in Rutherglen, Barnawartha and Chiltern districts regarding losses by…

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ALBURY & DISTRICT Wheat Bounty

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 9

In reply to the proposal that any payments made by the Federal Government to wheat farmers should be on an acreage basis rather than a bounty…

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Great Special Sheep Sale at Goulburn

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 47

At Goulburn on Tuesday next, W. H. Wheatley will hold a very attractive said of 25,000 sheep. Particulars appear on page 2…

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Melbourne Sheep Market Tuesday, March 17

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 5

After opening easier the market for sheep and lambs at Newmarket today firmed and prices were at a par with last week, chiefly as a result of the…

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Seed Wheat Minister Lowers Price

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 15

Owing to the very low prices that farmers are receiving for their wheat, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) has decided to…

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Wheat Tests New Varieties Succeed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 27

The Victorian director of Agriculture (Dr. S. S. Cameron) made available a report of the agricultural superintendent upon the wheat variety experiments…

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Stud Seed Wheat and Oats

The Independent · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 7

Owing to the low price which farmers are receiving for wheat the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) has decided upon making considerable…

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Scrap-book Song of the Cattle Hunters

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

WHILE the morning light beams on the fern-matted streams, And the water pools flash in its glow…

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Wool Marketing Present System Favored

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 15

In a statement in Sydney, Sir Graham Waddell, chairman of the Australian Wool Growers' Council, said that for the current season about…

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London Wool Sales London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 5

At the London wool sales today 1173 bales were offered, of which practically all were sold. There was a small selection of merinos, a large…

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