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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

1,965 stories in Murray's papers · page 54 of 99

London Wool Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 1

The Australian July wool sales opened in London and showed a decline of 5 per cent, on the closing rates of the last series. Improved…

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Sydney Sheep Sales Booonoke & Wanganella Lots

The Independent · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 8

At Sydney stud sheep sales on Tuesday the demand for merinos, excluding the Haddon Rig and Uardry sheep, was disappointing, but in most cases…

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Sydney Stud Sheep Sales. Further Good Prices for Uardry, SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 1

The best price received at the stud sheep sales, which were continued to-day, was 420 gns., paid for a ram from Haddon Rig stud…

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Pastoral Foot-rot of Sheep Method Of Treatment

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 1

Continuously moist pasture is the main predisposing cause of foot-rot, and in seasons such as the present sheep owners should be particularly…

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Confidence in Wool Industry Large Sheep Transaction

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 3

One of the largest sheep transactions on record in one deal is a sale just completed by O'Connor, Egan and Smyth, Younghusband Ltd., and Will…

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Sale on a Mallee Farm Mortgagee's Poor Return Cattle Realise 1/; Sheep 3d

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 4

Nine shillings for a "lot" consisting of two motor cars and 25 flows, 3d each for sheep, 3/ for a player piano and 5/6 for a billiard-dining table were…

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Larger Wool Clip Production & Consumption

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report, The estimated clip of 2,912,500 bales for the Commonwealth during 1931-32 made by growers and brokers…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes and Experiments For the Man on the Land Agricultural Wireless Talks to Farmers a New Departmental Service

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 1

It is almost ten years since the possibilities of wireless as a means of lessening the isolation of rural duellers were first demonstrated to a representative…

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Wheat Poll Ballot Papers Posted Voting Compulsory

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 3

the Minister of Agriculture (Hon. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A.) states that over 20,000 ballot papers were posted on Thursday, 2nd July, and it is expected…

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Classification and Preparation of Wool for Market

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 1

Whenever two or three or more of those interested in the wool industry are gathered together the question generally arises "Is the Australian…

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Export of Sheep to Western Australia Protection Against Noxious Weeds

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 1

A communication has been received by the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture from the Director of Agriculture, Western…

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Review of Wool Season 1930=31 (Issued by Dennys, Lascells Ltd.)

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 1

The wool industry in modern times appears to be assuming large proportions. Only a little over 10 years ago the…

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The Potato Crop Importance of Virus-free Seed

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 1

Virus or "degeneration" discuses constitute one of the most serious obstacles to the profitable production of potatoes in New South Wales. There…

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Wheat Advances Serious Plight of Farmers

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 3

The serious plight of growers on whose crops advances were made in 1920-30, and who have since been unable to meet their liabilities under the…

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Footrot in Sheep Suggestion by Former Corowa Grazier

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 1

With the prolific growth of grass and the wet season the graziera are anticipating severe outbreaks of footrot amongst sheep. A former Corowa grazler in…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 5

(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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Compulsory Wheat Pool. the Different View Points Mr. P. G. Stewart Advises "Yes" Vote

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 1

"The eyes of the wheat-growers in other States are upon the present New South Wales pool ballot" says Mr. P. G. Stewart well-known…

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MR. A. C. Aston Favors the Open Market. Telling Points from the 2GB Talks on the Wheat Question

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 1

"To those few who may still be in doubt I say, don't risk it, play safe and vote NO. From indications to hand all over the State there…

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Wireless Talks to Farmers. a New Departmental Service

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 5

It is almost ten years since the possibilities of wireless as a means of lessening the isolation of rural dwellers were first demonstrated to…

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Mathoura News Thursday. Wheat

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 3

The last ram has settled all further sowing for the season A small area may be sown on-high timber land near Mathoura At Walliston many of the…

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