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Farming & the land, 1931

1,965 stories in Murray's papers · page 60 of 99

Wheat Marketing Bill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 34

The Senate has finally rejected the Wheat Marketing Bill. The motion of the leader of the Government (Senator Barnes) that the motion for the second…

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A "Wheat Bee"

The Independent · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 1

A "wheat bee" collected 618 bags of wheat and realised £120 for the Swan Hill hospital, and has 149 bags still to [?]…

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Wool Clip Worth Less

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 6

Final figures of the New South Wales clip for the year ended June 30, 1931, show that the value was almost £5,000,000 less than that of…

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Sheep Blowfly Breeding as a Factor in Control

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 24

THE results of experiments carried out under the direction of the External Parasites of Sheep Committee of the New South Wales Department of…

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Call For Merino Wool Growers’ Resolution

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 4

The call for merino wool is a feature, of the position as lt exists-to-day which all who are engaged m the textile industry hope will be impressed on the…

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Undesirable Apple Varieties Advisability of Working to Butter Sorts

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 25

THE inclusion of undesirable varieties among apples for export operates moro seriously against prices than is generally realised, and in the…

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Dalgety and Co. Ltd. Cattle Sale at Wagga Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 37

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report holding a special sale at Wagga Wagga on Tuesday, August 4, when they yarded 1700 store cattle of all ages. The…

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Hair in Wool Simple Test for Detecti0n

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 4

A good deal of complaint has been mad in recent years by English manufacturers of the amount of hair contained the New Zealand clip. As a…

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Assisting Needy Farmers Conference Decisions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 2

Means of assisting fanners who are hopelessly in debt were discussed at the concluding session of the Farmers and Settlers' Conference…

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Freight on Produce Farmers Urge Reduction

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 33

Remarkable figures were quoted by delegates to the Fanners and Settlers' Conference in support of a motion urging the reduction of railway…

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Dr. Page Roused How Farmers Could Be Relieved Subdivision Oz Unwieldy States Essential

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 6

"THE causes operating to depress country conditions in Australia," declared Dr. Earle Page, M.H.R., leader of the Australian Country…

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Farmers and Graziers' Insurance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 8

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. made a net profit of £20,981 for the year ended 30th June,…

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Farmers' Debts

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 15

The West Australian Farmers' Debts Adjustment Commission reported that the estimated liabilities of farmers were about £31,000,000, not inclusive…

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The Farmers Can They Carry On? Mr. H. K. Nock's Warning

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 15

"Can the farmers carry on ?" asked the president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. H. K. Nock) at the opening, of the 38th annual…

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Cropping of Fruit Trees Bearing Habits of Different Varieties

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 25

WHEN the bearing habits of the different kinds of fruit trees are understood it is possible to regulate the bearing of each individual tree…

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Seed for the Peanut Crop Its Preparation and Planting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 24

PEANUT seed for planting may consist of— (a) unshelled nuts, (b) nuts broken in half, (c) shelled nuts (kernels).Of those three, the last is…

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Green Manure Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 25

A Reminder Regarding Ploughing-in. WHERE green manure crops have been grown, ploughing-in should not be delayed beyond the middle of…

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Vienna Farmer Arrested. Killed Four of his Children

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 2

A Vienna farmer, who was arrested for the murder of his 17-year-old son, said the boy was a poor worker. He confessed he had murdered three…

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Farmers and Settlers Annual Conference

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 4

The annuad conference of the Farmers arid Settlers' Association of New South Wales was held on Monday and Tuesday, at Sydney…

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Mathoura News Thursday. Weather and Crops

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 3

The prevailing spring weather is favorable for crops and grass. Some of the heavy frosts tipped the grass, but later light showers have improved…

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