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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

1,965 stories in Murray's papers · page 84 of 99

The Last Cartridge the Farmers Last Chance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 10

THIS year's wheat crop is the fanners last "cartridge," and it all depends on now they use it whether they will remain on their…

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Dairying

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 14

The Statist's figures for the year ending June, 1931, show that the value of the dairying industry was gi eater than the combined value of…

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State Wheat Crop Preliminary Estimate

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 3

The forecast as at 9th October, 1981 of the current season's yield of wheat in N.S.W. is 50,000,000 bushells. This is the preliminary estimate; a second…

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Fluke in Cattle

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 1

The attention of cattle owners is directed to a recent statement by the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture regarding the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 3

The average price realised for Greasy Wool sold in Melbourne during the week ended 17th inst., was 8.68d per lb., or £11 10/9 per bale, on an…

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Swan Hill Special Sheep Sale

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 3

Messrs Edward Trenchard and Co., will held their annual off-shears sheep sale at their Swan Hill yards on Tuesday 26th October commencing at 1.30…

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Pastoral Pasture Management The Reason for Rotational Grazing

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 1

Pasture management is an important adjunet to pasture improvement and is in fact essential for any permanent benefit. Good management involves…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes and Experiments For the Man on the Land Agricultural Green Manuring Suitable Crops According to Climate

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 1

Green manuring benefits the soil in two ways. It enriches the soil, in the first place, by supplying it with a considerable amount of readily available…

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Record Sheep Deal Line of 30,000 Ewes

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 2

What is probably a record for Australian in sheep deals has just been completed by Mr. D. F. Blyth of "Thornton" Wamboola. A straight line of…

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Wheat Water Requirements The Basis of Fallowing

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 1

In the drier wheat districts it is estimated that approximately 300 lb of water are required to pass through a wheat plant for the production of 1 lb…

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Dairying the Dry Cow Importance of Adequate Feeding

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 1

For sustained production it is not sufficient ot feed the dairy cow generously while she is milking—she must be kept in condition also while she is dry…

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Poultry Useful on the Poultry Farm To Make Kerosene Emulsion

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 1

Kerosene emulsion is useful on the poultry farm as a spraying material for the control of red mite and other parasites that live and hibernate in the…

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Prime Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 3

[?]-two trucks of prime cattle [?]thern stations were trucked [?]urne this morning. The con-[?]s included 150 prime young…

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Thefts of Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 2

For some time past several sheep owners in various parts of the Wodonga district have been losing small numbers of sheep, and when a stock…

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[?]Ommercial [?]Quin Special Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 3

[?]Namara and Co. .Pty, Ltd. [?]ing conducted a very successs-[?]sheep sale at Deniliquin on [?] when, they yarded 11,000…

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Record Sheep Deal Line of 30,000 Ewes

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 4

What is probably a record for Australia in sheep deals has just be completed by Mr. D. F. Blyth, of "Thornton," Wamboota. A straight…

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Sydney Wool Market. Last Week's Average. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 2

Under spirited competition from all sections of the trade, the wool market to-day ruled 5 per cent. above the closing rates of last week, for all…

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The Wheat Bounty. a Proposal by the Banks. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 2

The trading banks, referring to their attitude on the distribution of the wheat bonus, advocated a flat rate of 4½d per bushel, payable to the…

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Dairying Record Expansion at Wagga

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 3

The dairying industry in the Wagga district shows a healthy expansion, as evidenced by the latest figures of the Murrumbidgee Co-operative Dairy…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 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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