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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

2,557 stories in Murray's papers · page 83 of 128

Wagga Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 47

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Murrumbidgee Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. was held in the Masonic Hall, Wagga, on Tuesday afternoon…

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Australian Wheat

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 4

"Australia badly needs Eastern orders for her wheat, for it would stimulate the European inquiry for Australia's new crop, as held…

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Grasshoppers Threaten Wheat Crop Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 7

Wheat crops on the Downs are threatened by a plague of grasshoppers The Government has made supplies of baits available, which it is…

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Wool Loadings

The Independent · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 2

Wool loadings at Deniliquin railway station have slackened considerable now. Up to yesterday morning the total for the season, which…

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World Wheat Production

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 1

The International Institute of Agriculture at Rome, summarising forecasts of world wheat production on the basis of conditions towards the end of July,…

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Melbourne Wool Auctions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 4

The average price realised for greasy wools sold during the weed ended September 22 was 9.19d per 1b or £1252 per bale on an average…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 47

Dalgety and Company Ltd. report:—We submitted our first catalogue of the 1934-5 season, consisting of some 2300 bales, representative principally…

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Where Wool Stands

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 3

Following the sales which have been held in Brisbane and the first of the I sales in Sydney,' there is much speculation among growers concerning the…

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Carbon Tetrachloride Poisonous to Cattle

The Independent · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 1

A warning id issued by the Department of Agriculture against the use of carbon tetrachloride for cattle. The drug is highly poisonous to…

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Store Cattle Sale at Orange

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 1

Messrs. Leeds Bros. Ltd. report having yarded 1250 cattle at their special sale of store cattle at the Orange saleyards on Wednesday last. The general…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 1

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. report: At our initial sale in Melbourne we brought forward a catalogue of 1300 bales. The offering…

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Sheep-fly Attack Effects of Weather Stain

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 2

The problem of investigating the possibilities of controlling the sheep-fly continue to engage the attention of the Council for Scientific and…

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Fertiliser Subsidy for Produce Other Than Wheat

The Independent · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 1

The general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. W. C Cambridge, M.L.C.), has been informed by Mr. E. J. Mulvany…

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Wheat at 3/1 Improvement Overseas Expected

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 16

Quiet conditions continued in the market for wheat in Melbourne on Monday, and the quotation was unchanged at nominally 3/1. According…

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Wool Sales. London and Sydney. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 2

At the wool sales, 9373 bales were offered, including 560 from N.S.W. The Australasian sales numbered 4706 bales! There was a good tone and…

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London Wool Sales Brisk Competition London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 2

At the wool sales 10,055 bales were offered, including 580 from New South Wales. There was brisk competition, with a price tendency in sellers'…

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Sheep Attacked Dogs Cause Loss of 76 Helpless Animals Smothered

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 4

On Tuesday evening a drove of 1140 sheep, belonging to Mr B Meares, who about two years ago purchased a portion of “Yarraman” from Messrs…

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Primary Producers. “First Grade” in Butter Its Abolition Recommended Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 5

The abolition of “first grade” butter grading was recommended at to-day’s sessions of the Primary Producers’ Union executive. It was…

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Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Maize Cultivation and Treatment of the Growing Crop

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 1

In the production of maize the cultivation of the growing crop is essential for two main reasons—firstly for the destruction of weeds, and…

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Sydney Wool Sales Prices Equal to Those of Last Week

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 4

The wool sales were continued in Sydney on Monday last, prices generally being equal to the closing rates of last week. The offering comprised…

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