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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,201 stories in Murray's papers · page 70 of 111

Poultry Soaked Wheat Experiments to Determine its Value

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 24

One of the main topics of interest in the poultry industry at the present time is the soaked wheat system of feeding, and large numbers of poultry…

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Cold at Hat Lambs and Sheep Do Well Via Hay

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—Thank you for awarding me the honor letter. Although it is many weeks since I last wrote to the Page, I am still keenly interested…

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Wool From Grass F0urpence a Pound to Make

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 2

According to the London “Daily Mirror” the industry is to receive another other severe blow. The writer states that he watched a London working…

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Wool for London Freight Cut of 25 Per Cent

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 19

The Australian Producers' Shipping Agency has decided to cut conference rates for the transport of wool from Sydney to London by 25 per cent…

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Wool Substitutes Their Danger to Industry Bishop and Graziers Agree

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 10

The general secretary of the Graziers' Association (Mr. J. W. Allen) agrees with the Bishop of Goulburn (the Right. Rev. E. H…

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Farm Workers Regulation Wages in N.z

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 31

Wages and conditions for agricultural, workers in New Zealand will be regulated in an Agricultural Workers' Bill, which was read a first time…

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Miscellaneous the Dog on a Poultry Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 25

A well-trained dog can be of considerable, help on a poultry farm, and although the training requires considerable time the results are of great…

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Dairying Milk Taints Caused by Weeds

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 25

Just as milk is readily contaminated by strong-smelling substances in its immediate vicinity, so its flavor may be spoilt by foods consumed by the cows…

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Uncle Has a Dairy Herd Although Not a Big One Tumut

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—It is a long time since I last wrote, but I have not forgotten the Page. I have not had much time to write, because I have had homework…

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Ovens and Murray Dairy Coy

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 2

At a meeting of the Board of Directors on Monday, Mr. D. P., Cunneen was elected chairman. Over 40 applications were received for the…

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Stud Sheep Sales

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 22 August 1936 · page 4

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Company Ltd. report having held their Annual Stud Sheep Sales at Melbourne on Wednesday and Thursday…

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Wool Substitutes

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 22 August 1936 · page 3

Is wool secure against the rivalry of substitutes? This is a question which is being asked anxiously all over Australia today. It cannot be denied that…

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Deniliquin Cattle Sale

The Independent · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 3

A special sale of 1100 particularly well-bred steers and bullocks in good condition will he held at Deniliquin on Thursday next by Messrs…

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Commercial Monthly Cattle Sales

The Independent · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 3

Messrs. R. LLOYD & SONS report having held their usual monthly large stock sale on Thursday last. There was a good attendance and price…

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Farmers in N.s.w. Sowing Spring Wheat

The Independent · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 1

Hoping to participate in the high prices likely for this season's grain, many farmers in cooler parts of the State are ploughing land and…

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Cattle Tick Successful Eradication Measures

The Independent · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 1

The sometimes disputed practicability of tick eradication under local conditions is the subject of the following interesting comment by the Chief…

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Pastoral Vaccination Against Black Disease Stockowners' Reports Invited

The Independent · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 4

Vaccination against black disease is extending where the character of the country prohibits eradication of the snail which plays so vital a part in…

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Export of Stud Sheep Graziers Favor Embargo

The Independent · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 3

The general council of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales has decided to ask that the export of stud sheep to South Africa and other…

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Shearing Record 1.164 Sheep in Three Days Averaging a Little Over a Minute per Sheep

The Independent · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 3

The world's shearing record is held by Bill Higgins, and was done in the King Country, New Zealand. Shearing nine hours a day, he put up the…

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The Man on the Land Current Topics on Sheep Raising. Ex-periments in Farm Methods. General Hints on Management Reduced Freight on Sodium Chlorate

The Independent · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 1

The attention of landholders is di- [?]to the fact that arrangements have been made for sodium chlorate for use for the destruction of…

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