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Farming & the land, 1937

1,874 stories in Murray's papers · page 56 of 94

Australian Dairy Produce Board

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 31

The 12th annual meeting of the Australian Dairy Produce Board was held in Melbourne. It was resolved that £25,000 be allocated for…

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Dairy Produce Firm Export Egg Season London, August 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 11

Prices of butter remain firm, but little, business is passing at present quotations. Traders do not expect an appreciable break, but buyers are…

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Rain Pleased Farmers Walla Walla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 21

Dear Uncle,—We have had some big frosts lately, but now we have got what we wanted—rain. It was a pleasure to all the farmers, as the crops…

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Wool Loadings

The Independent · Monday 9 August 1937 · page 4

About 1000 bales of wool have been I loaded at Deniliquin railway station for the current season. Austin-Wanganella Ltd. and Stud Park Estate…

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Co-operative Industries Suggestion by Progress Association Possibilities of Establish Ing Wool Scouring Plant or Mill

The Independent · Monday 9 August 1937 · page 1

Deniliquin as a main Rivertna centre is lacking in secondary industries and the establishment of any new indusary would help to absorb local…

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Turning Back the Files . . . 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” Augusts 1927)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 August 1937 · page 3

APPOINTMENT.—Mr. J. T. Kibble, of Deniliquin has been appointed engineer in charge of Holbrook Shire Council’s electric light plant. He left…

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Sheep Classing. a Seasonable Reminder

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 1

Sheep classing is the operation of grading the breeding flock and selecting the sires for use in mating, the object being to gradually raise…

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Foot-rot of Wheat. Measures for Control

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 4

The control of foot-rot of wheat has engaged the attention of the Biological Branch of the Department of Agriculture over a [?]…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 4

These notes are issued every week by direction of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of…

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[?]Urne Stud Sheep, Sales [?]Op Price £345

The Independent · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 3

[?]competition despite an [?]seasonable outlook was [?]the Melbourne stud [?]The highest price in the…

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Foot-rot of Wheat. Measures for Control

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 4

The control of foot-rot of wheat has engaged the attention of the Biological Branch of the Department of Agriculture over a long…

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Visit of Parliamentarians to Farmers and Settlers' Social

The Independent · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 3

Mr. W. K. Gemmell has received advice that in connection with the Farmers and Settlers' smoke social on the 27th inst, trophies awarded in…

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Pastoral Sheep Classing a Seasonable Reminder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 24

Sheep classing is the operation of grading the breeding flock and selecting the sires for use in mating, the object being to gradually raise the…

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Sheep Sale Postponed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 3

The special sheep sale which was previously advertised by Edward Trenobord & Co. to be held on Saturday, August 14- (to-morrow), has…

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Private Sales, of Fat Stock “Mokanger” Fat Sheep and Cattle Make Great Prices Again

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 1

Mr G. Hetherington sen[?] sold 340 prime crossbred wethers last week in the paddock to Mr. S. Sassella butcher of Hawthorn, at 3576 and three trucks…

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More Polwarth Sheep New Flocks Registered

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 14

Fifteen more floCKs of Polwarth sheep were registered in the last 12 months, the annual report of the PolWarth Sheep Breeders' Association of…

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Stock for the North Cross-breeding of Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 30

Promising experiments are being carried but in North Queensland by crossing zebu cattle with European animals to evolve a type of beast best…

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Potatoes As Sheep Peed Value Compared with other Foods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 24

There has been a considerable increase recently in the utilisation of cull potatoes for the feeding of sheep, and as they are not a feed with which…

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Bright Outlook for Wool Optimism in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 12

An optimistic view of the prospects of the wool markets this season is taken by the Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association. Sheepskins have…

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War on Weeds in Marginal Wheat Areas Vigorous Campaign Planned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 15

An intensive campaign against skeleton weed and other deleterious plant pests is being inaugurated by the Department of Agriculture, in association…

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