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Farming & the land, 1937

1,874 stories in Murray's papers · page 64 of 94

Brother's Luck at Wagga Show "Honeybunch" as Poultry Farmer Ladysmith

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—I was very pleased to see my letter highly commended. The countryside is a real picture after the lovely rain we have had. The farmers…

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Beckom Farmers Wanted the Rain Beckom

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 21

Dear Uncle,—It is a long time since I last wrote to you. The farmers wanted the rain to make their crops grow. Our school picnic is on 11th…

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Farm Seed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 3

LUCERNE — Special seed cleaned by us High germination 1/6[?] per Ib 100 Ibs at 1/6 per Ib JAPANESE MILLET.— Plumb 1st…

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Japan and Wool. Statement by Dr. Page. CANBERRA

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 2

Dr. Page said there was no foundation for the suggestion that the Commonwealth Government may consider the reduction of Japanese imports…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 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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Pasture Plants As Soil Renovators Value on Wheat Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1937 · page 4

When the value of pasture plants as soil renovators is considered, writes the Assistant' Agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture,…

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Pastoral Lice in Sheep Measures for Control

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 24

It is seasonable to remind sheep owners of the serious harmfulness of lice in sheep, and of the necessity for control of the parasites, infestation by…

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Worms in Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 11

Although stomach and intestinal worms in sheep cause the pastoralist serious trouble almost every season, it is remarkable how many sheep…

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Likes the Page Life on Beckom Wheat Farm Beckom

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—I am a new writer, and I hope you will accept me as one of your nieces. I live on a wheat farm 18 miles from Beckom. We…

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Commercial Show Sheep and Pigs Sold

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 1

Messrs. H. Loyd and Sons report having sold the following sheep and pigs that were entered for various sections at the P. and A. Show on…

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Wheat Crop Conditions in New South Wales Review by State Marketing Bureau

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 39

Prior to mid August the outlook over a large proportion of the wheat belt was causing much concern. Subsequently, fair to good rains were…

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London Wool Sales London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 1

There was a slightly improved competition for better types at yesterday's wool rules, and prices generally were maintained…

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Wool Loadings 13,670 Bales Delivered

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 4

Absence of the road transport from competition with—the railways in the haulage of wool is reflected in the deliveries. of wool to Deniliquin railway…

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Canadian Wheat Yield Low Ottawa, September 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 16

The wheat crop estimate is the lowest since 1914, being 168,999,000 bushels of spring wheat, and 19,192,000 bushels of winter wheat…

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London Wool Sales. Market Unaltered. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 2

There was slightly improved competition for better types at to-day's wool sales. Prices generally were maintained. The home trade was the…

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The Sheep Blowfly Problem Value of Selective Breeding and Culling

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 24

Extensive research in sheep blowfly control has shown that sheep are not struck by chance, but that they are predisposed to strike by definite…

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Wool for Japan Co-ordinating Purchases Tokio, September 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 16

The "Asahi Shimbun" reports that under the new law to control trade and industry, which will remain operative until a year after the end of the China…

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Wool Sales. London and BRISBANE. Markets Show Weakness. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 1

The wool sales opened with irregular bidding, due to hesitant competition. There were general declines in merinos. Greasy was down…

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Dairying When Pastures Fail The Value of Silage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 25

Pasturing is no doubt the easiest method of feeding, but it is within the mark to say there is hardly a single district in the State where this can be…

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Youth Escapes From Prison Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 38

While working with 25 other prisoners in the farm section of Long Bay penitentiary on Saturday morning, Jack Hanchard, aged 19 years,…

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