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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

1,874 stories in Murray's papers · page 69 of 94

Pastoral Value of Temporary Pastures In the Coastal Farming Programme

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 24

Discussing the value of pasture, plants in conserving, restoring and improving soil fertility, the Assistant Agrostologist of the Department of…

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Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. Melbourne report:--We held our opening sale of the current season on 28th September. when…

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Wheat Crop Prospects the Need for Rain

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 39

A visit was paid during the week to the district between Gulgong and Coonabarabran by the chief instructor in agriculture (Mr. H. C. Stening). He…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 45
Also in The Pastoral Times

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Albury, are in receipt of the following telegram from their Melbourne office:—"Offered average selection 3600 bales; good…

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Perth Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 45

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Albury, are in receipt of the following telegram from their Perth office:—"At wool sale, 12/500 bales offered; average…

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Melbourne Wool Auctions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 5

The Melbourne woolbrokers report that the average price realised for greasy wool sold in Melbourne during the week ended October 2, 1937…

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Special Sheep Sale. At Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co. conducted a special off shears sale of sheep at Hay, on Wednesday. The sale was held in the company's new yards…

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Wool Imports for Japan Quota Fixed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 39

Between 410,000 and 460,000 bales of wool a year will be permitted to enter Japan under a decison reached by the Minister for Commerce and…

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Dipping of Sheep for External Parasites Some Important Precautions

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 3

The full measure of protection cannot be obtained from any sheep dip unless the sheep be dipped thoroughly and the directions given on the packet…

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Loss of Cattle. After Eating Variegated Thistle. TAMWORTH

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

Variegated thistle caused the deaths of 24 head of cattle valued at about £100, on a camping reserve north of Duri. This is one of the most serious…

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Preventable Mortality in Sheep Losses Following Shearing and Marketing

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 5

Referring in a current report to recent mortality in sheep, the Chief Veterinary Surgeon, of the Department of Agriculture points out that in many…

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Wool Sales. Strong Competition. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 2

With French and other Continental and Yorkshire buyers operating, there was strong competition at the wool sales to-day, and the market…

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Selling Wool in China Larger Market Planned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 31

Methods for increasing the market for Australian wool and wool tops in China are outlined by the Australian Trade Commissioner in ChiNa (Mr. V…

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Wheat Areas Are Dry Rain Overdue in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 16

Rain is needed urgently in all Victorian wheat areas. A few light showers fell in southern Victoria at the end of last week, but the weather…

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Live Stock Mineral Deficiency a Serious Cause of Wastage in Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 25

It is from the apparently minor complaints of cattle, neglected until their consequences can no longer be ignored, that the most serious…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Firm at Last Week's Rates. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

Under good general competition, particularly from the Continent and with limited support from Japan, good to best merino fleece and skirtings…

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Commercial Splendid Moulamein Sale 14,200 Sheep Yarded, 13,300 Average 14/10

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

Messrs JOHN McNAMARA. & Co. Pty. Ltd. report:—At Moulamein on Friday last, October 1, we conducted our first Riverina off shears special for…

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Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Melbourne Wool Auctions

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

Dalgety and Co., Melbourne, report having offered an average selection of 3,600 bales to good general competition. The market was firm…

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Flax-growing Extends Possibilities for Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 18

Flax-growing is one of the world's oldest industries, and in Egyptian tombs, dating thousands of years before Christianity, fine linens of…

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