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Farming & the land, 1937

1,874 stories in Murray's papers · page 76 of 94

Growing Quality Wheat Address by Mr. Alex McCORQUODALE

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 1

Mr. Alex. McCorquodale, member of the technical committee of the Flour-millers' Association, addressed the conference on the subject, "Growing…

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Sydney Wool Sales. The Average Price. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 3

The average price of wool sold in Sydney during this week, so far, was £17 a bale, and 13.5d. per lb…

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Wheat in Elevators 1,468,511 Bushels in N.s.w

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 31

The quantity of the 1936-7 wheat held in N.S.W. Government grain elevators last week consisted of 555,000 bushels in country silos and in transit,…

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Wool for Japan Only Three Months' Supply Factories Wish to Buy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 10

Japan needs to purchase 105,000 bales of wool during the remainder of this year. Industrialists recently asked the Government to sanction the…

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Second Day of Conference The Marketing of Wheat Address by Mr. H. WENHOLZ

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 1

The second day of the Conference was again well attended by delegates and great interest was taken by the ladies in the special session provided…

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Australian Dairy Produce Board

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 37

In order to improve the consumption of butter within the Commonwealth, the Australian Dairy Produce Board initiated a publicity campaign at last…

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Helping the Farmer Soil Moisture the New Outlook

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 19

During the earlier years of agricultural research the study of soil moisture proceeded in a manner which was, to say the least of it, haphazard…

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Grasshoppers Advance Farmers Using Flamethrowers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 43

Farmers are frantically fighting myriads of invading grasshoppers with flamethrowers at Merungle Hill, in the Leeton district, in an effort to…

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Farming Without Soil

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 26

A GERMAN scientist, Dr. Spangenberg, recently demonstrated before the British National Institute for Research in Dairying a process claimed…

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£1000 Paid to Farmers Destruction of Cows

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 46

About £1000 compensation has been paid by the Commonwealth Government to owners of diseased cattle condemned by the Commonwealth Health…

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Wagga Crop Competition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 4

Judging in the Murrumbidgee, Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Wagga district growing crop competition, now in progress, indicates…

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Farm and Station Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 24

THE Flower Garden.—Heavy rains have completely altered the outlook in gardens, and a remarkable display of spring flowers is now assured…

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Growing Crops Competition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 8

Judging was commenced on Tuesday by Mr. H. D. Fraser, of the Department of Agriculture, in the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural…

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Dairying First Law in Dairying Importance of Cleanliness in Milking

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 25

So closely is hygiene related to quality in milk products, the habit of cleanliness should be the first law in dairying, and the fact that a farmer…

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Tree Advice for Farmers Why Not Utilise This Service?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 24

Not every farmer is aware that there is a free information service at his disposal. Local experiment and research, and contact with that of other…

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Relief for Farmers Conditions' in South-west Investigation Officers' Report

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 10

In a report of his tour of inspection and investigation in the south-west, undertaken on the instruction of the Minister for Lands (Mr. Buttenshaw),…

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Farm Bookkeeping Address by Mr. H. K. KNOX

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 2

In the absence of Mr. J. Merrett, Metropolitan Meat Industry Commissioner, who was unable to attend the conference owing to the meat strike in…

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Australian Pastoral Research Trust

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 1

Woolgrowers and Pastoralists will be pleased to know that under the Will of the late Miss Helen Mackie a contribution of £10,000 to the…

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Department Agriculture Official Forecast of Wheat Crop

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 3

Mr. A. A. Watson, District of Marketing, has submitted the following forecast of Wheat Crop of N.S.W. for season 1937-38…

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Wool Market Psychology

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 3

A question repeatedly asked by wool growers is—which is the most favourably priced as a rule to sell wool, states the Australian,…

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