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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

1,874 stories in Murray's papers · page 79 of 94

Wool Price Record Paid at Geelong

The Independent · Saturday 6 November 1937 · page 1

Two merino clips made 29½d. a lb.—the highest price in Australia this season. A comeback record of 26[?]d. a lb. was also obtained…

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Stock Markets to Interest the Man on the Land This Week's Activities Cattle Sales

The Independent · Saturday 6 November 1937 · page 1

Prime light bullocks were in good request at Newmarket and the market finished firmly for that class. Weights from 750lb. to 8001b. had…

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N.S.W. Crops Damaged Benefits in Part of Riverina

The Independent · Saturday 6 November 1937 · page 1

Wheat prospects throughout New South Wales were Improved by rains last month, according to the reports of agricultural inspectors, but in…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 3

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the average price realised for greasy wool sold in Melbourne during the week ended November 6 was 1,52d…

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Late News (Special to the “Pastoral Times” ) Missing Steame

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 1

A message from John’s, Newfoundland. states that the steamer Calvados, with a crew of 15, carrying a cargo of coal from Sydney, is six days…

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New Season’s Wheat First Local Sample

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 1

THE first sample of new season’s wheat from Deniliquin district has been shown to us by Mr. L. Crockett of McCulloch’s Ltd…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Yesterday's Market. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 2

At to-day's wool sales there was good competition from Continental and Yorkshire operators, with very limited support from Japan. The…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 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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Successful Sheep Sale at Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1937 · page 3

The I[?]arandera and Jerilderie offices of Dalgety and Co. Ltd. (Incorp. in England) report having conducted a very successful…

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External Parasites of Sheep. Dipping of Lambing Ewes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1937 · page 4

In connection with the departmental campaign against external parasites of sheep, many reasons are at times set forward why it is…

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The Transport Murder Shot Close by Grave Analyst Thinks Forced at Revolver Point to Drive Wool Truck

The Independent · Thursday 11 November 1937 · page 4

Latest evidence obtained by the police analyst (Mr. Taylor) for defectives investigating the murder of John Thomas Demsey, supports the…

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World Wheat and Wool Rome. November 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 12

The International Institute of Agriculture estimates that the 1937 production of wheat and wool will exceed that of 1936, but will be under…

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Cleaning Wheat the Farmer's Responsibility

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 3

Speaking at the recent State-Conference of the Agricultural Bureau, in reply to questions as to the comparative merit of a system of grading wheat…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 45

At the Sydney wool sales on Monday there was good competition from Continental and Yorkshire operators, with very limited support from Japan…

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Classing Merino Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 24

Where the small graziers and fanner's wool is concerned, it is advisable to limit the number of classes to as few as possible…

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Successful Sheep Sale at Jerilderie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 45

The Narandera and Jerilderie offices of Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report having conducted a very successful special sheep sale at Jerilderie on Wednesday…

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Pastoral Fodder Reserves Cereal Hay Most Popular Form

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 24

Of the 4 3 competitors in this season's inland district fodder conservation championships, writes the Chief Instructor of Agriculture, all but two…

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The Wind in the Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 6

ACROSS the rippling plains of wheat, The cool Sou-West goes sighing on; It croons a song with rhythmic beat…

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Japan to Grow More Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 19

In connection with this year's record wheat harvest the Domei Agency reports that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Japan intends to do all…

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Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Crutching of Sheep for Protecthon Against Blowfly

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 3

The recent general rains, combined with increasing temperatures, are likely to be conducive to trouble from sheep blowfly, and where such trouble…

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