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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,066 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 154

The Tomato Crop Treatment of Green Aphids Avoiding Spray Injury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 10

In the past two years late autumn and early spring tomatoes in many areas became infested with a large green aphid, which caused…

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Express Strikes Sheep Drop to Feet to Their Death Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 7

Travelling to Melbourne to-day, the Adelaide overland express ran into a flock of sheep on the permanent way at a level crossing, between…

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Japanese Wool Supplies Becoming Exhausted Request Fob Further Importations Tokio, January 29

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 5

It is reported from Nagoya that the Wool Import Association, the Woollen Textile Export Association and the Woollen Yarn Export Association are…

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Local Wheat Harvest

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

Commenting on the wheat harvest, Mr. T. P. Taylor (district agricultural instructor) states that in Deniliquin district the harvest was very early this…

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Melbourne Wool Auctions

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the average price realised for greasy wool sold in Melbourne during the week ended 29th January was…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the average price realised for greasy wool sold in Melbourne during the week ended January 29, was…

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“Degeneration of the Wool Market” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

A meeting of the Woolgrowers’ Council has been called for February 15 in Melbourne to discuss, among other things, the wool market and…

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Better Tone at Wool Sales Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

While values were unchanged at to-day’s wool sales, the market showed an improvement compared , with last week. There was better competition…

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The Wool Situation. The Danger of Substitutes. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

The "Financial Times" says that the special trend of wool prices, especially at Australian sales, has done nothing to reassure pastoralists that…

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The Wool Market. Improvement on Last Week. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3

While values were unchanged at to-day's wool sales, the market showed an improvement compared with last week. There was better competition…

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Wheat Market Drifts Rather Badly Sales Hard to Effect. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3

International markets have [?] into a quietude, [?] very subdued tone pervades the Atmosphere locally,” says the weekly report of the [?]…

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Hard Wheat. Millers Offer Bonus

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 3

A strong [?] has set in from [?] for hard wheat tor blending purposes, mainly with [?] variety, of which there is a [?]…

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Dookie College. Dundee Wheat [?] Demand

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 3

The closing ceremony or Dookie Agricultural College took place on Wednesday. The principal of the college (Mr A. C. Drevermann) said…

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Pink Eye in Sheep Method of Treatment

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

Application of one or the other of the following lotions is recommended by the Stock Branch of the Department of Agriculture for treatment of…

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Rural Wealth in Albury Wool Stores

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 8

An interesting picture of wool bales open for inspection at Dalgaty’s wool store Albury taken yesterday This is just a section of the 7211 bales up for sale on Thursday next…

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Bencubbin Wheat. (Contributed by Mr T. P. Taylor.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 3

A comparison of the yields of Bencubbin and Nabawa in the farmers’ experiment plots in the Western Riverina over the last thre years,…

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The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd Melbourne Wool Sales. Series Close Firm 27th JANUARY, 1838, REPORT

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

Sales were concluded in this [?] to-day when we offered a [?] of some 2911 bales. The [?] lection was quite a good [?]…

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Wool Growers May Get £300,000 Cheque From Albury Sale 20,000 Bales Catalogued Japanese Expected to Bid

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

Wool experts in Albury are sunguine that to-morrow’s big sale, when 20,000 bales will be offered—one of the largest quotes…

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Winter Dairying Impressive Results on North Coast Continuity Essential If Industry to Progress

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

If the dairy Industry is to progress, greater effort must be made to obtain an even output throughout the year. [?] such continuity is possible, states…

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Out Bred, Preferred the City. Berrigan Farmer’s Wife Did Not Like Country

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 3

On the one hand an allegation that the woman, city bred, had tired of life in the country. On the other, a mysterious suggestion that the man…

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