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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,066 stories in Murray's papers · page 43 of 154

Agricultural Rotation in Wheat-growing. Detrimental. Effects of One-crop Farming

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 1

Throughout the wheat districts there was a tendency on the part of many of the more progressive farmers to change over their operations from single crop…

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Low Prices for Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 10

Low prices offered at the cattle sales at the showground caused very many animals to be passed in. This was particularly noticeable in the beef…

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"Pure Wool" Not Allowed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 33

The German advertiser who wants to sell his goods through publicity has to be very careful these days. The authorities are keeping an increasingly…

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Wheat Carry-over Approaching Dwindling Point

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 42

By July 31 the wheat carry-over will have dwindled to vanishing point in most importing countries, is the opinion of the London…

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Hand-feeding of Sheep Scrub As An Emergency Fodder

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture writes: The varieties of native scrub and trees available for feeding stock in drought depend on the districts…

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Pastoral Improving the Paspalum Pasture Time Now to Plough and Top-dress

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 24

With the object of ensuring feed in plenty and variety all the year round, and a ration which contains all the elements of nutrition, the methods of…

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Turning Back the Files . . . 10 Years Ago : (From the “Pastoral Times” March 23, 1928)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 3

TWO MORE WINS — W. A. Macdonald of Deniliquin, followed up his success in the Horsham Gift by winning the 75 yards handicap and the…

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North China Wool Importation Into Japan Tokio, April 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 4

It is reported that the Japanese Government has decided to permit unrestricted importations of North China and Mongol wool, of which Japanese…

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Stacking of Bagged Wheat at Railway Grain Sheds Policy Explained

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 3

Mr. A. Mair, M.L.A., has been advised by Mr. Roy S. Vincent, Minister for Agriculture, as follows:— "With reference to your personal…

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Wheat Market Prospects Reduction in European Harvests London, April 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 3

By July 31 the wheat carry-over will have dwindled to vanishing point in most of the importing countries is the opinion of the "Financial Times…

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N.Z. Wool Cheque Down by £5 Million Auckland

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

A reduction of more than £5,000,000 New Zealand’s wool cheque this year is causing concern. The value of the season’s wool is placed at…

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Agriculture Suitability of Wheat Varieties Representative Advisory Council to be Formed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 24

Owing to some conflict of opinion in regard to the value of certain varieties of wheat, particularly in regard to quality, the Minister for Agriculture…

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Artificial Manuring How It Aids Wheat Growing Experience Us South Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 35

Mr. W. J. Spafford, Director of Agriculture in South Australia, considers that the use of superphosphate was the turning point in agriculture in…

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Loans to Farmers Fodder Campaign Urged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 11

A State-wide fodder conservation campaign assisted by loans to farmers to enable them to establish reserves of fodder was urged…

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Poultry Farming Reminders for April

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 25

Cut the spurs of all male birds over 12 months old which are to be used for breeding during the coming season. A hacksaw, or any fine-toothed saw…

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Dairying Leaky Body in Cheddar Cheese Cause of the Defect

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 25

Leaky body in cheddar cheese does not occur often nowadays, but occasionally results from neglect in the early stages of the process of…

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The Farm Home How to Cook Rice Importance of Correct Methods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 25

Methods of cooking rice are legion; even in the almost universal preliminary operation of boiling, there are endless variations. A careful study of…

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Brocklesby Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 15

An ordinary meeting, followed by the annual, was presided over by Mr. H. Severin, there being present Messrs. G. B. Shipard, A. Greene, I. Scheetz, A…

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Farmer Killed Wife Trapped for Four Hours

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 8

The woman driver of a motor lorry in which she and her husband were travelling had a terrifying experience when the vehicle capsized in…

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District News CULCAIRN Farmers and Settlers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 8

The following were present at a meeting of the Culcairn branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association: Messrs, W. C. Lilford…

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