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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,066 stories in Murray's papers · page 64 of 154

Hand-feeding of Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 3

Danger of Sudden Discontinuance. After the first rains have fallen and grass and herbage make their first shoot, hand-feeding of sheep should…

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Wheat Varieties Eliminating Unsuitable Types

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 3

Fears were expressed at the F.S.A executive meeting in Sydney that the standing committee on wheat might take drastic action to eliminate…

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Wheat Crop Failure Italy Badly Affected Exports of Flour Banned London, June 12

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 1

Disastrous wheat crop failure threatens the Mediterranean countries, particularly Italy, where exports of flour have been banned, according to a…

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Minimum Wool Price Need Greater Than Ever

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 3

Emphasising that recent events m the wool market ha accentuated the need for some of price stabilisation, the executive of the F. and S. Association…

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Turning Back the Files. 10 Years Ago. (From the “Pastoral Times” June, 5, 1982)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 2

£100 FOR RAIN—The Eagle Co. has forwarded to Mr. T. Bradford a cheque for £100 m payment of the ram policy taken out by the local athletic carnival…

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Wheat Market Fall F.s.a. to Press for Home Price

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 2

Perturbed by the recent steady decline, in wheat prices to the lowest levels 1925, the executive of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association at a meeting…

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Commercial To-day’s Sheep Market (Supplied by John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd.) NEWMARKET

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 1

Sheep and lambs equal to last Tuesday’s rates; stores cheaper…

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Foot-and-mouth Disease Deliberately Spread Suggest English Farmers German Spies Suspected London, May 14

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 1

Oxfordshire farmers are Suggesting that foot-and-mouth disease has been deliberately spread among their cattle. They suspect…

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“Will Hit Farmers” F.s.a. on National Insurance

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 3

The Farmers and Settlers’ Association. following a decision by the executive at a meeting in Sydney, will ask the Commonwealth Government to…

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Foot Lice in Sheep

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 4

The Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture directs attention to the prevalence of foot lice in sheep, and urges sheep…

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Wheat Recovers Price Up 1½d. MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 5

The local price of wheat recovered another 1½d to-day to 3/7½ a bushel on trucks at Williamstown, the highest price since May 25. Italian…

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Farmers and Settlers Meet at Culcairn Would Tax Greyhounds £2 Each

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Culcairn District Council of the Fanners and Settlers’ Association was held at Culcairn on Monday. Delegates…

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Agricultural & Pastoral

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1938 · 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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Enlightened Opinion on Sheep

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 3

"Sheep are the product of intense breeding and are grown in Australia to keep the grazier broke, and the buyer crazy," said a Riverina…

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Foot Lice in Sheep Need for Vigilance by Owners

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 4

The Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture directs attention to the prevalence of foot lice in sheep, and urges…

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Crop Prospects Now Much Brighter Yesterday’s Good Rain. Light, But Soaking. Average of 50 Points in Albury and District

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 1

The excellent rains which fell throughout Riverina yesterday have considerably enhanced crop prospects, although the falls have not…

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Botulism in Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 25

The disease, botulism, is referred to also as "para-botulism" and until about 12 years ago was known by the term "impaction paralysis," a name…

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Cleansing Bath for Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 44

A useful mixture for cleansing the skin, removing all forms of skin parasites, and putting a bloom on the coat, is 4 oz. standardised derris root powder…

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Baby Beef Cattle Ration

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 41

The ration for baby beef cattle will be greatly improved by giving linseed cake. This ration is suggested: A mixture of 2 parts linseed cakes, 2…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 2

THE COMMONWEALTH WOOL & PRODUCE CO. LTD. REPORT (June 14):—At the Melbourne wool-sales today we brought forward our fourteenth…

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