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Farming & the land, 1938

3,066 stories in Murray's papers · page 80 of 154

A Farmer’s Deal in Shares Has Court Sequel Salesman is Acquitted Case in Albury Sessions

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 3

A jury of 12 at Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday acquitted George McDougall, 59, married, at present residing at the, Albury Hotel, in…

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Pastoral Lice Infestation in Sheep Seasonable Precautions

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 3

For the prevention of infestation of sheep with lice, it is essential that contact with lousy sheep be avoided, and that clean sheep be kept out of sheds…

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Pastoral Prevention of Mortality Following Shearing The Importance of Shelter for Sheep

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

Method of management is, of course, an important factor in mortality following shearing. Very fat or very poor sheep are those most…

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Sheep with Sores

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 14

Tie one end of a short length of thin cord round each hind leg, above the hoof. The sheep will be able to walk in comfort but the cord will…

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Theft of Wheat

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

Roy Cecil M'Lennan, Victoria, lodged an appeal against a conviction and sentence of three months' gaol at Culcairn on May 24, on four…

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Wheat Crop Saved in West Good Rain Recorded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 12

Good rain was recorded in West Australia, on Sunday and Monday, following the monsoonal storm which swept the central, coastal and…

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Special Sheep Sale at Oaklands

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 45

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. (Inc. in England), Corowa, Yarrawonga, Melbourne and branches, and Rourke Bros., Oaklands,…

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Wheat Stabilisation Quality of N.s.w. Wheat Growers Defended

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 14

Referring to criticism of wheat-growers made by Mr. A. M'Corquodale, at the Bureau conference at Richmond, that they were not…

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Produce Markets European Butter Supplies London, July 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 45

The butter market is quietly steady, Australian salted "Kangaroo" grade is quoted at 121/ per cwt. Merchants' private advice states…

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Wool Needed by Germany Berlin, July 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 9

Official figures reveal that though home-produced staple fibre and rayon increased in five years from 1000 to 95,000 tons and from 27,000 to…

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Oversea Markets for Australian Meat and Wool

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

The acting president of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales (Mr. J. F. Holloway) said in Sydney that when he attended a meeting of…

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London Wool Sales. a Firmer Market. LONDON .Thursday

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 2

A good selection was offered at the wool sales to-day and met active competition. the Home trade being the principal buyer. Rates are now…

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Stabilisation of Wool Prices Federal Action Not Likely

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 38

No action will be taken by the Federal Government to give effect to the recommendation of the New South Wales Agricultural Bureau…

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Less Butter Produced Substantial Drop Indicated Statistician’s Figures Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 6

Butter production in Australia fallen by 33 per cent, during the two months ended May of this year…

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Problem of Wheat Growing Too Many Varieties Not Advisable

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 18

The Victorian Director of Agriculture (Mr. Mullett) gave a warning against releasing too many new wheat varieties until they had been…

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Menace to Wool Industry Substitutes As Rivals Facing the Problem

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 2

An appeal to all interested, in the wool industry to face realistically the competition with substitutes was mads by Mr. M. R. Freney, bio-chemist at…

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Selling Price of Wool Stabilising Scheme Proposed Minimum Price for Greasy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 31

At the Agricultural Bureau Conference at Richmond, New South Wales, a resolution was passed favoring a wool…

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Stabilising the Wheat Industry Views of Victorian Growers Simpson Plan Adopted Urge For Export Control Board

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 43

Plans for the stabilisation of the wheat industry were discussed by the State executive of the Victorian Wheatgrowers' Association this week…

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Dairying Taints in Milk Value of Sterilising Utensils

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

There are two important points to be remembered in connection with the sterilisation of dairy utensils. If no form of sterilisation is adopted the…

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How to Make Whitewash Many Uses on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 30

Obtain, if possible, large pieces of fresh lump lime, place them in a very large bucket or other suitable container, and into this pour hot water…

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