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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

2,461 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 124

When Sudan Grass Is Dangerous Stunted Crops Contain Cyanide Stock Should be Fed Well-grown Plants

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 6

It is well known that plants of the sorghum family are capable of developing, under certain growth conditions, a cyanide (prussic…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Company Ltd., Albury, report having received the following telegram re wool from their Sydney branch:—“Wool; our to-day’s…

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Overseas Wheat Market London, February 20

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 2

There was some Far Eastern inquiry on the London wheat cargoes market to-day, but quotations showed little change Parcels were inactive, with…

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Bradford Wool Tops Market London, February 20

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 2

The Bradford wool tops market is very firm and there is substantial export business in tops and yarns…

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Big Wool Sale at Adelaide Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 2

A record quantity of wool for one sale in S.A. was offered at the seventh wool sale of the series which commenced to-day. An offering of 44,500…

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Sydney Wool Market Remains Firm Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 2

Under keenly-sustained competition from the Continent and Yorkshire, and with, improved support from Japan, more particularly on comebacks and…

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Lower Wool Prices Allow Fibres to be Met Big Field in America Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 2

Dr. C[?] Ross, of the International Wool Secretariat, declared to-day that there was evidence of increasing resistance on the part of wool to the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1939 · 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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Wool Production Costs

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 3

Few will deny that raw wool has been passing as freely as could be desired from the producer to the manufacturer this season says the…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 4

Dalgety and Company Ltd., Albury, report having received the following telegram from their Adelaide branch re wool sales: “Offered 4400 bales…

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 4

Sydney wheat market was dull and unchanged to-day Buyers quoted bulk new season’s parcels at 2/5½ and bagged new lots at 2/6 a bushel. For…

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Sheep Breeding Standards to be Aimed at

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 4

Discussing at a recent farmers' gathering at Tullibigeal the lines of sheep breeding suited to the Southwest, the departmental instructor…

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Overseas Wheat Market London, February 21

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 4

Cargoes were steady on the London wheat market to-day, but there was no serious inquiry. Parcels were steady…

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Advertising Wool American Help Sought Setback for Substitutes Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 1

Steps were to be taken shortly to secure the more active participation by American wool growers in the work of stimulating the consumption of wool,…

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Wagga Junior Farmer Wins State Cup Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 7

E. J. Harper (Wagga Junior Farmers’ Club) won the junior fanners’ wheatgrowing State championship with C. Rudd (Barralong Club) second, and…

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Pastoral Sheep Breeding Standards to Be Aimed at

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 3

Discussing at a recent farmers' gathering at Tullibigeal the lines of sheep breeding suited to the south-west the departmental instructor for the…

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Sheep Killers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 5

When half a dozen or more owners of land adjacent to the town of Corowa suffer so largely by the loss of sheep killed by dogs in the course of…

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Melbourne Wool Auctions

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 1

The Melbourne Wool Brokers report that the average price realised for greasy wool sold in Melbourne during the week ended 18th February…

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Dogs Attack Sheep Losses at Griffith

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 5

As a result of the attacks of dogs, 31 valuable fat sheep were destroyed at the Griffith Show Ground. Some of the animals were badly mauled…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 4

Under good competition from practically all sections, Yorkshire and the Continent predominating, the market ruled firm for all descriptions at…

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