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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 82 of 91

Albury Show Society’s 1940 Growing Crop Competition Decided

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 8

Top Left: Mr. F. T. Lindner, “Fraeling,” Burrumbuttock, grew this crop of Borden for experimental purposes. Unfortunately it did not cover sufficient acreage for a competition entry or it may have run the winner close. The judge (Mr. G. G. Bartlett) seen in…

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They Know How to Grow Good Crops

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 3

Mr. A. C. Severin and his two sons, shown in the left hand picture above grew the winning crop in the Albury Show Society’s growing crop…

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Crop as Experiment

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 4

A crop estimated to yield 41 bush[?] an acre, in a year approximating [?] conditions of the 1918 drought [?] was something of a surprise to [?]…

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Fine Albury Dairy Herd

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 4

Praise for Mr. D. Clancy’s [?] herd at Albury was recently given [?] the senior dairy instructor for [?] (Mr. A. W. Walker). He co[?]…

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Waste on the Farm Loss Through Neglect of Machinery

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 2

A serious cause of loss on many farms is that due to neglect of farm machinery. Such loss takes place m many ways. It may be put down to three…

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Wool Appraisements

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co. Ltd., report that 5808 bales submitted for final appraisement on 11th inst. were drawn from practically all areas…

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Seed Wheat Supplies

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, Major the Hon. A. D. Reid, M.C., M.L.A., announced that farmers requiring seed are expected to make their own…

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Mr. Mair on Wheat Seriousness of the Farmers’ Position Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 5

Speaking at Inverell to-night in connection with Barwon by-election campaign, the Premier (Mr. Mair) said that N.S.W. in common with…

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Canadian Wheat Production Ottawa. November 14

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 4

It is predicted that Canada’s when production in the next five years [?] exceed consumption and export by on 100,000,000 bushels…

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Commercial. Melbourne Sheep Market Report—12/11/1940

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 3

The Commonwealth Wool & Produce Co. Ltd., report the following yarding at the above market:—Fat sheep, 40,000; fat lambs 68,000; store sheep…

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Lavington Junior Farmers’ Dance

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 4

The dance and euchre held in the Lavington hall to assist the Junior Farmers’ Club was very satisfactory, the sym of £4/17/9 being taken. The…

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Young Farmers’ Clubs Seek Bigger Grant Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 November 1940 · page 6

To assist it in the work of extending agricultural instruction in State Schools throughout the country, the Victorian Young Farmers’ Clubs Association will…

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Shade Trees for Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 4

It is at this time of the year that the value of shade trees in the sheep paddocks becomes evident. There is [?] question that during the hot weather…

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[?]Ppraisements of Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 3

[?] Commonwealth Wool, and Pro[?] Co. Ltd. report (14th November) [?] 22nd appraisement catalogue of [?] bales was finalised yesterday. The…

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Special Sheep Sale at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. Ltd.. Albury. report holding a most successful special sheep sale at Albury yesterday, when they yarded 10,000 local district sheep to a…

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Wheat Stabilisation Plan. Objection by Victorian Premier Encouraging Inefficient Farmers Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 3

At Canberra to-day the Premier of Victoria, Mr. Dunstan, expressed strong opposition to the Wheat Stabilisation plan[?]…

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New Wheat Price Canberra

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 2

The Federal Cabinet decided to-day to increase the guaranteed price under its Wheat Stabilisation Scheme from 3/6 a bushel bagged wheat…

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Lessons From Drought the Feeding of Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 1

A drought it doubly disastrous if pastoralists fail to learn some lesson from their experiences. In this connection there is much to be gained…

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The Coming Wheat Harvest Arrangements for Handling

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. A. D. Reld, M.L.A.) announces, that owing to the fact that there is an exceptionally heavy carry-over of wheat…

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Gift of Wheat to Greece Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 2

The gift of 10.000 Ions of wheat or the equivalent in flour by Australia to the Greek Government was announced to-night by the Prime Minister (Mr…

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