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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 86 of 91

Storm Ruins Crops in District

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 2

A devastating storm passed over several properties in the Urangeline district to the north of Rand, and hail of a great size did much damage. Crops…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Protection of Stored Wheat From Weevils How Growers Can Help

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 4

The Australian Wheat Board draws attention to the fact that owing to prevailing circumstances it may be necessary to store large…

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Shade Trees for Sheep

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 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 no question that during…

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Short Bread and Butter Expensive Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 4

Pleading guilty to n charge of selling short weight butter, the Producers Cooperative Distributing Company was fined £5 at Lithgow Police Court…

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May Get Higher Price for Wheat Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 3

The amount paid for wheat from this year’s harvest may be higher than that provided under the stabilisation scheme, said the Minister for Agriculture, in…

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Advances to Dairy Farmers Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 3

Since May the Slate Government had advanced £200.000 to dairy farmers generally, said the Premier (Mr. Mair), in the Legislative Assembly…

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Sell Our Wheat to the Soviet Suggestion Union Secretary Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 2

A wheal deal with the Soviet Union was urged to-day by the Federal Secretary of the Waterside Workers Federation (Mr. J. Healy). Australian…

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3d. a Bushel Advance on Wheat Sir E. Page’s Announcement Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government has decided to make a further advance of 3d. a bushel on all wheat of the 1939-40 harvest,…

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Freight Concessions for Farmers Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 3

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) announced to-day that following representations by the Fanners and Settlers’ Association and the…

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District News HENTY Farmers and Settlers’

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 4

The following were present at the monthly meeting of the Farmers and Settlers'’ Association: Messrs. O. A. Twartz (chairman), J. Klemke…

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For Sustained Dairy Production Need for Fodder Conservation

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 5

Under Australian conditions of dairying, it is highly desirable that sufficient reserves of fodder be available to eliminate loses of stock and to…

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Wheat Crop Threshed by Hail

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 4

A fine crop of wheat, estimated to yield from eight to nine bags to the acre, the property of Mr. Alex Scholz. Bonegilla, was completely ruined by…

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Outlook for Beef Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 2

The economic necessity for the United Kingdom to stimulate exports to South American countries is a circumstance of much general importance to…

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Appraisement F Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. td report We submitted our sixth catalogue of-the season for-final appraisement on Monday, 25th November…

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Outstanding Wheat Crop 7 Bags Average on 2½ Inch Rainfall

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 1

As an exception to the general rule of crop failures this season, there is one outstanding crop in the Deniliquin district that has returned…

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Walbundrie News Wheat Returns

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 4

Harvesting is now general, and yields are varying. The best return reported so far was given on "Welcome," where Bencubbin yielded a…

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Demand for Seed Wheat

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 3

With the failure of practically all wheat crops farmers throughout the Deniliquin district are faced with the problem of obtaining supplies of seed…

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Wheat Stabilisation Scheme (To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 2
Also in The Corowa Free Press

Sir,—Will you permit me to remove the impression which has been created the minds of some farmers by city Press statements, coming from official…

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Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Agricultural Protection of Stoked Wheat From Weevils a Common Fallacy

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 6

A surprisingly large number of people hold to the theory that weevils do not breed in the same way as ordinary animals that one generation is…

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