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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

2,063 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 104

Wool Appraisements Commonwealth Average of 12.25d. Per lb. MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

Since the recommencement of appraisements after the Christmas vacation, 410.S86 bales of wool have been appraised in various…

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Kindness Saves Widow Farmer

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 8

WODONGA.—A widow and her only son, who were faced with ruin when a fire practically burned out their small dairy farm at Bonegilla…

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Fruit-picking More Profitable Than Farming

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 27

Our Walbundrie correspondent writes:— Never have so many left the district, for the fruitgrowing…

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"Abury Banner" Shield for Riverina Junior Farmers' Clubs Competition to Stimulate Interest in Movement Every Branch Will Have Equal Chance of Winning

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 11

"The Albury Banner" has decided to present a shield for competition among Junior Farmers' Clubs in the Riverina, as a means of stimulating further interest in the movement. It is in the interests of Australia that young people should be…

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New Stud's Fine Crop Of Calves

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 22

Mr. W. Bowran, Tallangatta, who registered his Craigow A.I.S. stud last September, has submitted for registration a fine batch of calves by…

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Good Farming Needded to Continuously supply Britain

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 23

If Australian dairy farmers are to respond with maximum effect to the appeal to produce more butter and cheese to augment Britain's food supply there must be a more general adoption of certain principles of good farming. There…

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The Federal Pastoral Award Increase of Rates As From March 1

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 3

The Federal Pastoral Award provides for an automatic adjustment of the prescribed rates of pay in accordance with the rise and fall of the cost…

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Sowing of Crops Wheat Farmers May Proceed CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 2

In order to interfere as little as possible with normal farming routine, the Wheat Industry Stabilisation Board, will permit wheat…

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Diversified Production On the Wheat Farm Value of the Oat Crop

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 6

Many economic and other factors are compelling the introduction of greater diversification of farming practices in wheat growing regions in this State…

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Appraisements of Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 2

THE COMMONWEALTH WOOL & PRODUCE CO. LTD. REPORT (Februray 12), 1941):— We held our 28th appraisement yesterday; when we submitted a…

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Dipping Sheep Precautions to Be Taken

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 4

A correspondent forwards the following rules for sheep dipping:-- 1. Fast sheep several hours before dipping…

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5,200 Sheep Average 15/5 at Wakool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 4

NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO LTD (INC. in England), Echuca, and ROBERT BRADSHAW, Deniliquin agents in conjunction,…

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Store Sheep Market Affected by Meat Restrictions Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 2

[?]tainly over what [?]Strictions really mean is adver[?] affecting the store sheep [?] more especially ape[?] sheep, and…

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Wool Processing Into Various Weights Remarkable Research Work SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 2

The realisation of years of research into the method of processing wool into various weights has culminated in the large scale…

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Caution to Farmers Minor Elements and Agricultural Practice

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 1

The importance of the minor or trace elements in plant and animal nutrition is well illustrated by the publication last year of an extensive…

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"Sustained Dairying Production Importance of Winter Fodders

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 6

For sustained production consistently ample reeding nr dairy cattle is essential. and [?] a [?] with particular significance at this season of the year…

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Don't Use Cloths for Dairy [?]

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 6

Cloths should never be used for washing dairy utensils—a clean scrubbing brush should M employed, the brush being allowed to dry in the sun…

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Young Farmers' Club

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 2

On Friday night in the School of Arts a number of boys met and formed themselves into an organisation to be known as the Deniliquin young Farmers’…

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Royal Show Judg[?] Dairy Cattle Appoints[?] Sydney, T[?]

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 4

The names of the judges [?] five breed divisions of the [?] cattle section of the [?] Royal Empire Show were [?]…

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Drover and His Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 2

Charged With having failed to drive his sheep six miles in a day Frank Fealy, of Rand, was fined £3 with 8/ costs at the Albury Police Court…

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