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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,388 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 70

Wheat Receivals at Finley

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 3

Up to January 31st approximately 246,000 bags of wheat were received at Finley. The total includes receivals at private stacking…

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Drug of Importance to Pastoral Industry SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 4

Known as "Acapria," a drug of vital importance to the pastoral industry, has been manufactured for the first time in Australia by the…

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Pink-eye in Sheep Method of Treatment

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 4

The hot, dry windy weather prevailing in many districts has been conducive to the occurrence of ophthalmia, commonly called "pink…

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Molasses for Sheep Value in Dry Times

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 4

Molasses is of considerable benefit when fed to sheep under the extremely dry conditions now prevailing. In addition to its…

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Lucerne As a Grazing Crop Only Light Rate of Sowing Necessary

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 4

During recent years there has been developed a conception of lucerne as a crop to be utilised for grazing almost entirely, and the…

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Forage For Pigs Suitable Crops to Grow

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 3

There is nothing that will solve as many of the problems of pork or bacon production as an abundance of good forage. Pigs of all classes respond to…

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[?] Fever [?] Dairying Districts Endangered

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 3

The [?] failure of the efforts the [?]ment of agriclulture to [?] [?] [?] our borth anti [?] vitally concerns…

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Sheep Killed By Dogs

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2

Tocumwal “Guardian” reports the loss of 22 sheep, including 4 stud rams, at “Woodsome Lees the property. of Mr. E. A. White, the animals being…

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Wagga Cattle Sale Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

The assacia[?] agents of Wagga report having lie Id their usual forlaightly cattle sale to-day. There was a total of 705 yarded. comprising 575 fots, 100 stores, and 80…

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Commercial Yesterday’s Sheep Market

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 1

There was a good attendance of buyers at the usual fortnightly sale held by the Associated Agents in the Deniliquin municipal saleyards…

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Rabbits—or Sheep—or Japs!

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 1

In the course of a discussion at the P.P. Board meeting yesterday, Mr. G. T. Baylies said the directors would have to consider a policy of…

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Pastoral Rabbit Destruction by Use of Poisoned Water

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

In inland country, where water is Scarce and holdings so large that most of the methods of rabbit destruction practiced in the Eastern…

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Steel Ropes For Wool pressers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 1

It was pointed out at a special meeting of the Graziers’ Federal Council that galvanised steel coils for manufacture of ropes for woolpressers are…

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Henty Stock Market Improved Values for Fat Sheep

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 1

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report having held their monthly sale of stock at Henty on Tuesday last, when 1500 sheep, of which 1100 were fats, 40 head of cattle, and a few pigs were forward to a good attendance. Buyers were present from Albury…

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Price of Wool Increase Is Advocated MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2

Raising of the minimum price of wool from approximately 13½d. to 16d. a lb. was proposed to-day by the Victorian Wheat and…

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Raising Price of Wool Advocated in Victoria MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2

The raising of the minimum price of wool from 13½d. to 16d. was advocated by a conference of the Victorian Wool and Wheat Growers'…

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Review of Grass Conditions Pastoral Outlook for N.S.W. Natural Feed Scarce and Water Supplies Diminishing

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

There was a continuance of the hot and dry weather in January, which has been characteristic of conditions during recent months. Winds were frequent and were…

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MR. McEWEN Clarifies Farmers' Position

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

Writing from Melbourne, Mr. McEwen states that he has been advised by the Department of the Army that persons granted exemption under the…

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Helping the Farmer Expert Advice an Various Subjects All-night Phones to Beat Bush Fires

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

In the event of serious bush fires in any part of the Commonwealth, the local telephone exchange will give continuous day and night…

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Exemption From Military Training Mr. Mcewen Clarifies Farmers' Position

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 4

Writing from Melbourne, Mr. McEwen states he has been advised by the Department of the Army that persons granted exemption under the…

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