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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,388 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 70

N.S.W. Citrus Crop Forecast Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 6

A forecast of the State citrus crop for 1942, issued to-day by the chief of the division of marketing (Mr. A. A. Watson) is: Oranges, 1,908,000 bushels;…

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Use Farmyard Manure to Compensate for Superphosphate Shortage

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 5

“Dairy farmers would be well advised to make the best use of farmyard manure now that restrictions have been placed on the use of superphosphate and there is…

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Enough Wheat for Years Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the South Australian Wheatgrowers' Association to-day, the president (Mr. H. S. Green) voiced the opinion that because of the seriousness of…

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Albury Stud Represented Sale of Beef Cattle. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

For the exhibition and sale of stud beef cattle to be staged by the United Stud Beef Cattle Breeders Association of Australia in Sydney on March 30, 31, and April 1, 483…

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Wheat Stubble Areas Put Them To Good Use

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 8

Wheat farmers may make good use of stubble land which they do not intend to crop this year, and, at the same time, provide more…

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Butter and Cheese Dearer Price Increases From To-day Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

A rise in the retail price of butter by Id Jb throughout Australia was announced to-night by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner…

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Experimental Wheat and Cat Plots Trials in S. E. Riverina Conducted in Nine Centres Some Good Returns Despite Unfavorable Conditions

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

AN INTERESTING REPORT ON THE EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS FOR WHEAT AND OATS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN NINE CENTRES IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN RIVERINA WAS RELEASED LAST WEEK BY THE CHIEF…

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Wheat Acreage Restriction Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 1

In no circumstances would the Federal Government tolerate any injustice to any Stale or grower in the Commonwealth when the wheat restrictions were…

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Commercial To-day’s Sheep Market Newmarket

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 1

Stores, firmer. Sheep and lambs, barely equal to last week’s rates…

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Wheat Restriction Government’s Plan Announced CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 1

Under the Government’s wheat restriction plan announced to-day for the coming season, there will be no compulsory reduction of acreage in Queensland,…

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Australian Wool Increased Purchase by U.s.a

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 1

In the annual report of the Central Wool Committee tabled in the Senate on Friday it was shown that the United States purchased 814,500 bales…

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Turning Back The Files ... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” March 8, 1932)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

ACCIDENT.— When Mr. A. E. Jones, of Wargam, was motoring on the Tchelery Booroorban road on Thursday night, he ran into a deep washaway…

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Special Sheep Bale at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. report having hold a special sheep axle at Albury yesterday, when yarded 10,000 store sheep. With the exception of a few pans of outstanding quality…

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Utilisation for Pasture Of Stubble Land Not Required for Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 6

Wheat farmers may make good use of [?] land which they do not intend to crop this year by laying it down to pasture and thus providing more and better…

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Wool Appraising in Country More Storage Space Required in Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 5

Mr. Scully Minister for Commerce, recently announced that wool appraising fac[?]les in country centres were to be extended and that greater storage space…

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Farmers at War on Tick Issue Grafton

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 2

In anticipation of resistance to tick of‘[?]- about 50 dairy farmers from various parts of the mid-Clarecce area to-day gathered at the gates of a farmhouse. When 10…

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Stock Evacuation Iscussed by Farmers and Settlers

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

A hurriedly arranged, but well attended public meeting was held on Thursday afternoon to deal with requests sent in a letter from Mr…

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Nicotine Poisoning in Sheep Tannic Acid an Effective Antidote

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 6

Nicotine sulphate solution is widely used for the treatment [?] worm Infestation In sheep It must be remembered, however, that this drug is a po[?]son, and when…

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Wheat Stubble Areas. Put Them to Good Use

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

Wheat farmers may make good use of stubble land which they do not intend to crop this year, and at the same time, provide more and…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Method of Docking Lambs As a Factor in Susceptibility to Blowfly

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

The results of a number of trials conducted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research during the last few years have…

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