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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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Henty Stock Sale 3200 SHEEP; 68 Cattle Yarded Record Price for Fat Heifers

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 8

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-Op. Co., Albury, and J. H. Wehrman and Co., Henty, report holding their monthly stock market last…

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Wheat Stubble Areas Put Them to Good Use

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 4

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

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Henty Egg Farmers' Poor Returns Instructive Talk by Board Member Producers' Complaints Smoothed Out

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 8

A MEETING OF LOCAL EGG PRODUCERS, INTERESTED IN POOR MONETARY RETURNS FROM THE EGG BOARD, TOOK PLACE IN THE SCHOOL OF ARTS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON LASS, CONVENED BY MR. D. AULD, WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE CHAIR. THERE WAS A FAIR ATTENDANCE…

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The Farm Garden Vegetable Rubbish As Manure

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 4

There need be very little waste in the bore garden. When the annuals are finished they can be turned into the soil to improve its texture and to…

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Commercial Wagga Sheep Market. Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

The Associated Agents of Wagga report having held their fortnightly sheep sale on Thursday. There was a total of 14 705 va[?]ded. comprising 7350 fats and 7355…

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Alleged Shooting at Wodonga Dairyman C[?]ed for Trial

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 5

Edward O'[?], a dairy [?], of Wodonga, was [?] for trial at the [?] General [?] on April [?], at the Wodonga court on Thursday. He was…

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Record Rice Crop Dried Fruits Purchase. Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce (Mr Scully), who returned to Canberra last night after four of the Murrumbidgee irrigation area, said the rice crop there was one of the…

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Bushel Quota for Wheat Mr. Langtry's Strong Representations

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 1

'' When the new wheat plan is finalised. I hope it will be based on a bushel quota, with a guaranteed price to the grower of not less than 4- a…

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Feeding of Pigs Value of Skim Milk and Butter-milk

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 1

In supplementary value. skim and butter-milk excel any other Single feed for pigs. They are especially recommended for pigs just weaned,…

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Hay Junior Farmers' Club Valedictory—Mr. Middleton

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 2

There was a strong gathering for the meeting of the advisory committee of the Junior Farmers' Club at the Public School on Wednesday…

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Meeting of Farmers to Consider Pig Raising Industry

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 2

At the suggestion of the Chief Piggery Instructor of the Department of Agriculture, Mr. Paul Allen, of Mooratuaka, Corowa, is convening a…

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Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce, Mr [?] J. Scully, advises that it is the desire of the Commonwealth Government to make wheat available…

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Cash on Delivery For Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 4

Instalments system is “absolutely unfair” [?] Representations for cash on delivery for wheat have been made by Mr. J. I. Langtry, MP (Riverina)…

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French Shortage of Wheat LONDON, April 7

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 2

The Berne radio states that the regional prefect of Marseilles has announced that France urgently needed 5.000.000 bushels of wheat to bridge the gap before new crops…

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Dairy Farming Manpower Allocation SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 1

The general secretary of the Primary Producers’ Union (Mr Shute) announced tonight that, in response to representations made by the union and…

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Harvesting Rice Crop CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 2

The Commerce Minister (Mr Scully) stated today that a yield of 4[?],000 tons was expected from the rice crop on the Murrumbidgee area. The crop is almost ready…

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Wheat for Stock Feed

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. W. J. Scully, said last week that it is the desire of the Commonwealth Government to make wheat…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Where Blowflies Breed Inefficacy of Carcase Destruction

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 4

Carcases that at one time considered to be the breeding-ground of sheep blowflies, and rabbit poisoning was blamed for blowfly increase…

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Canadian Wool Price Increase Ottawa, April 7

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 1

In order to encourage producers to retain as many sheep as possible for wool purposes, the Wool Board has decided to Increase the prices of wool…

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Leave Firebreaks In Wheat Crops To Beat Jap Incendiaries

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 3

The following paragraph sent into: the “Land” newspaper by a contributor, will be read with interest by local and district farmers:…

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