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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,388 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 70

When Feeding Silage to Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 6

When feeding silage to sheep. It need only be thrown over a clean piece of ground, but it should be well spread out. It is better to get a good deal out every…

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Wheat. Lower Prices for Stock Feed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. W.J. Scully has stated that it is the desire of the Commonwealth Government to make wheat available for…

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Second Quality Butter Price Filed at [?] MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

The Dairy Produce Control Committee today fixed the price of second quality butter sold to m[?]ousfacturers at 1/8 per lb. The price of paltry butter was fixed at…

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Superphospate for Wheat Use It to Best Advantage

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 3

Methods of utilising to best advantage the restricted quantities, of superphosphate available for this season’s wheat sowings, are indicated by a…

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Cash on Delivery Riverina M.p. on Wheat Price

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

Strong representations for cash on delivery for wheat have been made by Mr. J. I. Langtry, M.P. (Riverina). Mr. Langtry has claimed in and out…

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Pay Cash on Delivery. Riverina M.p. on Wheat Price. Instalments System Is "Absolutely Unfair"

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

Strong representations for cash on delivery for wheat have been made by Mr. J. I. Langtry, M.P. (Riverina)…

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Repair Your Farm Machinery Now

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

Messrs. John Crennan and Co., district distributors for H. V. McKay-Massey Harris agricultural machinery and parts, urge farmers to look to…

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The Farmers Part in the War. a Seven-point Policy

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

War conditions have imposed many disabilities on peace-time industry The effects of the drastic changes are felt everywhere. The rural industry,…

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N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Labour Shortage on Farms Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

The compulsory military training was causing havoc among rural industries, said Mr. F. Finnan (Lab., Hawkesbury). in the Legislative…

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Fertiliser and the Farmer

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

The important part fertilisers play in modern agriculture is disclosed, by international reports, just to hand, it is revealed, for instance, that in Spain…

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Live Stock and Wool

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 April 1942 · page 2

Live stock owners have expressed doubt as to whether they should Insure the whole of their live stock. The Commission has decided that it will be…

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Cut in Canadian Wheat Acreage. Ottawa. April 12

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 April 1942 · page 2

Canadian wheat[?] are being asked to reduce [?] production during 1942-43 to what can be gold in the domestic and export markets. This is one item of a…

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Fertiliser and the Farmer

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 April 1942 · page 3

The important part fertilisers play in modern agriculture is disclosed by international reports. It is revealed that in Spain the crop of oranges—…

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[?] Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 2

Draw’ for tile Wodonga market today is as follows: Dalgety and Co., Farmers and Graziers, Gippsland and Northern. Goldsbrough Mort and Co., New Zealand Loan…

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Echuca Special Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 1

Younghusband Limited advise that the yarding at their Echuca special sale next Thursday has been increased to 7000 sheep. Additional lines to be…

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Appraisements of Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 4

DALGETY & CO. LTD., Melbourne, report: For our 50th appraisement we submitted a catalogue of 2648 bales, of which the main portion…

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Commercial To-day’s Sheep Market

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 1

(Supplied by John McMamara and Co Pty. Ltd.) NEWMARKET, Tuesday Lambs firm:…

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Meeting of Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 2

To-morrow (Wednesday) a meeting of farmers will be held at the piggery of Messrs. W. E. Sargood & Son, Quat Quatte, commencing at 10…

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Civil War Feared in New York State Farmers Ready to Fight Union New York, April 13

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 4

Fearful that John L. Lewis’ current campaign to organise the nation’s dairy farmers under his UMWA Union will create civil war in New York State…

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Walbundrie Branch of Wheat growers' Union

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 3

At a meeting of Walbundrie branch the Wheatgrowers' Union there were present: Messrs J. Power (chairman), E. Clear, N. Fowler, H. Gibbons…

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