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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,388 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 70

Wodonga Fat Lamb and Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 5

The Associated Agents report having held their fortnightly [?] and 1st sheep sale at Wodonga yesterday, when they yarded 5200 fat sheep and lambs. Eighty per cent,…

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War is Proving Worth of Wool

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 4

The war on the Russian front is providing wool with the best advertisement it has ever, received. The appeals throughout Germany…

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"Facial Eczema" in Sheep a Photosensitive Condition Related to Feed

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 4

Facial eczema so-called (it is not actually an eczema and it occurs on parts of the body other than the face) is one of a group…

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Cropping Position for the Coming Season Mr. Scully's Statement

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce, the Hon. W. J. Scully, announced last week that he desired to inform the wheatgrowers of Australia of the…

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Sheep Stealing Charges Finley farmer Before Court Charge of Sheep in Custody Dismissed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 2

As the result of investigations by Sergeant Dwyer, of Finley, assisted by Detective Murphy, of Deniliquin, and Constable Fulker, of Finley, John Oliver Schier, of Pine Vale, Finley, was convicted and fined £7 on each of two charges of sheep stealing…

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Increase in State's Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 2

Figures issued by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. S. R. Carver) show that there are 55,568,000 sheep in New South Wales, an…

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Wheat Production Riverina Yield Far Exceeds Estimate

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 1

Large quantities of wheat are still arriving at sidings in the Riverina districts. This indicates that the labor shortage has been responsible for late…

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This Season’s Record Load of Wheat

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 1

This morning Messrs Hardman Bros brought to Deniliquin the season’s record load of 230 bags of wheat, weighing 23 tons 10 cwt. The load was…

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Pastoral Animal Manure As a Pasture Improver Need for Systematic Utilisation

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 6

The benefit to be derived from systematic utilisation of animal manure on the pasture is still to be appreciated by the Australian farmer, and a means…

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“Facial Fczema” in Sheep Photosensitive Condition Related to Feed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 3

Facial eczema so-called (it is not actually an eczema and it occurs on parts of the body other than the face) is one of a group of conditions affecting…

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Turning Back The Files . . . . 10 Years Ago. (From the Pastoral Times,” January 26, 1932)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 3

GRASS.—A fixe caused by lightning destroyed about 800 acres of grass at Messrs. Falkiner and-Sons’ Warriston property…

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Management of Wheat Soil Erosion Compels Revision of Accepted Methods

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 3

In the light of the damage from soil erosion that has accompanied the accepted methods of fallow cultivation in wheat areas in recent years, there…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 5

Rations for dairy cows must not only be balanced (contain the elements of nutrition, in desirable proportions), but they must be appetising also, and, if…

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Valuable Crossbred Wool

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 3

The highest appraisement price this sesson to date for crossbred wool has been secured by an inland selling centre. At the recent Goulburn wool appraisements…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 2

Rations for dairy cows must not only be "balanced" (contain the elements of nutrition in desirable proportions), but they must be appetising also, and if…

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Murder Charge: Farmer for Trial Bairnsdale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 1

Clement Michael Waddell, aged 44, farmer of Nicholson, was to-day committed for trial by the District Coroner (Mr. J. R. Burke, P.M.) on a charge of having…

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The Ancestor of All Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 3

There is a queer looking animal that lives in China called the Soay, or "Blue Sheep." It is accredited with being the common ancestor of…

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Wheat Storage Investigating The Position

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 1

It was mentioned by the Minister for Commerce, Mr. W. J. Scully, in Canberra that he was giving consideration to the question of the storage of…

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120,829 Bags of Wheat

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 1

Up to date there have been delivered at Deniliquin railway station 120.329 bags of this season’s wheat. Of these Hutchinson’s Pty. Ltd. have received…

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Australian Wheat for Russia Canberra

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2

Negotiations are now proceeding between the Commonwealth and the Russian Governments for supplies of large quantities of Australian wheat…

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