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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

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Fat Sheep Sales. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 2

Quality was slightly improved in the fat sheep section at Newmarket today, when there was a liberal entry of heavy and [?] ewes. Prime wethers were less…

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Worms in Sheep Value of Regular Drenching

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 5

For control of worms, sheep should be drenched before they get too low in rendition. On the first sign of Infestation, the whole flock should be treated. Picking out…

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Quality of 1944-45 F.a.q. Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 2

Analysis by the chemist’s branch of the Department of Agriculture of NSW. f.a.q. wheat for the season 1944-45 shows that the protein content of…

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Wheat for Stock Allocation of Albury District Increased

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 2

The Federal Minister for Agriculture (Mr Scully) has agreed to make a further 20 per cent increase in the allotment of wheat for stock feed…

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Queensland Rain Aids Dairying BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 5

Widespread rains in the greater part of the State’s agricultural belt have immeasurably improved Queensland’s food production prospects…

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Vast Army on Move Nazis To Work Farms LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 5

After a week of high-speed [?] “Operation Barleycorn” is now in aclloh, and today the first of 300,000 defeated German soldiers in…

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Linseed Opportunity to Establish Crop

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 5

The co-operation of growers in the more favored wheat districts, particularly in the north-west, is urgently required in the establishment of…

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Wool Future Looks Bright

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 3

An optimistic view of Australia' wool future is taken in a recent trade review of the pastoral industry covering five years under the…

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Items of News Only Two Cattle Lost

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 2

Only two of the 800 dairy cattle which left Albury this week were lost on the railway trip to Coolah, A further train will leave Wodonga on June…

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Hen Population Decreasing Due to Wheat Shortage

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 3

A tragic sequel to the acute shortage of wheat is the estimated killing off in New South Wales alone of laying hens at the rate of, it is…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Search for Fodder Prospects of Supplies from Other States

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 4

In a recent reference to his efforts to obtain fodder for New South Wales from other sources, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr…

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Soldiers and Airmen For Farm Work CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce (Mr Scully) told Mr Ryan (Lib.. Vic) in the House of Representatives today that [?] was hopeful of securing large…

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Another Cattle Train

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 2

A further cattle train will leave Wodonga on Tuesday for northern, areas and dairy men wishing to send cattle by this train are asked to contact Mr…

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Wheat for Flour

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister for Agriculture has agreed to ask the Federal Government for an increased gristing wheat quota for New South…

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Wagga Sheep Market. Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 2

The associated agents of Wagga report having held their usual fortnightly sheep sale today. There was a total of 12,200 yarded, comprising 5700 fats and 6500 stores…

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Wheat for Stock Feed Allocation for Albury District Increased

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 6

The Federal Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Scully) has agreed to make a further 20 per cent. increase in the allotment of wheat for stock feed for…

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Wool and Stock Reports the Riverine "Grazier" Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 2

Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender, Ltd., wire under yesterday's date:—Sheep: There was a total yarding of 38,609, of which 23,230 were sheep…

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The Farm Garden Value of Lime in the Soil

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 1

Lime fulfils many functions which are essential to soil fertility. Its most useful action is neutralising the acidity of strongly acid soils, for with the…

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May Crop Report For South-Eastern Riverina Position Is Critical Says Albury Senior Agricultural Instructor

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 3

The position in the South-eastern Riverina is at a highly critical stage. The drought continues with increased severity, and the current season's produce, both as regards crop and stock production, depends largely on events of the immediate future—within…

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Farm Records Books Obtainable from Department of Agriculture

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 1

Farmers may procure farm record books designed for the period 1st July, 1946 to 30th June, 1946 from the Department of Agriculture for the…

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