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Farming & the land, 1946

1,914 stories in Murray's papers · page 73 of 96

Deniliquinn Butter Factory Annual Meeting

The Independent · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 7

The fortieth annual meeting of shareholders of the above company was held at the Company's office, North Deniliquin…

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Fat Sheep Quotations Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 2

At Newmarket today in the fat sheep section there was a much belter display than usual, and for prime crossbred wethers trade demand was more active with…

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Judge’s Comments on the Cattle

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 4

Mr T. Powell, of Goulburn Valley, president of the Victorian Jersey Society, who was the judge of castle, said that he was impressed by only one…

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Wool Secretariat New Offices New York

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 2

The International Wool Secretariat. to which Australian wool growers are contributors, has opened handsome new offices in New York, occupying…

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SA Wheat Yield Will be Down ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 4

Below average rains since August have resulted in the early estimate of 40 million bushels of wheat harvest in this State this year being reduced to between 30 million…

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38d Top Price More Riverina Wool Sold in Melbourne Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 5

Northern Victorian, Riverina and southern NSW-clips again dominated the Melbourne wool sales today, when 7036 bales were offered. Top price of 38d was paid…

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District Crops Failing Drop From 9 to 3 Bags

The Independent · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 1

Little hope can be held out for a recovery of district wheat crops even if rain did fall within a short time. This is the opinion of Mr. John Arthur, Agricultural Instructor, Deniliquin, following extensive investigations throughout this area. In some parts…

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Council For Farm Affairs Established

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 3

A Council for Farm Affairs to police the operations of collective farming throughout Russia will be independent of the local authorities and would be answerable…

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Wool Sales

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 1

At the Albury Wool Sales on Friday, a catalogue of 13,000 bales, from all parts of the Riverina, was submitted. R. J. Dunn & Sons, of…

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The Wheat Industry

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 2

According to estimates just released by the United States Department of Agriculture, the world’s wheat crop this year will be 5875 million bushels—the largest yield since 1940, and 12 per cent, above the 1945 harvest. It is pointed out, however, that although this harvest…

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Stock Market Keen Bidding for Fat Lambs and Cattle

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 4

Farmers and Graziers' Co Ltd, Albury, in conjunction with J. H. Wehrman and Co., Henty, held their stock sale at Henty last Friday…

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Infertility of Sheep Associated with Pasturage on Subterranean Clover

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 1

Subterranean clover now figures so importantly in the food of grazing animals over large sections of the southern half of the State and…

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After Rail Strike Dying Sheep Arrive At Newmarket MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 8

A report that following the one-day railway strike this week scores of sheep had arrived at Newmarket in a dying condition, was ventilated in the…

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Top Price of 40¾D Intense Competition at Wool Sales Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 5

Four bales of ex super Merino wool from Jerilderie (NSW) branded S. WILSON YANKO, comprising two ewes, one hogget and one Merino realised top price…

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Farm Water Supplies Legislation Assists Individual Landholders

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 1

The objects of the Farm Water Supplies Act, 1946, which came into force on the 9th August last, are to enable individual farmers or groups…

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To Poultry Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 5

The representative of Wodonga Poultry Suppliers visited Corowa on Tuesday last and reports having done excellent business during the day,…

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“Progressive Farmer” Leaves for Home Impressed by What He Has Seen SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 4

Mr A. K. Gardener, who won the progressive farmer competition and has just concluded a tour of American farm country, has left for…

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Dairy Industry Alarmed BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 8

Dairying interests are still alarmed about the dairying position in the Burnett area, which is badly in need of rain. They fear that stock losses…

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District Crops

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 4

Little hope can be held out for a crops even if ram did fait within a [?] of Mr. John Arthur Agricultural [?] extensive investigations [?]…

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Commercial Payment for Wool

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 October 1946 · page 2

Melbourne woolbrokers advise that owing to shipping difficulties, it has been agreed to extend the date of payment for wool purchased by buyers in the next…

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