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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 77

Outbreak of Tetanus in Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 8

A typical outbreak of tetanus occurred recently on a property in the Forbes district, some 50 ewes in good condition having…

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Aust. Cautious About Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Australia would not consent to the admission of Germany or Japan to the International Wheat Agreement,…

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Americans Breed New Sheep MELBOURNE, Monday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 10

Claimed to be a new American sheep which has been under development for 17 years, the Montadale appeared at the 50th international. live stock exposition in Chicago recently. The Montadale originated in Missouri…

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World Wool Production Up by Io Million Lb

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 2

World wool production in 1949 was 3,980 million lb.,- greasy, according to an estimate by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

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£10,000 Worth of Wool And Truck Stolen

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.: A semi-trailer truck and its load of 47 bales of scoured wool worth £10,000 was taken from outside an…

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Individual Wheat Varieties Should Be Sown at the Correct Time

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 3

Under the old system of crop production which used horses exclusively for drawing their ploughs, cultivating implements and seeding machinery…

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U.S. Unemployed For Australian Farms

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday : Australia is seeking as migrants some of the half million rural workers at present…

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Urana Sheep Sale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

Particular attention is directed to date of Urana Special Sheep Sale—THURSDAY, 16th MARCH. Full details appear on this page…

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Lime in Drought Feeding of Sheep

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 3

The importance of lime supplements when cereal grain mixtures are used for the drought-feeding of sheep is stressed in C.S.I.R.O…

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Severe Competition Developing on World Wheat Market

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 10

At meetings held at Coursing park, Urangeline, Pleasant Hills, and Holbrook, the general president of the Wheatgrowers’ Union (Mr. L. G. Burke), the general secretary (Mr. W. W. F. Pratt),…

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Japanese Ban on Our Wool, Wheat (A.A.P.-Reuter)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

TOKIO,, Thursday : The Japanese Government temporarily banned from yesterday further purchases of Australian wool and…

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Farm Storage Not Favoured by Wheat Committee

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

The State Wheat Committee's view is that growers should not be encouraged to store wheat on farms, but they should make every effort to…

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Decision Soon on Tea and Butter

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

The Government hoped to make a statement seen about its policy on butter and tea rationing the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) told the House…

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Lime in Drought Feeding of Sheep

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

The importance of lime supplements when cereal grain mixtures are used for the drought-feeding of sheep is stressed in C.S.I.R.O. Bulletin No. 240…

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Butter for the Home, a Basic Method of Churning

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

Cream which is to be used for making butter on the farm for home use should first be allowed to ripen in a cool, pure atmosphere until…

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Wool and Stock "Riverine Grazier" Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. (incorporating the business of Wilkinson and Lavender Ltd.), wired under yesterday's date:—…

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Tribunal to Assess Production Costs for Farmers

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. J. McEwen, announced this week that a tribunal to assess production costs in primary industries…

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Want Dairy Herds Tested for T.b

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

Albury-Wodonga Milk producers’ Association is to press for the testing of all cows from which the district’s milk is…

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Kiewa Valley Young Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 6

Members of the Kiewa Valley Senior Young Farmers’ Club will visit the Goulburn Valley next week when they will be the…

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[?] the Editor [?] Difference Between Farmers’ Unions

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 5

[?]—In your leader of March [?]making reference to farmers “divided against themselves” [?]a statement that the National…

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