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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,514 stories in Murray's papers · page 54 of 76

“NO need for panic over surplus wheat stacks”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Although Australia’s carry-over of wheat this season would be the largest for many years,…

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Run Sheep with Cattle

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 3

It would pay many sheep farmers to run been cattle with their sheep on improved pastures, states Mr. R. C. Cotton,…

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Wheat Season Ends September 15

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs. : The 1953/54 wheat season will end on September 15. The Australian Wheat Board, announcing this today,…

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N.S.W. Wheat Ballot

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 6

The [?] and Food Production [?] E. H. [?] on Tuesday [?]…

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Merino Wool Values “Stabilised”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Values for practically all grades of merino fleece were stabilised at the level of values ruling yesterday at the…

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District Sheep Breeders Win Major Places in Merino Ewe Competition

The Observer · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 2

The winning team in the Wagga section of the 1954 Farmer and Settler Merino Ewe Competition was bred by Mr. H. W. Kreutzbergor, of "Wattle Park," Henty…

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35 Riverina Farmers and Graziers Fined £9726 Big tax evasions are alleged

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Thirty-five formers and graziers. from the Riverina district were fined a total of £9726, including penalties for taxation evasions, by Mr. M. S. Meagher, S.M., in Central…

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Suggests that N.S.W. farm products be sent to next R.A. Show in Britain

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A move to send on exhibition of N.S.W. primary products to the next Royal Agricultural Show in Britain was made in the Legislative Assembly today…

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Farmers’ Union Left £100,000

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 12

PERTH, Thurs. : The Farmers’ Union of West Australia will receive £100,000 under the will of Thomas Henry Petersen, a retired…

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Pulpy Kidney Is Killer of Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 8

When the spring growth comes away, pulpy kidney may again become active, warned Mr J. Arundel, veterinary officer of the Victorian Department of Agriculture, this week. Pulpy kidney is an acute,…

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Kiewa Butter Factory pays 1¼d deferred payment

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 14

For the year ended June 30. 1954. the Kiewa butter factory will pay a cash deferred payment of lld per lb on all butterfat purchased…

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Kiewa Butter Factory increases capital to £200,000

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 14

Shareholders of the Kiewa Butter and Cheese Factory and Creamery Co. Ltd., at an extra ordinary meeting held yesterday…

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Wool prices not at true level yet, is belief

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Australian wool market’s future will be decided at the Brisbane sates next week and the Sydney sales next month. Yesterday’s sales, which…

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News features for the man on the land Farmers should get best in spray irrigation equipment-Engineer

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 8

With the rapid growth of spray irrigation in Australia it was imperative that farmers should be offered well engineered irrigation piping and equipment, Mr. J. G. Beale, MLA, said in Sydney yesterday…

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Dispossessed Farmers Bitter

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 10

BRISBANE, Sun.: Fanners in the small town of Canungra watched bitterly yesterday as seven army trucks roared through…

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Strong demand for wool at Brisbane, but prices down on June rates

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 4

BRISBANE, Mott.: The Brisbane wool soles opened today under keen, well distributed completion A strong demond existed for particularly all…

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America Helps Its Junior Farmers

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 4

Projects are the most important part of the United States 4-H. movement, counterpart of the Australian Junior Farmer…

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Western Sewerage Farms

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 2

The Goulburn City Council has decided to operate one of its sewerage farms in conjunction with the local abattoirs. The…

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Sterilisation of Seed Bed Soil Gives Better Crop Protection

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 1

Many diseases of vegetables and flower crops are soil borne, infection may start in the seedbed, following the use of soil contaminated with a pathogenic organism, and seedlings, set out in the field, carry the disease to new areas…

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