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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,514 stories in Murray's papers · page 67 of 76

The Home Garden Vine Crops

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 4

The vegetables in this group include elude such old favourites as cucumber, melons, pumpkins, marrow squash. Easy to grow and…

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50 farmers inspect the wheat plots

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 13

On Monday the Victorian Department of Agriculture and the Yarrawonga Show Society conducted a field day on the…

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Don't Starve Drenched Sheep

The Observer · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 6

Danger of varying plane of nutrition when carrying out drenching operations with carbon tetrachloride was stressed…

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Sheep Values Dearer at Henty Market

The Observer · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 1

On Friday last the Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. held their monthly stock sales at Culcairn and…

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Albury brokers hope for wool sales next month

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

Due to the waterfront strike, Albury wool brokers will notify their events that payments for wool cannot be mode till three weeks after the stoppage ends. Stating this yesterday, the…

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Electricity Supply at Henty Silos to be Improved Speedier Intake of Wheat

The Observer · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 1

Wheat Commissioner and Manager of Government Grain Elevators (Mr. S. C. Hodgson), in a letter read at the monthly meeting of Henty F. & S. Association concerning the electricity supply at the Henty silos,…

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Prolific M.i.a. Peach Crop

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

Many peach crops in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area are so heavy this year that growers will probably have to "thin out" their…

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Sir Newton could be a good bet al the Farm

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 23

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Brilliant two-year-old Sir Newton should prove o safe bet at Warwick Form on Saturday. Sir Newton, who will contest the Hoxton Pork…

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Dairy Field Days[?] East and [?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

Two successful Filed Days were held [?] and Berrio[?] district under the comm[?]…

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N.S.W. sheep population nears record

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 10

The announcement by the Commonwealth Statistician that the N.S.W. sheep population has reached 59,639,000 underlines the value of the “drives” during the past few seasons to reduce the rabbit pest,…

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Novel wool fashions star in Italian boutiques

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 7

“Kangaroo” skirts with the fullness brought to the front and draped into a large pocket are among the engaging fashions…

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American men favor lighter and softer wool clothes

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 11

Wool clothing fabrics for American men and boys show a continuing trend towards lighter weights and softer textures, according to an analysis made by…

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Frosts ruin some Rutherglen crops

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 3

Severe frosts have forced many Rutherglen district farmers to make hay from their wheat crops. Mr. George Tafft is shown cutting a crop which it was estimated before the frosts would yield more than 45 bushels to the acre. The block will provide 150 tons of hay, but there is little demand at this time of the year for this type of fodder. He has more than 1200 acres…

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Water cooling of milk on the farm

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 11

Efficient water cooling of milk immediately after production is a most important factor in the prevention…

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Irrigation Meter Boon to Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 20

The modern irrigation meter was the most effective tool yet designed to control irrigation, thus saving water, lowering coasts and…

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Birdwood, Star Sapphire to win al the Farm

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 27

Birdwood and Star Sapphire look two good bets at Warwick Form this afternoon. Form of candidates is as follows :— MALTINE STAKES…

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Birdwood will be short at Warwick Farm to-day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 26

SYDNEY, Fri.: Birdwood, to be ridden by E. Sheather, is likely to start the shortest priced favorite at Warwick Form tomorrow in the Horsley Handicap. Sheather has completed…

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News features for the man on the land Dairy efficiency is essential

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 11

In these days when the dairy industry is facing increasing competition on the home and overseas markets, it behoves the dairy farmer to seek ways and means of…

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Commercial Wool Sales to Resume

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 14

SYDNEY, Sun.: Wool sales will resume this week in Goulburn, Newcastle and Geelong, because of Friday’s union decision to urge…

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Ex-cripple’s win rocks ring at Warwick Farm

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Sun.: Jock Green can boast of many training triumphs in the comparative few years he has held a licence, but he Crowned them all when he virtually brought Silver Phantom back from the grave to win first…

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