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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
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The weather on Wednesday and Thursday was very hot and oppressive. The nights have also been very cruel. On Thursday afternoon a terrific duatstorm came up from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →UP to the present 200,000 bushels of seed wheat of the best bescription have been landed to the order of Government. The grain is being sent away to the country at the rate of 5000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Antwerp wool sales opened with a thin attendance of buyers. Prices declined from five to ten per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OVER crops may to a certain extent take the place of fertilisers u|d,-manures. They are not, however, a universal panacea for all soil…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A MEETING of the Balladoran and Coalhaggie branch of the F. and S. Association was held at Balladoran on Saturday last. There were present: Mr. H. Machin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minister for Agriculture says 70,000 bushels of wheat have already been approved for supply…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report:—The wool market continues firm on the basis of values current daring the last couple of weeks, but a considerable volume of business…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A practical demonstration of value to pastoralists has been proceeding on Gatenby's Jemalong Station, Forbes, under the auspices of the Minister for Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In reply to many enquiries as to treatment of ophthalmia in sheep, Mr. R. G. Dulhunty, Stock inspector, recommends sulphide of zinc and sugar of lead,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intense dissatisfaction is being expressed by many "halves" and tenant farm era at the refusal of the Government to advance seed wheat to them. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The dead bodies of 112 sheep bare been found on the Sydney water supply catchment area. There are said to be also a large number of poisoned rabbits…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister for Agriculture, speaking of complaints as to delay in distributing seed wheat, states that the greater of the balk applications has only…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The weather since our last has been excessively hot and oppressive for March, the thermometer reaching 111 degrees on Saturday, 109 on Friday, 105 on Monday, and 104…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Government has decided that all applications for seed wheat must be in by March 31, otherwise they cannot be dealt with. An effort is being made to get the wheat away by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The value of salt for sheep is shown by an experiment in France, where three lots of animals were fed on bay, straw, potatoes, and beans for 124 days. One lot had no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →So far 2877 applications for seed wheat have been received, and 976 have been approved of. On the present scale of distribution, 4020 farmers will be supplied…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. Wilkins and Perry, of Maughan Street, inform us that they are receiving consignments of seed wheat from South Australia, of the pare purple straw variety…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To date 2,877 application for seed wheat have been received, of which 970 have been approved. It is now estimated, that 25,000 bushels will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THERE were 19,000 sheep and lambs penned. The quality of the yarding, showed a marked improvement on last day's. Buyers were present in large numbers, and competition was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm[?]s desirous of b[?]rrowing seed wheat from the Governm[?]nt are reminded that applications must be sent in by the 31st instant…
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