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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Record Wheat Crop. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 2

The Manitoba province gram yield amounts to 160 million bushels, with 74 million bushels of oats and 30 million bushels of barley. The year is…

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A Magnificent Crop of Corn

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 2

A beatuiful sight of growing maize is witnessed as the traveller reaches the homestead of Mr. Thomas Yeo,of Elong Elong, on the Cobbora Road…

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Farmers, Note!

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 4

Farmers of the Dubbo district should paste the following facts in their hats, and not lose sight of them ntil the next elction. The McGowen…

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Herlad Office. Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 2

The weather for the past few days has been very hot, in fact the thermometer reached 110 degrees yesterday. This heat is the record so far this year. To-day has…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 6

The last sales of the year will be held as follows:—Tallow and sundries on the 14th inst., sheepskins and hides on the 15th inst., anr furred skins on the 20th…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 4

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., wool salesmen, Sydney, report:—We held our closing wool sale for this year on Monday last, offering a representative catalogue of…

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After Rain in the Wheat Belt

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 6

Whilst rain is invariably welcomed in Australia, there is no doubt whatever that the recent heavy falls over the wheat belts will do some producers…

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Freak Farms. Where Snails, Frogs, and Fish Ermen's Bait Form the Stock-in-trade

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 7

The term "farm" conjures up a vision of a rural homestead with cows and pigs, sheep and poultry, and haystacks as a background. There are many farms,…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 3

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report to weak ending December 9 :-No auction Sales have been held in the Sydney market during the past…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the [?]. J. L. Trefle, Minister af Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the [?] producer…

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The "Farmer's Friend."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 7

The above title, given by Messrs. A. F. Partridge and Hodgson to their make of oil engine, would seem to he a very appropriate one. These engines may be had in…

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Farm Produce

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report under date 13th December:— Wheat.-As a result of the cables reporting the London market a trifle…

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Wool Sales Ancient and Modern

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 7

A Sydney paper of fifty years ago quotes the quantity of wool offered during the first week of December. 1861, as 148 bales. It is interesting to compare this with the total…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man of the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department. can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the Individual producer…

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The Wool Market. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, December. 15

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 4

At Winchcombe Carson's wool sale the market was very strong at the best, sale prices of the week. Fine wools were in keen demand. Greasy reached 14¼d…

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The Dairy. British Milk Supply. the Cost Computed

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 6

In June 1910 (states the English "Live Stock Journal") there were 4,342,000 cows and heifers in milk or in calf in the United Kindom; of these…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Our catalogues of the 14th inst., totalling 7,619 bales, passed off with excellent competition—the best rates of the…

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Loafing Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 2

In fining a drover £10 for "loafing" sheep, Mr. Gates, P.M., remarked yesterday that drovers must not 'loaf" their sheep on the reserves; they must move…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report under date [?] December;—Our catalogue of the 14th inst., totalling 7619 bales passed off with excellent…

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 2

Perfect weather prevails at present, but there is a tendency to warm up. The cool change is the result of a mixed storm of wind and rain which commenced about I…

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