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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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PASTORAL. Treatment of Hides. Reasons For Reduced Prices

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 8

Complaints from tolling agents about the "get up", of hides offered at Sydney anctions are so common as to suggest that sollers have it within their…

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Wheat-sowing on Dry Land

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 4

The Superintendent of Agriculture, Mr. G, Voider, has lad numerous inquiries from farmers as to whether it is advisable to sow wheat where the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

These Notes arc Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J, L. Trefile, 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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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. For The Man On The Land Three Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Minister for agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trofle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. "Take-all" in Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 8

The spread of "take-all" is one of the serious menaces of agricultural life. Growers who have it in their priddocks deserve sympathy; but experiments and…

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Farm and Station Laborers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

The Directorr of the Immigration Bureau advises us of further large shipments of selected agricultural laborers from the rural districts of the United…

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Farm and Station Labourers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 7

The Director of the Immigration Bureau advises as of further large shipments of selected agricultural laborers from the rural districts of the…

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Broom Millet. Complaints About New Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 8

There were numerous complaints from manufacturers last year about the condition in which broom millet, was being marketed, and attention was drawn to…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 4

The Sydney Wool Soiling Brokers' Association report:- A very quiet week has been experienced in the Sydney wool market owing to the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 May 1912 · 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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No. 53. Agricultural. Up-to-date Farming. An Example from Riverina

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 2

THE irregular and unforeseen attacks of the elements, to which farmers in this State are subject, are largely responsible for a state of mind which makes…

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Farming Inventions

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 8

Messrs. Griffith and Hassell, patent attorneys of 163 King Stret, and 9 Queen Street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents…

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Seed Testing. a Simple Method. on the Farm

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 6

The seed time for many of our [?]ps is drawing near. In many countries, notably Sweden, seed-testing is undertaken by the State. In Ireland the…

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On the Land. the Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 4

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., wool salesmen, Sydney, report as follows under date of 9th instant:—Substantial catalogues aggregating 24,500 bales were offered in…

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Sale of Dairy Herd

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 2

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., will soil by public auction at Wellington, on Saturday next, Messrs. Tremain Bros., champion dairy herd…

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Commercial. Wool Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 4

John Bridge and Co. report under date 9th May:—For our eighteenth sale we brought forward a catalogue of 2264 bales on the 9th inst., and although it…

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Proposed Abolition of Sheep Permits

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

The Bathurst Pastures Protection Board decided at their last meeting to forward to the annual conference of Boards, to be held next months at…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report:—For our eighteenth sale we brought forward a catalogue of 2,264 bales on the 9th inst., and although it contained no superior wools…

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On the Land. Wool and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce (brokers, Sydney, report under date 13th May: WOOL…

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Serial Story. Romance of an Irish Farm Chapter Xx

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 8

He smoked numerous cigarettes while he thought of various plans for briging the chasm. How happy ana contented he had been until he paid that…

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Sale of Dairy Herd

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., will sell by public auction at Wellington, on Saturday next, Messrs. Tremain Bros., champion dairy herd,…

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