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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,200 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 24 of 60

Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 2

John Bridge and Co. report under date 23rd May:—In the absence of public sales in the local market this week matters in the wool trade have been…

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Live Stock Prevention For Worms In Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 7

In the recent article on worms in sheep, reference was made to the difficulty of satisfactorily treating flocks. A drench may be administered to a few…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 24 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…

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Letter to the Editor. Mr Trefle on Unused Wheat Land

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 7

Sir,—According to a report in the press, Mr. Trefle is greatly concerned about the unused wheat lands near our railway lines. The present state of…

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A Profitable Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 6

Mr. R. Mays, of Antonio Creek, in the Bathurst district, N.S.W., declares that the past season, in spite of the dry weather, has been the best he has…

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DAIRYING. Dams of Quality and Maturity

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 7

The influence of heredity in developing high-class herds of pure bred cattle is a subject of endless interest. Some results of careful investigation in…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. For The Man On The Land These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefie), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. AGRICULTURE. Wheats Suitable for Late Sowing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 7

The dryness of the season is delaying work a good deal, and farmers will, no doubt, find it necessary in many districts to alter their intentions in some…

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Wheat for Starving Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 4

Mr. Duncan Sinclair, a farmer, of Combaning, in the Temora district, recommends owners of sheep which are dying from the effects of eating dry…

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Cropping Systems. Continuous Wheat-growing Against Fallow and Rotation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 5

The management of the soil in the way that will prove most profitable to the farmers is one of the problems to which the Department is devoting…

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On the Land. Wool and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 5

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date, 27th May:—Moderate rainfall last week over a considerable area…

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Serial Story. Romance Fan Irish Farm Chapter Xxill

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 10

Just at this period Dublin was very Lot and uncomfortable. The three country girls grew restless with desire for home and a holiday. They had spent…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F..Co., Ltd., report under date 23rd May:—In the absence of public sales business during the week has been confined to transactions in skin…

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PASTORAL. No. 56. SILAGE

The Cobar Herald · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 2

A Somewhat Rare Use. Clear evidence of the value of silage is offering at Cowra Experiment Farm just now. In common with other…

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Wheat Stacked

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 7

At the end of last week, the following quantity of wheat was stacked at the stations mentioned:--Geurie, 84,798 bags; Peak Hill, 5,120 bags;…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 6

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report:— There is practically no change in the market, enquiry being good at…

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Cropping Systems. Continuous Wheat-growing against Fallow and Rotation

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 8

The management of the soil in the way that will prove most profitable to the farmers is one of the problems to which the Department is devoting…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 2

These Motes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefie, 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 These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L.Trefle). and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. PASTORAL. Silage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 8

Clear evidence of the value of silage is offering at Cowra Experiment Farm just now. In common with other inland districts, Cowra district has…

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Australian Farmers' Pluck

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 7

Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager of the Bathurst Experimental Farm, writes:-- "Agriculturally, the present dry conditions are alarming. The soil and…

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The Farmer's Vote

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4

Clearly it is the farmer's lot to have trouble, and if not from drought it must be from some other quarter. But in addition to troubles be inherits from…

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