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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 32 of 60

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 July 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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Pastoral. Our Native Grasses. What may be done to Preserve them

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 2

The importance to this State of our natural pastures, and the necessity of something being done to determine what are the best and most…

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The Dairy. Typical Ayrshire Cow. the Points Defined

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 3

In a recent publication issued by Messrs Jarrold and Sons, London, the Ayrshire breed of cattle is referred to. It is stated that the points of…

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Straying Cattle at Geurie

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 2

Several Geurie residents were cited to appear before Mr. Gates, P.M., at the police court on Friday for allowing their stock to stray into the railway…

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An Unregistered Dairy

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 2

The adjourned case in which William Lhhy was charged with not registering his dairy was finally dealt with by Mr. Gates, P.M., at the police court on…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 4

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 13th July:—Actual transactions in wool in the local market have been few and far between this…

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Straying Cattle at Geurie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 2

Several residents of Geurie were fined at the Wellington police court for allowing stuck to stray on the railway line. Two were each fined 10- and 6-…

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Mr. Wade and the Farmers and Settlers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 4

Speaking at the Liberal Conference Mr. Wade tusked the delegates to leave the negotiations with the Formers' and Settlers' Association to him. The two…

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[?] Farming

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 2

On Thursday last, in [?] to the magnificent stretch of agricultural land to tween Narromine and Trangie, Mr. Trelle, Ministe for Agriculture, said when farmers…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 2

The annual gathering of the F. and S. Association was opened yesterday morning. There were about 300 delegates present. The secretary's report…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 2

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference opened yesterday morning, 300 delegates being present. It was reported that 127 new branches were…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 2

No sales have been held here during the week. In fact this is the quietest time of the year in the wool business. Any descriptions available are of course meeting…

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Economic Sheep Feeding

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 5

Mr. E. Crouch, of the Gobbagumbalin (Wagga) closer settlement farmers, gave a valuable object lesson during the recent dry spell in economic feedi[?]…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Are You Going to Fallow. a Question for Wheat-growers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 5

For the wheat-grower there is no question so urgent just now as this, for upon the reply given to it must depend largely the results of the harvest that…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The tone of the wool market in Sydney continues very firm. We have made a number of small sales, mostly of…

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Wool and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 5

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date, 15th July:—Animated competition' continues for all descriptions of…

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The Wool Clip. Annual Review and Statistics

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 9

We have received a copy of Dalgety's Annual Wool Review for Australasia for the past season, published by Dalgety and Company, Ltd., which is now…

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Serial Story. Romance of an Irish Farm Chapter Xxxi

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 10

"A hundred years ago an ancestor of ours was Muster of the Foxhounds at Kinure. He was an extravagant, rollicking", dare-devil of a chap, oftener…

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Pastoral. Sorting Lambs' Wool. Chiefly in Small Clips

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 8

It is quite a common failure of growers of wool in limited quantities to treat their lambs' wool in such a way as to at once spoil its chance of…

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Wheat Crossbreds

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 6

Mr. J. W. Shaw, experimentalist at the Bathurst Farm, has the following notes in the July "Agricultural Gazette" on wheat qualities:—The most…

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