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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Wellington Farms Illustrated

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 6

In the January number of Dalgety's "Monthly Review" there is published some fine views of farms in the Wellington district. The first of these shows…

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Great Wheat District

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 7

Much has been said and written about wheat growing methods, and in the light of the following it would appear that the Narromine soil [?]…

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Collecting Wheat Samples

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 3

A report from Parkes States that Mr. M. H. Reynolds, of the Cowra Experimental Farm, visited that town last week for the purpose of collecting samples of wheat…

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Commercial News. Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 7

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., wool salesmen, Sydney, wired on Wednesday:— We submitted a thoroughly representative catalogue of 6500 bales to-day…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 2

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. h, Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, And are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department on solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be Impracticable to the individual producer…

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District News. (From our own Correspondents). EUMUNGERIE. Record Haulage of Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 2

E. Nash has performed the record [?] of wheat this season at [?] [?] as the following [?] will show:—With 16 bullocks and a waggon…

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Improving the Dairy Herds. 38

The Cobar Herald · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 2

EVER since dairylng has become prominent as an economic factor in rural industry, dairymen have often been perplexed at the extraordinary…

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Pastoral and Commericial Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 4

Still hot, but the fooling that the services of a chiropodist ara needed, makes us think that rain is not far off…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 January 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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The Wool Market. Sydney, Jan. 22, I

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 4

The second half of tho wool selling season opened during the past week with a very large attendance of buyers, animated competition, and prices generally in favor of…

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38 Improving the Dairy Herds

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 2

EVER since dairying has become prominent as an economic factor in rural industry, dairymen have often been perplexed at the extraordinary…

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Poultry. Great Poultry Farm. Industry in America. Mammoth Undertaking

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 6

The following report of an American poultry farm may be of interest. It is from the pen of Mr Randolph Meech, an English poultry breeder and writer…

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The Dairy. Milk Produciton. Effect of Food

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 6

In England recently a paper was read by Mr Ginningham, of the University of Bristol, at a meeting of the Lydney and District Farmers' Club: The points…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired late on Monday as follows.—We sold 6400 bales to-day. The market was firm at last week's best rates for all…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 3

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Farmer's Suicide. Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

August Gorions, a former at Hampden, and of Mackay, an old resident of the district, committed suicide at his home on Friday night. He had been…

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Great Damage to Crops. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

A cable from Suva confirms the news that the hurricane and flood on Sunday at Fiji did much damage to crops, 20 per cent, being destroyed…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Wongarbon Branch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the Wongarbon branch of the F. and S. Association was held an Saturday night, 27th inst. Mr. A. Morley occupied the chair, and there…

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

Wind and dust have been very prevalent since our last. On Saturday evening about 6 o'clock a tremendous dust-storm came up from the south and south-east. The…

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Thr Wool Market. Sydney. Jan. 25

The Western Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

The Co-operative Wool and Produce Coy., Ltd., report:—Our total sales on Wednenday amounted to 3622 bales. The eatalogue comprised a good selection of wools…

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