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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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A Good Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 2

Mr. J. Field, who has been touring through the district, reports that the crops, are beginning to come along, and are looking splendid. Mr. A…

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Farmers' Re-union

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the committee elected to make arrangements for the Farmers and Settlors' annual reunion was held in Mr. R. W. D. Weaver's office on…

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The farmers' Re-Union. Picnic to Be Held at "Cootha" on September 18

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the sub-committee appointed to arrange for the Farmers' Reunion was held in Mr. R. W. D. Weaver's rooms on Saturday afternoon,…

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Dubbo Agricultural Bureau. Paper Read by Mr.t.a. Nicholas. Dubbo Experiment Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 2

Mr. T. H. Mathews presided at a meeting of the Dubbo Agricultural Bureau on Saturday afternoon, held in Mr. A. Tyers Wood's rooms. There…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Some very satisfactory sales have been made in the Sydney Wool Market of late. We sold several parcels of scoured wool privately…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday afternoon

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 2

On Monday the sky was overcast with heavy clouds, and prospects for rain were promising. On Tuesday the same encouraging indications prevailed. A copious…

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150 Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 5

Mr. T. M. Sherriff will hold a sale of 150 cattle at the local yards in Saturday, 31st August. The yarding will comprise bullocks, heifers, steers, cows…

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The Destroying Cattle Brand

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 4

Thus the newly elected member for Alexandria; and he knows what ho is talking about, having been connected with the leather trade all his life. He…

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400 Sheep for

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 6

On Saturday next at the local yards, Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd. will sell by public auction 400 sheep—comprising 200 wethers and 200 mixed…

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Wool and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 9

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 24th August, 1912:— The wool market continues steady, with…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. (Issued under the personal supervision of Hon. J.L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture.) Pruning the Grape Vine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 3

The Sultana grape, with few exceptions, is usually grown in the hot, dry districts of this State, and in these the planting has been extensive. The…

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Transmission of Dairy Qualities. the Influence of the Sire

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 3

It has long been recognised that the bull is half the herd. Some breeders now contend that he is more than half; be that as it may, the importance of…

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Serial Story. Romance of an Irish Farm Chapter Xxxvi

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 12

The bell rang. "That is Beveridge,' said Grania. "He promised to call from me." In another moment the door was…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 4

John Bridge & Co. report under date 28th August:—Another quiet week has been experienced in the wool trade on account of the small output from the…

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Goulburn Cattle Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 4

W. H. Wheatley, auctioneer, announces a highly important sale of 1700 bead of store cattle at Goulburn on Thursday, September 5th,…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 4

Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report for the week ending August 24:— A quiet week has been…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. For The Man On The Land. Agricultural. Cowpeas in the West. Yields on Farmers' Experiment Plots

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 8

It is not only at Nyagan Demonstration Farm that it has been shown that cowpeas can be grown with success in the West…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 30 August 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 tho Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticably to tho individual producer…

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Wheat Culture. Paper by Mr. T. A. NIGHOLAS

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 8

The following is an abbreviated report of a highly instructive paper on Wheat Culture read by Mr. T. A. Nicholas at the last meeting of the…

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Molong Dairy Co

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 6

A meeting of the directors of the Molong Dairy Company was held last week. Mr. G. Packham was elected chairman of the Board. The…

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