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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 54 of 60

Eulandool Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 4

Notable prices secured at last Monday's Sydney wool sales included Mr. H. [?]olin S[?]orn's Enlandool clip from Dubbo Eulandool [?]cco wool made…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 6

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association reports:— The market has fully recovered from the slight easiness noticeable…

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Grass Like Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 4

Mr. W. H. Warren, of Chinchilla, Queensland, writes as a glowing account of the season over in his part of the world. He says the grass…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trofle, Minister of Agriculture, and are tacit mainly on the experiments at the Department. Tho Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production with would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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81 Agricultural. Bleached Wheat. Is it Depreciated in Value?

The Cobar Herald · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 2

What effect bleaching really has on wheat, from the point of view of milling value, is a very important one to farmers—particularly so if the weather,…

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For the Man On the Land Bleached Wheat. Is It Depreciated in Value?

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 8

What effect blanching really has on wheat, from the point of view of milling value, is a very importent one to farmers—particularly so if the weather…

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Money in Farming

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 3

Compared with other industries, agriculture remains in a very primitive state of development. It is, for the most part, untouched by the modern…

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The District Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 4

The Wellington district this season had about 110,000 acres sown with wheat, and of this about 40,000 acres have been or is being cut for hay. The…

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The Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 4

Harvesting is now almost in full swing. The yields on many farms are very high, while on others they are under two bags to the acre. Among…

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Crops and Cultivation. in the Dubbo District

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 7

Mr. W. T.Nixon, of George Shirley, Ltd., thus gives the conclusions he arrived at after a tour of the district wheat belt:—…

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Scoured Wool

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 4

A line of scoured Beece wool from Mr. Arthur Laycock, Myrtle Vale, Bourke, realised 22½d per lb at Winchcome, Carson and Co.'s sale last Monday…

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Wool and Produce Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 4

The Sydney Wool market has fully recovered from the slight easiness noticeable last week, and prices for all descriptions are now very firm at quite the best point of the…

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Agricultureal and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 November 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. 81. Agricultural. Bleached Wheat. Is it Depreciated in Value?

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 2

WHAT effect bleaching really has on wheat, from the point of view of milling value, is a very important one to farmers—particularly so if the weather…

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Truth About Arcady. How Farm Workers Live. Hovels and Health

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 6

Mr Edwards' eloquent plea at the Trade Union Congress for an improvement in the condition of the agricultural laborer must find prompt response…

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Farm Hooks. Method of Forging

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 3

It is not difficult to forge a hook, provided one has a good idea of the shape and strength required. An easily remembered approximate rule to…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 November 1912 · page 4

Hill, Clarke and Co. Ltd., report:— Our catalogue on Thursday consisted chiefly of medium to good wools, with also several clips from New England,…

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Victorian Wheat Harvest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 2

For the purpose of estimating the probable amount of grain likely to be carried over Victorian lines, the Victorian Railway Commissioners make it…

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The Mayor's Wool Clip

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 2

On glancing over the prices realised at the Sydney wool sales last week we were pleased to note the good prices obtained by our worthy Mayor (Mr…

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Wheat and Hay Crops. Greatly Improved Pbospects. What a Fall of Rain Means

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 3

There can be no reasonable ground for doubting that the prospects of the farmer for a decent season after all are much more rosy than they were a…

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