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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 59 of 60

Greengrove Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 2

Mr. W. Brown, of "Greengrove," Coo[?]umble Road, has 300 acres of wheal crop this year and is now busy harvesting. From the yields already obtained…

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Five Sheep

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 2

At the Bourke Police Court on Monday last, before Mr M. J. McMahon, P.M., James Maxwell was charged that on December 10 he did steal five sheep, the…

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Wool and Produce Market. December 17

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin report that they submitted on Monday 3950 bales of wool; a choice selection, which made an attractive display. Competition was strong…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Fertilisers. Their Relation to Cultivation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 6

In the November number of the Victorian "Journal of Agriculture," the Agricultural Superintendent for that State discusses manurial problems, indicating…

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Smutted Wheat As Feed for Poultry

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 6

The Department gives a word of warning to poultry keepers, who, in their desire to obtain the cheapest poultry feed, purchase smutted wheat. A case…

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On the Land. Wool and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date, 16th December:—In the absence of sales in this centre last week, it is…

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Valuable Stud Farm Leased

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 4

Haiti and Searight, the Sydney firm of property and stock salesmen, announce having concluded negotiations between Mr. R. C. Scott, late of "Deeside."…

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Wheat Production

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 4

Thu Acting Government Statistician has furnished a report respecting the estimated wheat production for the current season. It is probable that…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 6

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report:— No auction sales have been held in Sydney during the past week as buyers…

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Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report that on Wednesday, the 18th inst., they held their eleventh sale of the season and last before the Xmas recess. Their…

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Big Wheat Yields

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 4

Owing to the distance from a railway of his "Dilluderry" holding, Couneillor George [?] did not go in for extensive agriculture this year. He…

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Wheat Coming In

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 4

Mr. Joseph Field reports:—Wheat has been coming in freely during the past week. Samples are keeping up to the mark and it is very satisfactory…

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Pastoral Improving the Pastures. Growers' Suggestions—With Comments

The Cobar Herald · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

A distinctly interesting and useful discussion was that which was provoked at a recent mooting of the Coonabarabran branch of the Agricultural Bureau…

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Poultry. Smutted Wheat As Feed

The Cobar Herald · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

The Department gives a word of warning to poultry keepers, who, in their desire to obtain the cheapest poultry feed, purchase smutted wheat…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

These Notes arc 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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Dairying. Herd Testing. What Experience Taught

The Cobar Herald · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

Six years ago Mr. Burgess, a New Zealand farmer, started testing his dairy herd, and an account of his experience appears in the "Journal of…

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Valubable Stud Farm Leased

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

Hain [?]nd Searight the Sydney firm of property and stock salesmen, announce having concluded negotiations between Mr. R. C. Scott, late of…

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Among the Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 3

By the end of the current week harvesting in the Dubbo district Will be practically finished. Another and final trip among the furms, completing a…

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WAMBANGALANG The Weather and Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

Dry weather prevails throughout, and harvesting operations are in full swing. Taking into consideration the adverse conditions of the reason a splendid…

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