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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Wool and Produce Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

At the closing auctions of the half-year held during, the past week the offerings were the heaviest of any week so far this season amounting, to 47,966 bales of which 43,559…

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Farmer's Wool. Hints on Marketing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 6

Some useful suggestions on the preparation of farmers' lots of wool for market were made by Mr. Cuthbert Howard in a paper read by him before…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Soil Fertility. the Value of Animals

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 6

The editor of au American agricultural paper was recently asked if he could name the figure at which land became too valuable to be used for pasture…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 6

Schute, Bell, and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney report under date 30th December:—Wool buyers are taking full advantage of the holiday season,…

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Strong Demand for Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

The approach of New Year festivities was not without its benefit at Homebush last Monday. Buyers had big seasonable orders to fill and the…

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Pastoral. Farmees' Wool. Hints on Marketing

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 2

Some useful suggestions on the preparation of farmers' lots of wool for market were made by Mr. Cuthbert Howard in a paper read by him before…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 January 1913 · 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…

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Instruction in Dairying. Wollongbar Experiment Farm

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 2

For the young man who wishes to make dairying his vocation, there is no question that Wollongbar experiment farm is the place to acquire the…

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Wheat Quotations

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

A lot his been said recently of the cablegrams regarding the London wheat market being faked, as they Alter through individuals in London and the…

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Wasted Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

Although the farmer may be able to get his grain removed from a country station after days of waiting, it docs not follow that he is going to got it…

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Sandy Greek Farm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

Messrs. Cadell and Co. advertise an important auction sale to take place at is Mr. H. L. McKinnon's on Wednesday. January 16, when he will offer all the…

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Pastoral and Commercial the Weather. Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

Our prognostication in last issue that rain would tall shortly, has not so far turned out quite correctly, although heavy clouds are floating about in a threatening manner…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Seed-bed Fob Wheat. Why Plough Twice?

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 11

The practice seeing to have been adopted lately by a few of our wheat formers in the north-west, of ploughing their land twice before sowing, and some…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 5

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date, 6th January:—Sales were resumed in this centre this afternoon. By the…

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A Big Load of Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 4

At the local railway station yesterday, Mr. Joseph Field took delivery of the biggest single load of this season's wheat. The load, which came from Mr…

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Tremendous Wheat Yields at Forbes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 3

The fertility of the Forbes district (Forbes "Advocate" says) as a wheat-producing centre, has been amply demonstrated during the past few…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 10 January 1913 · 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 experiment of the Department…

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The Seed-bed for Wheat. Why Plough Twice?

The Cobar Herald · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

The practice seems to have been adopted lately by a few of our wheat farmers in the north-west, of ploughing their land twice before sowing, and…

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Pastoral and Commercial the Weather

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

All signs of rain have disappeared, and real summer weather is again being experienced…

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Bleached Wheat. Effect on Value

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 3

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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