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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Seeding Wheat. the Quantities to Use

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 9

One of the interesting features of the recent tour of western districts was the different ideas which we found among farmers as to the right amount of seed…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 8

Winehcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Brisk competition was experienced at cur wool sale on 29th September. Whilst the French section of the trade…

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On the Land. Wool and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 8

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date, 29the September:— Wool.—Prices were well sustained…

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Where Is the Home of Wheat. an Important Discovery in Palestine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 5

The "Technical World" comments on the reported discovery in Palestine by Dr. Aaronsohn, the noted explorer, of wild wheat in the Holy Land. Says that…

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Maintaining Soil Fertility. a Farmer's Advice

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 9

Speaking on the above subject before the Leech's Gully branch of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. J. Ditzell, of that district, urged farmers there to avoid…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. No. 120. Agricultural Seeding Wheat

The Cobar Herald · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 2

Those Notes are issued every weak, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefie, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. One of the interesting features of the recent tour of western districts was the…

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Wool Arrivals

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 1

Wool is now arriving in large quantities at the Dubbo goods station, and is being dealt with in a manner highly creditable to the staff. So far…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 3

Wool sales were resumed in the Sydney market this week, when catalogues aggregating 41,475 bales were brought forward, of which…

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Trangie Wheat Plots

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 4

A good deal of interest attaches to Messrs. Mumford Bros' wheat experiments, not only on the part of Trangie district farmers, (says the…

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Doctor's Bread and Butter

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 3

Professor Harvey Cushing, of Harvard University, one of the world's greatest surgeons, recently gave a general address in the Albert Hall on surgery. He said…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefie, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 126. AGRICULTURAL…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 2

At the Orange police court on Friday. (reports the "Advocate") Arthur Henry Murphy, of Stuart Town, was charged before Mr. H. J. Leary, J.P., with…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 4

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., report:—At our sales on Monday we offered 1424 bales, and sold by auction and privately 1339 bales. The wools came chiefly…

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An Early Wool Season

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 2

From a shearing point of view weather conditions generally have been exceptionally favourale this year. As a result. shearing operations ave progresses apace…

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Breeding of Merino Sheep. Chang Types Slowly

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 4

"Before launching out on a definite line of breeding, every breeder should first know the type he [?]andling, and should endeavour as far as possible, to…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 9

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date, 3rd October:—The market ruled very firm last week at the opening…

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Local Option Items. What the Farmer Will Get

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 9

If no-license became an accomplished fact in New South Wales it is perfectly evident that the people of the State would be compelled to pay the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. No. 127. the Orchard. the Codlin Moth

The Cobar Herald · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 2

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle Minister of Agriculture, and are baaed mainly on the experiments of the Department. A fortnight or so ago we gave in these "Notes" an indication of the now regulations regarding tho control of the codlin moth, and a brief description of…

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Dairying. Building Silage Stacks

The Cobar Herald · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 2

The farmer who desires a handy and inexpensive gear for making silage stacks will find the September "Agricultural Gazette" contains two articles…

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Free Wool

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 4

Winchombe, Carson Limited hava received the following cable from their correspondents in New York:—"Tariff Bill signed wool free after December 1,1913…

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