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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 · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 4

The selection of wool embraced in the week's catalogue has been an attractive one for this period of the season, including a number of superior wools from the New…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister [?]Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department…

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90 Agricultural. "Take-all" in Wheat. How to Control It

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

The appearance of "Take-all" in so many of our wheat fields this year is some evidence that, the warnings of this Department, two years ago, were well…

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The Dairy. Variation in Cream. Why Tests Vary

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 3

Variations from day to day in the tests of cream supplied to factories are not uncommon. They frequently cause a feeling of dissatisfaction among…

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Cowpeas As a Seed Crop. Worth Thinking About

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

Under this title an article appears in the "Queensland Agricultural Journal" for December, which directs attention specially to the profits of…

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Smut in Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

An erstwhile Dubbo resident, now in the north-west districts, in a letter to the proprietor of this paper, writes:-- "When I left Dubbo, last December,…

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Wool and Produce Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 2

John Bridge and Co, Ltd., report:—For our fourteenth sale of the season we brought forward on Thursday the 23rd instant a finishing up catalogue of 1911 bales. With…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Growing-crop Competition. a Fine Yield

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 3

Though the competition held at Cowra during the past harvest was gradually reduced by one defection and another to one grower, that one was able to show…

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15,000 Store Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

One of the biggest store stock sales yet held in Wellington is advertised for February the 19th, by Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., Wellington…

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Mating the Sheep. Some Necessary Precautions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 3

Discussing the subject of mating sheep in recent correspondence the sheep and wool expert advised flockmasters to leave rams with the ewes for six to…

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On the Land. Wool and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 8

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date, 25th January.—Competition was again keen and general at our wool sale…

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Information for Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 8

Tank Measurement.—The usual form of tank for pastoral purposes is a square or rectangular block, with four slopes of equal or uniform batter. Add together…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 3

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report:— The wool market continues buoyant for medium to good wools, and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 31 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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Growing-crop Competition. a Fine Yield

The Cobar Herald · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

Though the competition held at Cowra during the past harvest was gradually reduced by one defection and another to one grower, that one was able to show…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 February 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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Growing-crop Competition. a Fine Yield

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 2

Though the competition held at Cowra during the past harvest was gradually reduced by one defection and another to one grower, that one was able to show…

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The Dairy. the Dairying Industry. Value of Herd Testing

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 3

The New Zealand dairy produce division of the Department of Agriculture has been conducting tests through assocations for three years, and valuable…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 4

Hill Clark and Co. Ltd., report (31/1/'13):—Wool—Yesterday we brought forward a catalogue of chiefly medium wools, but with a few nice clips…

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Wheat Yield

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 6

The average yield of wheat per acre in the district around Wellington is estimated on reliable authority at from 15 to 16 bushels per acre. About three months…

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