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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Brewarrina Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 8

The rapid strides in public favor which our local manufactures are making is, to a large measure, accounted for by the use in their preparation of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision at the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Departments…

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A Jag Farm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 2

The State of Minnesota has invested £50,000 in a "jag farm" for the reformation of drunkards, men or women. Facing Lake Wilmar, and at…

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Farmers and Settlers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Western District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Narromine on Wednesday. The whole…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal of the Hon. S. L. [?], Minister of Agricultre, and are based on the experiments of the Department. No. 95. AGRICULTURAL…

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Handy Farm Gate. Cheap and Strong

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 3

This illustration shows a cheap and substantial gate, that can be commended for almost any situation where a swing gate is needed. Use a round…

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The Dairy. Difficulties with Teats. Good and Bad

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 3

A good teat is very much of a born quality. So is a bad one. If it is short and leathery with a first call it will never be a good one. An undersized…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 2

Walter James Hogder,' aged 24, and Wolman John Goldfinch, 20, were charged at Gilgandra, last week with having stolen sheep, the property of…

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Irrigation and Dairying

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 4

Mr. M. A. O 'Callaghan, Government dairy export, writes as follows in the "Agricultural Gazette":-- It is calculated that when the Murrumbidgee [?]…

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Wool and Produce Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report:—Another quiet week has been experienced in the trade. Prices remain practically unaltered, and there is very little inclination…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Green Fodder Trials. South Coast Farmers Experiment Plots

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 9

Reporting on the trials of green fodders which were made on the farmers' plots on the South Coast last year, the inspector for the district remarked…

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Wool and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date, 3rd March:—Our London agents cable us that it is anticipated merino…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 3

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., report:—I Wool.—A good enquiry exists for wool for private sale, and the small quantities available is the only hindrance to…

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The Labour Unrest How Farmers Are Affected

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 7

A telegram from Sydney, dates Monday to the Melbourne "Age," reads as follows:—Sydney wheat shippers to-day reduced…

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Irrigation and Dairying

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 7

Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, Government Dairy Expert, writes as follows in the "Agricultural Gazette":—It is calculated that when the Murrumbidgee…

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Pastoral Sheep on the Clarence. An Experiment

The Cobar Herald · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 2

A good deal of interest is being taken in North Coast districts, in the experiments with sheep which arc being conducted at Grafton experiment farm…

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Wheat Farms Available

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 2

The well-known Lincoln Estate, near Narromine, is now available for application under the previsions of the Closer Settlement Promotion Act…

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Gilgandra Wheat Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 8

Taking the Gilgandra district as including the sub-districts of which Gilgandra is the commercial centre, the wheat yield this season is…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 8

A very strong demand prevails for all grades of wool, but available supplied are limited and restrict business. The first of the anta…

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Big Wheat Harvest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 4

In a private letter from Adjutant J. Martin (S.A.), who was recently removed from Dubbo to [?]well, that officer tells a tale of the bounteous…

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