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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Hand-feeding Sheep. Alternatives in a Dry Season

The Cobar Herald · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 2

The problem of feeding the sheep at Wagga experiment farm is a frequently recurrent one, and during the past ten years hand-feeding has had to be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J.L. Trefid, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 96. AGRICULTURAL. GREEN FODDER TRIALS…

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Came a Cropper

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

A young man and a horse caused some little excitement at the corner of Talbragar and Brisbane-streets at 6 p.m. yesterday. They were going…

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Pastoral. Sheep on the Clarence. An Experiment

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 2

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

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Store Sheep Sale

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 4

On Tuesday, March 18, a big sale of Btoro sheep will be held at Nyagan by Mr. P. S. Antill (in conjunction with Hill, Clark, and Co, Ltd.) There are 20,000 to be disposed…

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Wool and Produce Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 4

A very strong demand prevails for all grades of wool, but available supplies are limited and restrict business. The first of the autumn shorn wools is to hand, and…

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Hand Feeding Sheep. Alternatives in a Dry Season

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 2

The problem of feeding the sheep at Wagga experiment farm is a frequently recurrent one, and during the past ten years hand-feeding has had to be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 2

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

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Trap for Files. Useful on the Farm

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 3

This by trap is designed to catch flies out of doors, and is particularly of service near stables and milking sheds…

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Transmission. Dairy Qualities

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 3

It has long been recognised that the bull is half the herd. Some breeders now contend that he is more than half; but be that as it may, the importance…

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The Dairy. Pig Raising. Methods of Feeding. Place of Lucerne

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 3

Some years ago the Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales, specifically indicated in a paper the inlluence of lucerne in the…

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No. 96. Agricultural. Green Podder Trials. South Coast Farmers' Experiment Plots

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 2

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…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:— There is no sign of slackening in the keen demand for wool existing on the Sydney market. Advices from home…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report: —In tho absence of public auctions in any of the Australian centres the amount of business trasacted since our last report has…

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Pastoral and Commercial the Weather. Western Heralkd Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

From 99 degrees in the shade on Thursday last the temperature fell to 57 on Friday, and 52 on Saturday. During the Afternoon of last Saturday the wind was…

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Wool Sales. (By Cable.) London, March 10

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

At the London Wool sales there were large offerings, and good competition for all classes. Prices were firm at opening rates…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Seed Wheat. the Demands of the Department

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 8

During the recent conference, of Departmental officers, discussion took place on the increasing demand for the Department's seed wheat…

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Wool and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 5

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 10th March:— The London March series of wool…

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Cross-breeding for Butter Production

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 8

Replying to a question on the subject of the crossing of cattle for the production of butter, the dairy export stated that experiments which the Department…

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Where the Wool Went

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 6

In view of the high prices which obtained for wool on the Sydney market during the past season, it is interesting to note which of our wool customers…

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