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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Big Sale of Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 1

Messrs. Weaver and Company, clock and station agents, of Dubbo, report that they have just effected the sale of lambs from about 49,000 ewes on…

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Pastoral and Commercial the Weather. Western Herald Office, Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 2

Close and muggy weather prevails, Rain must come shortly…

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Big Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 5

Messrs. Weaver and Co., stock and station agents, of Dubbo, report having effected the sale of the whole, drop of this year's Jambs from 10,000 ewes on…

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Three Wheat Crops in One Year

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 3

The following phenomenal occurrence is reported in the "Daily Telegraph" "The two years' history of a wheat field in the Tamworth district, owned…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Welding. Why Failure Occur

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 8

Not all metals can be welded in the sense in which the term is ordinarily used. Some, when heated, remain very dense, and retain almost their initial…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 31st March:—After an interval of [?] weeks the first series of off-season sales was arranged for this…

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Record Sheep Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

Messrs. Weaver and Company, stock and Station agents, Dubbo, report thatthey held a most successful sale of sheep at Dubbo on Wednesday. There…

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Dogs Kill Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 6

Mr. W. D. Gibson, of Yeoval, had some dogs visit his flock of sheep, with the result that 30 were killed, and 15 others maimed. A valuable ram, the…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 6

Auction sales were held iu the Sydney market during the past week when 17, 193 bales were offered and the sales at auction and…

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A Big Wheat Area

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 5

Our men of the far western wheat belt are going in for intense cultivation, the latest being the Grubben Syndicate in the Trundle district…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the. Eon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Farmers in America

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 6

It was regarded as a huge joke in America when someone suggested that as a fitting corollary to the perpetual strikes and labor troubles that farmers…

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Dubbo Experiment Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

The Government are evidently determined to indefinitely delay the establishment of an experiment farm in Dubbo district. The request for…

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Coonamble Experiment Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 6

Six hundred acres fire to be put under cultivation on the Coonamble Experiment Farm this year. Three hundred acres will be devoted to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 153. Agricultural. Potatoes and Maize. Some New England Problems

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

Soils, varieties and manures—control of diseases, methods of cultivation, and rotation—these are some of the problems of the potato and maize growers…

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Record Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 1

Messrs Weaver & Company, report that they held a most successful Enid of sheep at Dubbo on Wednesday. There was a large yarding and a big…

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A Big Cattle Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 1

Butchers, and cattle dealers and others interested in block should not overlook a big sale of cuttle to he held, at Goulburn next Tuesday, by Mr. W…

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Pastoral and Commercial the Weather. Western Herald Office, Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 2

We are having real April weather, which, in this district, is the best in the world. Beautiful days, and cool nights; a luxury that is appreciated after the strenuous…

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9,400 Sheep and 300 Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 5

On Wednesday next, the 22nd instant, at the local yards, Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., will hold a special stock sale, when 9,400 sheep and…

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Cattle Exhibits. Dairy Cattle. Fewer Entries. Better Quality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 10

The number of entries in the dairy cattle sections were fewer than at last year's show, but that was compensated for in quality, which was better. For…

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