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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Wheat at Manildra

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 4

The average result of the wheat harvest through the Manildra district is not as good as last year, but on the whole farmers are very well satisfied…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd, Sydney, report that at their auction sale on the 9th inst. they offered a small catalogue,…

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Farmers and Liberalism

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Nevertire branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association. Mr. A. E. Hunt (president) who is a member of the central…

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Mudgee Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

Mudgee Farmers and Settlers' Association decided to forward to the central executive a protest against the f.a.q. standard of wheat, which was…

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A Go-ahead Farmer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

A forward policy in the matter of agricultural development is to be adopted by Mr. F. Yeo, of '' Wallumbrawang,'' Tooraweenah. Last seaeon…

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

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

The weather is still distressingly hot, although every night beautiful clouds float around. On several occasions everything looked like a big down-pour, but there was…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Fertilising Wheat Crops. the Cowra Experiments Again

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 9

Readers of the "Notes" will remember that there were three features on the experiment at Cowra which, for convenience, has been called the…

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Sheep the Mating Season

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 7

The seasons in different districts generally determine the time of the year when the rams should be put with the ewes. Allowing 147 days as the…

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Sales of Wheat Land

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 4

Hain and Scaright, Sydney, report a much-improved demand for farming blocks, and announce that, direct, and in conjunction with other agents, they…

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Travelling Sheep. Amendment of the Act Urged

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Bathurst branch of the Farmers and [?]ettlers' Association, Mr. J. Lock, of George's Plains, moved that clause 101 of the…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 8

Sthute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date, 9th February.—Prices realised at the Brisbane wool sales last week have…

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Farmers and Wheat Sacks

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 8

At the last meeting of the Gilgandra Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. Parslow suggested that farmers should purchase their wheat bags…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 5

Messrs. Harrison, Jones & Devlin, Limited, brought forward a catalogue of 993 bales on Tuesday, this being their last catalogue for the…

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Sheep and Dead Rabbits

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 8

A discussion took place at the Gundagi P.P. Board meeting as to whether sheep eat rabbits. Mr. Glasscock stated that he had considerable loss…

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Sales of Wheat Land

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 4

Hain and Searight, Sydney, report a much improved demand for farming blocks, and announce that, direect and in conjunction with other agents, they…

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For the Man on the Land Fertilising Wheat Crops. the Cowra Experiments Again

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 8

Readers of these "Notes" will remember that there were three features of the experiment at Cowra, which, for convenience, has been called the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision at the Hen. J. L. [?] Minister of Agricultural, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 145. DAIRYING…

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State Dairying

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 1

Mr. Estell, the Ministerial head of the Department of Labor and Industry, has determined to have a State dairy for the supply of the Government…

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Modern Dairying

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 2

The drudgery which at one time was associated with dairying is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Just as machinery in other instances has come…

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Yanco Farmers' Failure

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 6

Mr. Tretle announced on Wednesday that the failure of settlers at Yanco, through insufficient capital, had come under his notice. The Government…

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