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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Sowing Wheat in Spring. an Experiment

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 7

The idea that wheat might grow in new South wales if shown in the spring and harvested in autumn has been discussed on many occasions, and a trial…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 7

Schute, Bell aud Co., Ltd. report under dale 22nd May.— A mutually satisfactory arrangement has been come to between sellers and…

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Growing Wheat. the Width of the Drills

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 7

Some attention has been directed lately to the question whether the common practice in New South Wales of sowing wheat in drills seven to tight…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. a Harvest Report the Effects of Fallowing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 7

"Experience is constantly proving in the drier bolts that whon a substantial amount tails on carefully tended fallow bud, the wheat grower is practically…

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Butter Famine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

The nitter fa,ome cpmtomies. It is the worst for a quarter of a cerntury. On Wednesday most of the distributing honses chaneelled all orders from…

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Butter Scarcity

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

The wholesale markets in Sussex-st. were without butter on Wednesday morning, a state of affairs which has not existed in the trade for over a…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that the market for free wools was very strong at this week's opening auctions. Yorkshire, American, Japanese and…

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Big Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor, and Weston, Ltd., Wellington, wish to draw attention to the sale of 15,000 crossbred sheep they will sell by public auction…

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Goulburn Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

Twenty-five thousand store sheep will be offered for sale at public auction by the big Goulburn auctioneer, Mr. W. H. Wheatley, on Thursday…

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3000 Store Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

Particulars of a big store sheep sale by J. S. Leeds and Co., at Orange on June 3, are set out in our advertising columns…

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Jam Instead of Butter

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

The butter shortage at Bathurst has become acute, many of the big business houses on Wednesday having exhausted their supplies. The manager…

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London Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., have received the following cable from London:— "Compared with March sales closed best merino 5 per cent, higher;…

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Commercial. Wool and Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 8

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 22nd May:—Wool.—The wool trouble having been amicably settled on terms which provide…

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Bluestoning Wheat. a Practical Question

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 8

Suppose I start, "bluestoning" wheat with 31b. bluestonc to 20 gallons water, and have ten bags to treat, how many bags could I steep before it would get…

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Sowing Wheat in Spring. An Experiment

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 8

The idea that wheat might grow in New South Wales if sown in the spring and harvested in autumn has been discussed on many occasions, and a trial…

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Local and General Australian Wool First

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 1

The Premier has received a cable from Mr. Nielsen to the effect that the Australian wool exhibits have been awarded first prize at the Panama…

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Growing Wheat. The Width of the Drills

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 8

Some attention has been directed lately to the qnestion whether the common practice in New South Wales of sowing wheat in drills seven to eight…

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Dairymen on Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

According to the "Times"' the dairymen at Bathurst are going on strike. They have begun to turn out their cows to take pot luck in the…

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3000 Sheep, 200 Cattle

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 2

At Orange on Thursday next, Messrs. J. S. Leeds and Co. will sell on account of Mr. S. P. Reynolds, 200 choice store cattle, comprising 180…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that they sold 5000 bales of wool at their auction last Thursday. Particular on Yorkshire account. Compared with…

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