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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Price of Butter

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 1

The Attorney-General stated on Friday night that he had received a recommendation from the Necessary Commodities Commission increasing…

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Wool and Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 29th Way:—Wool.—We offered 2700 bales on the 27th May. The market for faulty…

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Sheep Sale at Peak Hill

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 2

There will be a big sheep sale at Peak Hill on Saturday next, 5th inst., at 2.30 p.m. Messrs, Roache and Matthews will offer 1280 wothers, the…

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Wool Report

Western Age · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 3

The dispute with the buyers respecting terms of payment having been satisfactorily settled, sales have been resumed under the terms and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 213…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd. report under date, 31st May:—Last week's wool sales resulted most satisfactorily to growers, average quality free wool…

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Wheat-growing. Interesting Figures

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 7

Mr. M. L. M'Leod writes as follows to the S. M. "Herald":—The letters of "Young-Farmer" and Mr. Flannagan lead me to think that a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. to Drench a Horse. Do It Slowly

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 6

To drench a horse, slip a loop over the upper jaw behind the tusks, back the horse into a corner, throw a line over a beam and raise the head just…

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Butter Stored

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 1

The Attorney-General stated on Wednesday that it was untrue that there was a large quantity of butter stored or withheld from consumption…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 5

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 2nd June:—As announced, a satisfactory arrangement with regard to payment was come to with the…

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TOORAWEENAH. Sheep Dealing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 2

Mr. H. Beasley, our local sawmiller, has developed into a sheep dealer on no small scale. He has recently turned over some very fine stuff at a big…

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Stud Sheep Fair

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 4

We desire to direct attention to an advertisement in to-day's issue announcing the annual stud sheep fair, which will be opened in Sydney of…

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Wheat Areas

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 3

The Government wheat areas at Woodlands and Woodlands participated in the recent bountiful rains. Most of the 6500 acres already sown has…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., have received the following wire from their Brisbane office:—"Brisbane wool sales opened with strong competition on…

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Seed Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture is dealing with the distribution of seed wheat to necessitous farmers…

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Extensive Farming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 6

Among the most extensive and enterprising farmers of the Dunedoo district is Mr. A. Ross, of "Belinda Vale." "In this part of the country dams give…

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Good Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 4

In the Mundooran, Dunedoo and Gulgong districts the crops are growing splendidly. On many farms, where the grain was sown early, there is a…

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Splendid Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 4

There are some very promising crops in the Mogriguy district. The wheat on many farms has attained a growth of about 12 inches, and has stooled…

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Trangie Government Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 4

Work is now completed at the Trangie Government Farm, 3000 acres of new land having been sown. The plant has been shifted to Woodlands…

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To-morrows Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 2

Messrs. Bedfored, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., again wish to notify all buyers of high-class crossbred sheep that they can with every confidence attend their…

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