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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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600 Acres of Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 6

Mr. A. E. Benrett, of "Wycott," has completed sowing operations, the amount which he hae put under grain being 600 acres—the same area as last…

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Wool and Skin Trade

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

T. Coulstock is now prepared to buy wool, hides, and all classes of skins at highest cash prices. and advises that it will pay farmers to get a quote from…

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12,000 Acres of Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 6

Thus the Condobolin paper:—About 12,000 acres of the Woodlands estate will be under crop this season, and the balance, some 40,000 acres, has been…

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Feeding Off Wheat. The Best Time

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 8

A farmer, who had about 600 acres of wheat in one block, but planted at different times, asked the Department lately whether he should feed it off,…

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For the Man on the Land Scrub-cutting for Sheep Feed. Some Reasons for Varying Results

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 8

The droughty conditions that for three years have prevailed over practically the whole of the Western Division of the State have once more…

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Woodlands Farm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. W. C. Grahame, stated in Parliament that so far 11,000 acres had been sown at the Government farm at…

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Harvesting Crops. London, Thursday night

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

Two hundred thousands German prisoners are engaged harvesting the Russian crops…

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Bulk Handling by Small Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 6

The bulk handling of wheat, which is to occupy the minds of out members of Parliament during the coming session, is a matter that is of the greatest interest to our wheat…

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Tree Lucerne. As a Fodder Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 8

A correspondent recently asked the Department of Agriculture whether Tree Lucerne, together with a little other fodder, would keep milking cows…

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"Goodwill" Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 6

Mr. A. Richards, of "Goodwill," Evorton, has 600 acres under wheat as against 440 ocrcs sown last year. He has 140 acres new ground cleared…

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A Biddon Farmer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 6

Mr. Colin Gilmour, of "Springdale," Biddon, has 150 acres under grain, an increase of 30 acres on last year's quantity of cultivation. He has let…

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Everton Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 6

Messrs. Hickman Bros., of Everton, have finished sowing 540 acres of wheat, the quantity given over to cultivation last year being 450 acres. Sowing…

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From Our Exchanges. Increased Cropping

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 6

Mr. E. Townsend, of "May Glen," Gilgandra, is amongst those of our own farmers who have been increasing their area of cultivation. He has 240 acres…

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Second-class Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 6

Davie Hall, Attorney-General, the genius of the Wheat Grab, never had and never will have on iota of sympathy with the farmers. Because a…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 July 1915 · page 2

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd. advertise in this issue they will sell by public auction at Wellington, at Commercial yards, on Wednesday…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 July 1915 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report:—Though several good lines were submitted by us at our auction last week, the bulk of the…

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Loafing Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1915 · page 2

On the 26th ult., at the Tomingley Police Court, a drover named Edward Jarvis was proceeded against by the local officer, Constable A. Hannaford,…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1915 · page 4

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., offered at auction on Thursday, 1st July, 1743 bales, comprising wools more or less burry, and a small proportion ot…

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Yorkshire Wool Buyers Active

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1915 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., commenting on this week's Sydney wool sales, state that strong Yorkshire competition was a marked feature of the auctions…

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Wool and Live Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1915 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 3rd July:—Wool.—Firm prices characterised the closing sales of the statistical year…

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