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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Wool and Skin Trade

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

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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Sheep Maggot Flies. Farmers Bulletin No. 95

Western Age · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 4

The "sheep-maggot fly" or the "blow-fly pest" ia quite a modern trouble of the Australian sheep owner. It is frequently stated, and it may be true…

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Agricultural. Thistles in Wheat Crop Feed Off or Mow

Western Age · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 4

"In a wheat paddock recently sown, the wheat being now about six inches high, thistles are coming up thick. What should I do? it is too late to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week. under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A.. Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department No. 218…

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Dairy Science School. An Altered Data

Western Age · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 4

The date of the Dairy Science School, which is to be hold at Byron Bay during the winter, has been altered to the 9th August. It has been found that…

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Dairying. Foundations of Success. a Half Sheet of Notepaper

Western Age · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 4

The specialists in charge of various departments in the College of Agriculture at the University of California, U.S.A., were asked recently to boil down…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Scrub-cutting for Sheep Feed. How to Use Edible Plants

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 4

Last week we gave in these columns the suggestions of the Stock Inspector stationed at Cobar with regard to scrub-cutting, indicating especially the…

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Sheep-maggot Flies. Farmers' Bulletin No. 95

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 4

The "sheep-maggot fly" or the "blow-fly pest" in quite a modern trouble of the Australian sheep owner. It is frequently stated, and it may be…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 3

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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Special Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 6

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

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Eating Scrub Kills Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 4

Writing from Wyanga, out from Narromine, a correspondent says:—The recent rains with which the district has been favored have materially changed…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd. report under date 5th July:—Demand ruled very firm at our sale on the 30th ult. for any free wool, whether fleece or oddments…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. have received the following wire from their Brisbane office. Brisbane wool sales opened Tuesday. Market excited…

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Wheat-growing. Government Enterprises

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 5

In reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly regarding wheat-growing operations, on the experimental farms at Woodlands and Trangie the Minister…

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On the Land. Stud Sheep Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 3

The stud sheep sales begun in Sydney on Monday. Business opened with Tasmanian rains, but there was a most disastrous fall in values. The…

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State Wheat Farms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 4

Asked in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Fitzpatrick regarding wheat growing operations on the experimental forms at Woodlands and Trangie,…

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State Wheat Farm Costs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 6

In reply to questions in the Legislative Assembly the Minister for Agriculture said that on the Woodlands wheat area, Tottenham, a lotal of 12,000…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 5

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 7th July:—Sales were continued in the local market last week. We submitted a catalogue, most of…

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Wellington Cattle Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 4

Messrs. Redford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., advertise in this issue that they will sell by pubils auction at Wellington Commercial yard on…

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Champion Sheep Dog

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 4

Old Canonbar station has struck more fame. At the sheep dog trials, for which there were a score of competitors, Banshee, the black Kelpie,…

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