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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,292 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 36 of 65

Quamby Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 2

Mr. R. P. Tweedy, of "Quamby," Wongarbon, has an Al sense of duty. He got 11[?]d for his wool, and with his wheat crops looking well and his stock…

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Homestead Farms

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 2

Homestead farms will be available on 30th August at Bellingen,2 block; Coonamble I block; Gunnedah, 1 block; Narralea, l block; Wyalong, 5 blocks…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Wednesday 4 August 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. 222…

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Agricultural. Irrigation Farming. Grades and Levels of the Land

Western Age · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 4

Continuing our review of the Article on the above subject by the inspector organising the Agricultural Bureau, we note, as one of the chief points to be…

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The Farmer's Burden

Western Age · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 4

"Farm produce costs more than it used to." "Yes," replied the farmer. "When a farmer is supposed to know the…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd. report under date 31st July:—Opportune orders of Italian account have recently led to renewed buoyancy for medium to good…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Sand in Horses. How to Treat It

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 8

A correspondent resident in the South-western slopes, lately brought under the notice of the Department the fact that a good many horses in the locality…

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Irrigation Farming. Grades and Levels of the Land

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 8

Continuing our review of the article on the above subject by the Inspector organising the Agricultural Bureau, we note, as one of the chief points to be…

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Wool

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

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 4th August:—The concluding auction sales of the season wore held last week, the market being unchanged,…

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Dunedoo Wheat A[?]eas

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 6

The following are some more of the areas under wheat in the Dunedoo district:—Johnstone Bros., 1800; Geo. Yeo, 202; E. Hawdon, 200; D. M. Stewart,…

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Of Interest to Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 1

For a considerable time, and particularly of late years, it has occurred to quite a number of farmers that what is really wanted for this district is a…

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Of Interest to Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 3

For a considerable time, and particularly of late years, it has occurred to quite a number of farmers that what is really wanted for this district is a…

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A Good Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 6

Mrs. Johnstone, of Balladoran, who helped to blaze the track of agriculture in the Balladoran district, has something over 750 acres under cultivation…

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Irrigation Farming. The Choice of Site and Soil

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 8

Indicating the considerations that should govern the choice of site and soil for irrigation farming, the Inspector organising the Agricultural Bureau…

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Wool and Live Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1915 · page 3

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 7th August:—Wool.— A good deal of clearing up of withdrawn wools has been done by us…

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A Farmer's Offer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1915 · page 2

Mr. H. C. Lowo, of "Claydon," Terramungamine (who by the way is only in the district about 12 months, and has not yet had a crop) writes: —…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Wednesday 11 August 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. 223…

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A Crop of Peas. And the Danger of Frost

Western Age · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 4

A coastal farmer who had a crop of table peas in flower, asked what was the effect of frost upon the crop, and whether there was anything he could do to…

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Dairying. Grass Palatability Tests. At Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Western Age · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 4

A report by the Agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture gives an account interesting to dairymen of some palatability tests with grasses carried…

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On the Land. Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 August 1915 · page 6

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 9th August:—Good demand prevails at somewhat enhanced prices for the better quality descriptions of…

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