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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Pastoral. Crossbreeding for Lambs. Value of the Second Cross

Western Age · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 4

Advocating crossbreeding for sheep for lamb and mutton production before one of the branches of the Agricultural Bureau, the Sheep and Wool Expert…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture. and are baaed mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 230…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Wheat Breeding. Natural Crossing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 9

Previous articles on this subject have referred to wheat as a self-fertiliser crop, but the plant breeder shows that cross-fertilisation is possible, and that…

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Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 6

Messrs. T. M. Sherriff have already 200 head of forward and fat cattle hookey for their sale at Wellington on Saturday, October 9th, and invite…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 8

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., report:—There is nothing of importance to report in the local market, the past week having been a very quiet one on…

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Depth to Sow Wheat. Discussion by Practical Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 9

The failure of wheat to germinate well in a number of cases in the Temora district led the members of the local branch of the Agricultural Bureau…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 8

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 27th September:—Wool sales will be resumed to-day, when it is anticipated good to superior quality…

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Riverina Wheat Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 6

Wheat Crops in the Riverina look better than in any spring since 1903, says Mr. Ross, Chief Inspector of Agriculture, who has just come back. The…

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To[?]umwal Wheat Crops

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

In Parliament on Tuesday Mr. McGirr asked the Minister for Agriculture if it were a fact that the wheat crops on the Tocumwal Government…

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Wheat Areas

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 6

On the Central Western Plains the areas under crop this year are as follows:—Alectown 44,674 Bogan Gate 73,458, Condobolin 12,815, Dandaoo…

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Government Wheat Area

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 4

The crops on the Government wheat fatm at Woodlands are in a pre[?] condition owing to no useful ra[?] hav[?] ing fallen in the past couple of months…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 5

The New Zeland Loan and [?] tilc Agency Co., Ltd., report under date 27th September:—At our wool sale to day competition was more [?]…

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The Potato Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 7

Mr. Pinn, potato expert of the Department of Agriculture, says there is every likelihood of a shortage in the yield this season. This is particularly…

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Wool Report

Western Age · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., offered at auction on Tuesday, 28th instant, a catalogue of 1950 bales. There spirited competition for…

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Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 October 1915 · page 2

Messrs. T. M. Sherriff have already 200 head of forward, and fat cattle booked for their sale at Wellington on Saturday, October 9th, and invite…

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Big Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 1

Mr. P. Fitzpatrick, of "Coon Hill," Talbragar, has three pot wethers that turn the scales at 188lbs., 165lbs., and 1511bs. This is a record difficult to…

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Dearer Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 1

Competition ruled keen at last Thursday's Homebush sheep sales. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., state that values were a shilling better. In some…

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Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 1
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

Mr. T. Coulstock, Talbragar-street, asks us to announce that he is prepared to buy wool in any quantities at highest market rates, cash on delivery…

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