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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 45 of 65

A Payale Dairy Herd

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

Mr. A. M. Draper's Bannockburn dairy herd put up a mag[?]ficent performance for August—one that will take a lot of beating by any othe herd in the…

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Crops Injured by Lighting

Western Age · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 4

While everybody is familiar with the damage done by lightning to trees, little attention, has hitherto been paid to the effects of lightning stroke upon herbaceous plants. A…

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Sheep Disease

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 October 1915 · page 2

Stock Inspector Brett announced to the Bathurst P. P. Board last Friday that "sheep louse" and "sheep tick" had been proclaimed diseases within…

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Bournewood Crops

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 October 1915 · page 2

Mr. George Ball has show the Molong "Express" some samples of splendid wheat grown in the Bournewood district, about five feet in height and…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

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

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Wool and Live Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report u[?]er date 9th Octomber:—Wool— The general selection was of a distinetly medium mecha[?]ter. their the…

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Four Homestead Farms

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

From homestead farms ranging from [?] to [?] areas near Narromine, will be avalaible on 8th November. The subject land is unles from a[?] raid…

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A Splendid Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

One of the best [?] in the district is Mr. A. l. Wright's "Abdulla." Rawsonville —200 acres at Federation and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Wednesday 13 October 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. 232…

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Agricultural. Practical Irrigation Farming. Payable Fruit Crops

Western Age · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 4

Fruit-growing with irrigation on a large scale was begun in Australia through the enterprise of Californian irrigationists, and the industry has…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 3

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under. (Into 11th Otobcr:—Owing to the public holiday on Monday the roster had to be adjusted accordingly…

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Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 2
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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Shorn Sheep at Homebush

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 4

Thirty-four thousand sheep were forward for sale at Homebush last Monday. The bulk of this number consisted of shorn lines. Though at early…

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Wheat Five Feet High

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 4

At E[?]malge there is to be seen a magnificient crop of what, the property of Mr. Watt, a non-in-law of Mr. R. Allan, the squire of that historie…

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[?] Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 6

[?] this season will be ments last year writes a correspondent several. commenced making…

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Farm Labor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Peak Hill F.S.A. the President (Mr. J. Jelband said there did not appear to be any shortage of labor in the district…

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Wool Report

Western Age · Saturday 16 October 1915 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., offered at auction on Tuesday a catalogue of 2212 bales which included a good selection of merino, and several lines of crossbred, most…

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Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 October 1915 · page 2

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd. draw attention to their cattle sale advertisement in this issue. They will on Saturday afternoon next sell…

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Coming Wheat Harvest

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 October 1915 · page 2

Speaking at a reception given to the Ministerial party by the shire council at West Wyalong the Minister for Agriculture made an important…

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