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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Farmers and Speculators

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 December 1915 · page 2

Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, after a meeting of the Inter-State Wheat Conference last week, said that it had been decided, in order to protect the…

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District Sheep Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 2

Owing to improved pastoral prospects many trucks ordered for the conveyance of stock to Homebush have been cancelled. Sheep supplies in consequcnce are…

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Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 4

The N.Z.L. and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports under date Tuesday, December 14:—We held out sale to-day. Keen competition for all sound wools…

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Wheat at Sidings

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 2

Farmers complain that wheat is being dumped at sidings without any sleepers to prevent the bottom tier of bags from absorbing the moisture of the earth…

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Wheat Scheme Evasions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 2

Mr. M. McLeod, Wellington, writes:—"Sir,—As a country miller and a Government wheat agent, I would like to know in what position I stand with…

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Wool and Live Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report under date 17th December:—Wool.—On the 14th inst. we offered…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahama, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 242…

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Good Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 2

Early in November we forecasted that the average wheat yield on farms along the Oblpy Road would be the best for many years past. Now that the…

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Increase to Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 2

Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, has returned to Sydney after attending a meeting in Melbourne of the Central Wheat Control Committee…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Table Poultry. Feeding Methods

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 December 1915 · page 7

The range of fowls available in this country is not as wide as in some others, and the many fattening formulate that are widely advocated are little…

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Share Farming. Government's Scheme Near Wyalong

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 December 1915 · page 2

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, recently explained details of Ms scheme for share farming on Forest Vale Estate, situated on the line of railway…

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Farmers' Wheat Plots

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 15

The Government experimental wheat plots on Messrs. Greenhalgh Bros.' Pine Grove Farm, Mundooran, were harvested last week. They…

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Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 4

Mr. Joseph Field reports that during the past week wheat has been coming in freely, but a great setback has been the wharf laborers' strike…

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Diseased Cattle

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 6

Owners consigning diseased cattle to the Homebush yards for sale for human consumption are apt to be prosecuted under section 47 of the…

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Wheat Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 1

Mr. Joseph Field reports: Wheat has been arriving in large quantities during the past few days. After the holidays, a big rush is anticipated. The…

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Wheat Buying

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 1

Mr. Murdock McLeod, of Wellington, writes as follows to the "Sun":--As a country miller and a Government wheat agent, I would like to know in…

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Wheat Question Debate

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 10

To-night (Thursday) a debate will take place in the Chelmsford Hall on the wheat scheme. Mr. E. Townsend, president of the local branch of…

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Annulled Wheat Contracts

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 1

Mr. Holman, in reply to inquiries as to what attitude the Government would take with regard to the recommendation of the Committee of the…

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The Wheat Scheme

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 4

A wire from the General Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, West Australia, states that farmers will be given 2s 8d net as the…

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Farrar's Last Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 2

Mr. J. Laidlaw, of Wowingragong, near Forbes, has 1200 acres under crop this year, and expects a return of 12,000 bags of wheat, or 30 bushels to…

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