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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Sheep Sale Next

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 2

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor, and Weston, Ltd. advertise in this issue they will sell by public auction at the Commercial Yards next Saturday, 8th…

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Western Sheep and Cattle Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 2

Beef was cheaper at Homebush last Thursday. Heavy supplies were the cause of the decline. Mutton however, sold at rates quite up to late…

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Pastoral. Sheep for the Coast. Romney Marsh Cross

Western Age · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 4

A farmer who had purchased a small flock of crossbred sheep (Shropshire-merino cross) with the intention of trying them on one of the rivers of the…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 4

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date December 29:—Last week some sales by private treaty were arranged, and we were successful in…

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Wool and Live Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 31st December, 1915:—Wool.—Holiday conditions are being observed in the Sydney wool market…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · 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. 243…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Wheat-breeding. What Is Meant by Selection

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 9

Selection is sometimes understood to mean the use of g[?]ded seed or pl[?] well-developed instead of pinched grain, but the Plant Breeder of the…

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Coming Sales. Sheep Sale Next

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 8

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor, and Weston, Ltd., advertise in this issue they will sell by public auction at the Commercial Yards next Saturday, 8th…

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On the Land. Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 8

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 31st, December, 1915:—Wool.—Holiday conditions are being observed in the Sydney wool market…

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Meteorology. Forecasting for Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 9

A useful paper on the above subject was read by Mr. H. L. Lane at a recent meeting of the Ponto branch of the Agricultural Bureau the object…

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Haystack Building. Farmers' Experience

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 9

The subject of stack building is always of more or less interest to the farmer, honee this reference to a discussion at a recent meeting of the…

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Farmers and the War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 4

In these days of war every class in the community is being put through the ordeal of fire. Most of our ideals and systems are in the melting pot, and we…

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Share Farming. Government Proposition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 6

The Minister for Lands has decided to make a novel departure with respect to land recently resumed near West Wyalong for closer settlement…

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Cattle Straying

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

Thomas West for permitting cattle to stray, on the streets within the urban area of Gilgandra was fined 5/ and 4/ costs of court…

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Price of Butter

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

The price of butter will be farther considered by the Necessary Commodities Control Commission in Sydney to-day. Prior to the holidays the…

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Wheat Advances

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

During the week certificates for the advances on wheat have been sent out by the Department, and many of the farmers have received them. There…

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Wheat Receipts

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 1

The Dubbo Co-operative Milling Company, Limited, notify that it is now issuing final receipts to farmers for all wheat delivered, which are…

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Seized Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 1

The Necessary Commodities Commission, which was created a court of appeal some time ago to consider the question as to whether the 5 per…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 5th January:—So far as actual selling is concerned last week was observed as a holiday. The…

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Millers' Gristing Wheat

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

Mr. F. Cox, of New Breelong, has received the following letter from the Farmer and Settler in respect to the power of millers to grist wheat for…

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