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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

1,382 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 29 of 70

Dairying. the Value of Fodder Crops. In Present Circumstances

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 2

"The increased cost of production_ and manufacture, together with increased taxation, leave some very serious problems that dairy farmers will…

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Sheep and Cattle Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 2

Both sheep and cattle were cheaper at Homebush last Thursday. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., state that mutton changed hands readily, but previous…

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Big Cattle Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 1

Messrs. McVicar and Dennis (in conjunction with Hill, Clark and Co.) will hold a big cattle sale at the Corporation Yards on Tuesday. May 23…

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Wheat Pilfering

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 3

At several railway stations losses of wheat have been reported owing to petty pilfering. Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture has given…

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The Wheat Harvest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 1

The Government Statis[?] sa[?] the actual results of the wheat harvest are almost in a complete state. Returns show that over 67 million…

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Commercial. Wool, Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 4

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 3rd May:—Although we have now entered upon the "off" season, from some sources there continues…

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Extension of Wheat Areas

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 1

Mr. G. H. Coly, manager of Dubbo branck of the Berrima Dairy Ca., last week made a business trip to Coonamble, and en route kept his eyes open,…

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Wool and Live Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 6th May:—Wool.—News regarding wool values continues satisfactory. There is a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · 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. 261…

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Dairying. the Value of Fodder Crops. In Present Circumstances

Western Age · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 4

"The increased cost of production and manufacture, together with increased taxation, leave some very serious problems that dairy farmers will…

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Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 2

The weather is very fine, and cold, and King Drought is as pitiless as the Kaiser is with women and babes when he is sure no one is looking at him. This is the worst…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Harrowing Young Wheat. Crusted Surfaces

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 8

A point of considerable interest is raised in a note from the manager of Coonamble experiment farm, in which attention is drawn to the success of an…

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Wheat Statistics. State's Record Yield

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 7

The compilation of the returns of the actual results of the wheat harvest is almost complete, Estimates have been included for several districts the…

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Price of Butter

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 1

On Wednesday the Necessary Commodities Commission fixed the wholesale prices of butter as follows:--Choicest 1354 per cwt., second 126,…

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Big Cattle Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4

At the local Corporation Yards on Tuesday, May 23, Messrs. McVicar and Dennis, in conjunction with Hill, Clark and Co. (Sydney), will submit to…

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Wheat Deterioration

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have completed a tour of inspection through some of the wheat districts of the West in order to make themselves personally…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 7

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 10th May:—In the local market there is little fresh to report, the supplies of greasy wool available…

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Wool for France

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4

Prior to the war French wool buyers purchased very heavily on the Sydney market, but owing to the occupation of Roubaix and other manufacturing…

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For the Man on the Land Harrowing Young Wheat. [?]Crusted Surfaces

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 8

A point of considerable interest is raised in a note from the Manager of Coonamble experiment farm, in which attention is drawn to the success of…

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Eumungerie Farming

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 1

Mr. W. R. Fisher, of the Eumungerie Hotel, informs us that business in all lines is as brisk as ever in that rising little town, which is the mercantile…

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