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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Good Prices for Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hogelthorn) has announced further sales of wheat abroad. He said the Department had sold a cargo of wheat…

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Wheat Export Scheme An English Criticism

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 3

How the action of the Australian Government in taking control of the wheat export is viewed abroad is of more than ordinary moment. On the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 11 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. 244…

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Miscellaneous. Meteorology. Forecasting for Farmers

Western Age · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

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

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Dairying. Udder Diseases. Preventive and Curative Measures

Western Age · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

"Caked ami spoiled udders are the bane of the milk producers' business," says Dr. A. S. Alexander, in a current article. Generally they do not…

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Farmers and Gristing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

At a deputation of millers, which waited upon the Minister for Agriculture last week, a number of matters were brought forward, amongst them…

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Feeding Wheat to Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 8

In part of the American wheat belt this season, owing to the prolonged summer rains, growers were able to thrash very little of the wheat for the…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 9

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 10th January:—The wool trade is marking time pending renewal of serious business on the 17th…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Dorset Horn Cross. for Fat Lamb Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 9

A practical test with fat lambs of the Dorset Horn cross was recently made by the Department of Agriculture, when a consignment was…

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Farmer and Business Man. Varied Problems

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 9

There is no man in the country who needs to be a good business man more urgently than the farmer, says Mr. D. P'. Houston, secretary to the United…

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Gristing Wheat for Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

A deputation of millers waited upon the Minister for Agriculture last week, and amongst the matters brought forward was the question of permission…

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Fire in Wheat Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

A destructive fire broke out on Mr. F. Bootle's farm on the Larras Lake settlement area, near Molong, and on which Mr. C. Hughes had a…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

The A.M.I. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 12th January:—Business was very quiet in the local market last week, several of the buyers being still…

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Wheat Business

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

Mr. Harper, Dubbo agent for Lindley and Walker, informed a representative of the "Dispatch" that the firm has 30,000 bags of wheat on hand…

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Wheat Agents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 7

A telegram from Wngga states that considerable interest has been aroused throughout that district by the attitude assumed by the agents for the…

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Wheat Liens

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture states that some little trouble had been caused owing to the obligation of agents to protect the holders of liens…

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More Wheat Sold

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture last week announced further sales of wheat abroad. In an official statement he said:—…

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Wheat Sacks Shortage

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

Farmers in the Wagga district are said to be considerably inconvenienced owing to the shortage of wheat sacks. The crops in the Riverina are yielding…

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Government Wheat Areas

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

The stripping of the wheat crop on the Woodlands area is still proceedings, with results not up to pre-harvest expectations. The rainfall for the year…

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Wheat Stackers Strike

Western Age · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

The Wheat Stackers at Willams-town still refuse to resume work at the [?] offered. The Prime Minister says that he [?] asked Mr…

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