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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Earle Wheat at Wilton

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 2

The productiveness of the Western lands for wheat growing was never more exemplified than during the present season. Mr. W. E. Tink, of…

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Wool and Live Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 26th August:—Wool.—No pronouncement has as yet been made in respect to possible…

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Agricultural Wheat-bins. Estimates of Cost

Western Age · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 4

An estimate of the cost of constructing wheat-bins on the farm was put before the Tallawang brunch of the Agricultural Bureau at the June…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on…

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Police Court. Friday, August 25th. (Before Mr. A. Gates, P.m.) Illegal Use of Cattle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 4

William Charles Graham appeared to answer an information charging him with using one steer and one cow, the property of Joseph Catlin, of Dubbo,…

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Harrowing Growing Crops. Good Practice

Western Age · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 4

One of the chief objections urged by formers against the practice of harrowing young wheat crops is that it destroys many plants, but that it has…

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A Beautiful Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 1

On "Wilton," Mr. W. E. Tink's property, near Tomingley, there is a field of 200 acres of Steinwedel wheat, all about five feet high, of dense…

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Sheep Cattle and Horses

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., will hold a stock sale at the yards on Saturday next, when 50 fat sheep and 60 prime fat and store…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Reaper and Binder. on the Wheat Farm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 8

The oft-discussed claims of the reaper and binder as againet the combined harvester were before the Little Plain branch of the Agricultural…

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Wheat Drops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 4

Roumania's entry into the waf caused a big slump in Chicago wheat. The opening losses in New York were 4 1/2d., and there was a general rush to sell…

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Dubbo Special Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 4

Messrs Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., Wellington and Orange in conjunction with Messrs. Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., Sydney, draw the…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 8

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 28th August:—Daily arrivals at Darling Harbor are expanding more satisfactorily, so that given…

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Special Cattle Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 1

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., in conjunction with Messrs. Hill, Clark and Co., draw special attention of all cattle buyers to the extra special…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co. Ltd., report under date August 30:—Business has been very quiet during the past week, actual transactions being confined to…

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EXTRA 3d ON 1914 WHEAT

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 4

Mr. Arthur Yeo, Peak Hill, writes -- Can you enlighten me on the action of the department in refusing to recognise claims of farmers, a who delievered…

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For the Man on the Land a Seed Wheat Competition. Worth Copying

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 8

"While the majority of our formers pay some attention to the selection and improvement of their farm stock, it is a matter for regret that the same care…

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A Promising Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 6

There are some splendid wheat crops about the Gilgandra district—fair pictures. It is claimed that about the "pick of the basket" is owned by Mr…

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Dairying Business

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 4

Mr. W. Wilkie, senr., of "Miriam," Dubbo, has decided to again go in for dairying pursuits, and with that end in view has made arrangements for the…

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Harrowing Growing Crops. Good Practice

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 8

One of the chief objections urged by farmers against the practice of harrowing young wheat crops is that it destroys to many plants, but that it has…

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Dubbo Special Cattle Sale Tomorrow

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 September 1916 · page 2

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., Wellington and Orange, in conjunction with Messrs. Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., Sydney, draw the…

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