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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 56 of 70

Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 7th October:—The rains are having the effect of delaying the arrivals of wool, and also of putting off…

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Wheat in Australia

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 1

At the anti-conscrption meeting held in the Protestant Hall last week, Mr. R. G. Buttsworth said there were one million tons of wheat still in…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 10 October 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. 283…

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Goulburn Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 7

On Friday next, 17th instant, W. H. Whiteley will bold a big cattle sale at Goulburn, when 4000 head will be offered at 1.30 p.m. sharp. Al1 classes…

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Australian Wheat. 500,000 Tons Purchase

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 8

A privates letter received from a reliable source in Sydney says that the next wheat crop in Australia will be financed by the Australian Government…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Season's Pests. Diseases and Weeds

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 11

Discussing the present season in a recent conversation, the Chief Inspector remarked that the plentiful rains of the spring had been responsible for the…

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On the Land Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 6

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 9th October:—Notwithstanding that the heavy rain's of last week stopped shearing in many districts,…

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Cattle at Homebush

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

Beef values generally were unaltered St Homobush last Monday. In some cases [?] rise of 15s was recorded, while in others slight falls were noticeable;…

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Wool Report

Western Age · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 2

Harrison, Jones, and Deviln, Limited, offered at auction on Monday, an attractive catalogue of 3429 bales…

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Wool Records

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 5

No fewer than five records were obtained by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited at its sale on Wednesday last, 11th…

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District Wheat Areas

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

The Government Statistician estimates that in this State there is an area of 4,524,000 acres under wheat a decrease of 647,000 acres as compared…

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The Wheat Harvests

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 6

Mr. Campbell, General Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Assocation, says we have at present 100 million bushels of wheat and a large harvest…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 2

The A.M.L and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 10th October:—In the absence of auction sales, business last week was on a very limited scale. A…

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The Quality of Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 6

In regard to the quality of wheat, it is stated that one of the worst features of the wheat-pooling scheme is the fact that it does not encourage the growing…

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Big British Wheat Purchase

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) states that he has received a cable from the British Government to the effect that it has been agreed to purchase five…

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Coboco Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 1

Mr. F. W. Dennis (McVicar and Dennis) has just returned from a trip through the Coboco district. Asked how the crops are out there Mr…

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Mundooran Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 7

There are great prospects out Mundooran way of a rich harvest for the farmer. Not only has the farmer good reason to feel satisfied, but the grazier…

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Two Splendid Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

Mr. D. J, Shearer, of "New Myton," has a fine crop of Algerian oats. The area is 33 acres, and the crop is undoubtedly one of the finest in the…

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Tottenham Departmental Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 6

It has been stated by the New South Wales Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) that the departmental farm at Tottenham, where the last wheat…

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The Conscription Issue. Ekemption for Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

Anti-Conscriptionists are very active in their assertions that if the referendum is carried farmers will be called up irrespective of what condition their…

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