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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 58 of 70

Moving the Wheat. Stacking at Enfield

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 October 1916 · page 1

Tho Minister for Agriculture states, with regard to paragraphs which have recently appeared in the press, regarding the reluctance of tho State Wheat…

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Farmers Co-operative Milling Co

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 October 1916 · page 2

The annual dinner and general meeting of the Wellington Farmers' Cooperative Milling Co. was held at the Club House Hotel on Saturday. Mr…

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The Wheat Scheme

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 3

A London cable last week stated:-- Canada, seems to have succeeded in bringing the wheat trade to a standstill, aud is now waiting to see the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, H.L.A., Minister at Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 285…

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A Farmer's Opinion. Know Each Cow

Western Age · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 4

"It was not worth while dairying unless the cows were worthy of feeding, and the only way of telling whether the individual cow was worth it was to…

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Damage to Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 1

The storm winds of Monday morning, following on the drenching rain of Sunday, and accompanying the heavy rain after midnight on Sunday…

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A Lucky Farmer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 1

Mr. F. W. Gephart, who is farming out Coboco way, has one of the best crops in the district, and he is lucky in that the crop suffered only very…

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Important Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 4

Mr. W. H. Wheatley, Goulburn, will hold a big sale of cattle on Thursday, 2nd November, when 4000 head will be yarded and sold without reserve in…

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Nyngan Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 4

The cattle sale advertised to take place at Nyngan to-morrow by Messrs. A. Lyne and Co., has been postponed until 10th November, owing to the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Trials of Grasses Under Drought Conditions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 7

The year ended 31st December, 1915, was the driest recorded at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, the fall in that year being 16.725 inches, as compared…

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On the Land Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 6

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 23rd October:—At the wool sales in Brisbane last week prices ruled practically on a par with those current…

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The Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 4

The prospects of the coming harvest are now being eagerly discussed, and there is reason to believe that generally speaking the yield will be of a…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports under date 24th October:—We offered a good catalogue of 3800 bales to-day…

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The Fallen Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 2

The weather has made some amends for its erraticism on Monday morning, when the strong winds knocked over thousands of acres of the best wheat…

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Two Lucky Wheat Men

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 5

Mr. J. Morris, of Obley-road, is one of the lucky ones whose wheat didn't fare too badly in the storm of Monday morning. It was knocked about a bit,…

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Wheat to Be Stacked at Enfield

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 6

The N.S.W. Premier, during a recent visit to the southern districts of New South Wales, notiecd that apparently little room was left at railway stations…

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Beni Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 1

Mr. W. Hickey is one of the lucky farmers of Bout whose wheat did not suffer materially in the recent storm. Most of his neighbors will be heavy…

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Trangie Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 1

A big harvest of hay and grain is expected in the Trangie district Hay making has already commenced, and the yield is generally in the [?]…

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Farmers' Motor Cars

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 5

Dour farmers and graziers in Narromine district have volunteered the use of their motor cars to the Anti-conscription League, in order that voters…

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The Future for Wheat. Value of Wheat Sold

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 October 1916 · page 4

Official returns furnished by the Australian Wheat Board show that up till October 23 £13,928,000 was received for wheat sold overseas and locally. On the…

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