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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Wool Appraisements

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that results for wool appraisement sales were made available this week, their figures comprising, prices for 5938 bales. The…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 4

Mr. W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded 3500 head of cattle on Thursday last, the 8th instant, to a large and representative attendance of buyers…

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The Wheat Pool. £2,626,000 Paid to Growers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 9

Returns supplied by the Australian Wheat Board show that up till Monday 12,750,000 bags of wheat from the 1916-17 harvest had been put into the wheat…

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Farmers Selling Low Geade Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 2

The appointment of a formers' representative on the State Wheat Board will give growers a guarantee that theirinterestss will be looked after. Of…

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A Farmer on the Wheat Board

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 6

The farmer at any time is a poor politician. It is a pity that it should be so, for politics affect him very closely. For years he has been the…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 4

The A.M.. and F. Coo., Ltd., rporttunder date 14th February —date J«Jth February:-Sales by appraisement were continued last week, when some very excellent catalogues…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 7

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 10th February:—The appraisement is now progressing steadily, with every promise of the work being…

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The Wheat Pool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 6

[?]t will interest the wheatgrowers of the Dubbo district to read the following facts and figures regarding the wheat pool. Retu[?]s supplied by the…

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District Wool Cops

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 8

Catalogues at last Sydney ap[?] ment sales comprised among other lines a fair namber of district wools. Winchcome, Carson's offerings…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 February 1917 · 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 the experience of the Department. No. 302…

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Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Western Herald Office, Friday evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 2

A change is threatening, and it looks like rain shortly. The River Darling is still rising fast; all rivers are in flood' and we may expect a…

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Dairying. Interior Quality Cream. Chiefly Result of Want of Cleanliness on Farms

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 4

In the plainest language and with a great deal of force, the Dairy pert in the "Agricultural Gazette" tells dairy farmers that three-quarters…

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Wheat Grading Questions. Considered by M.d.c

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 February 1917 · page 3

A meeting of farmers convened by the Macquarie District Council of the F. and S.A. was held at the Oddfellows' Hall last Saturday night, when the…

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Australian Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 2

Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. Forster said the Australian wool clip was not commandeered, but was bought through the Commonwealth…

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Wool and Live Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 3

John Bridge and Co., Ltd.. report under date 17th February:-Wool.—The authorities have decided that an interval of a fortnight shall…

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Receiving Wheat at Goods Yards

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 2

The "Liberal" learns that the Railway Commissioners have definitely decided that they cannot accede to requests to keep open goods yards on…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · 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 [?] the experience of the Department No. 302…

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Dairying. Inferior Quality Cream. Chiefly Result of Want of Cleanliness on Farms

Western Age · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 4

In the plainest language and with a great deal of force, the Dairy Ex- pert in the "Agricultural Gazette" tolls dairy farmers that three-quarters…

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Record Sheep Sale

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Mr. R.W.S, Kelly, C. P. S., sold at the Pound Yard, a little lot of 68 sheep, belonging to the estate of the late…

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Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Western Herald Office, Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 2

For some days rain has threatened, but 2 points was the result. Surely we must have a drought on! No rain of any consequence for a fortnight. The wind…

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