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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,168 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 12 of 59

On the Land Orange Big Stock Sale. 25,000 Store Sheep. 1000 Store Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor, and Weston, Ltd., Orange and Wellington, are holding a monster special sale, at Orange on Wednesday next, 28th inst., and fresh…

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Colonial Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:—"Advices have come to hand stating that English wools have not proved altogether satisfactory in the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. (Issued under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture) Green Manuring. in Practice in Other Lands

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 9

Tho theory of green manuring is based on factors that underlie the fertility of tho soil all over tho world. The operation of those factors on the…

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Sheep Prices Firm

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 9

Sheep were in small supply at Homebush last Monday. Winchcombe Carson Ltd report that only 8000 head were forward. Though…

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Government Wheat Farm the Tullamore Failure

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 16

The N.S.W. Government has decided to relinquish its wheat-farming enterprise, after one year of drought and one year of abnormal rainfall; and…

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Farmers and the Wheat Price Guarantee

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

The last, issue of the "Farmer and Settler" notes that at the last executive meeting of the F. and S. Association the matter of the Government…

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Wool Appraisers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

The "Commonwealth Gazette," No. 23, contains the announcement that John Leo Bridge has been appointed a wool appraiser, to hold o[?]ce during…

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The Price of Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

At a meeting of the Macquarie District Council of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, held at Wellington, presided over by Mr. P. F. McCabe,…

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Then and Now. the Price of Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 3

The other morning Mr. F. W. Dennis (McVicar and Dennis) discovered a letter written to him by Mr. J. Ryan, Kemdilla, Mogil Mogil, on November…

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The Burning Question. the Price of Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 5

The burning question at the present time with farmers, one overshadowing the elections, is the price of wheat under the Government scheme…

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Wool Appraisement Appointment of Mr. J. L. BRIDGE

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 1

The appointment of Mr. John Leo Bridge, a member of the staff of the wool department of John Bridge and Co., as an appraiser under the War…

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Gossip Going the Rounds What the Farmer Wants

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 4

The meeting of the Dubbo Farmers and Settlers' Association, which had been called for 3 o'clock last saturday, did not take place as only three…

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Dubbo Farmers and Settlers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

A special meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association will be held at the Protestant Hall on Wednesday afternoon…

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Farmers Conference

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

The conference of the Castlercagh Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, which was to have been held on Wednesday evening in the…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 2

The third series of appraisements has been completed but owing to the immense amount of detail work necessary it has been, found advisable to suspend operations for…

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

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 2

A change came on Thursday when 19 points of rain tell in a nice, steady shower. There is an indication of more. Good rains have fallen in the north-west…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 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 on the experience of the Department. No. 303…

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More Hun Cruelty. Servians Rounded Up Like Cattle. Small-pox in Germany. Submarine Off Newport. Was She Dunk? London, Feb. 21

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 5

Forty thousand Servians have been torn from their homes and sent to Hungary. Troops raided the towns and…

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Dairying. the Milking Machine. Its Relation to Cream Quality

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 4

As a factor in the production of cream of interior quality, the milking machine has a place that is undeniable and not easily disturbed…

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Selection of Seed Maize. Watch Growing Crops

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 4

The maize-grower who would increase the yield of his crop next year should not forget the opportunities that the next few weeks will afford him of…

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