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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Choosing Seed Wheat. Its Importance to the Crop

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 7

Among the preparation's for the sowing of wheat there is hardly, any to which greater importance should be attached than the choice of the seed…

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Sydney Wool Position

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 8

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 12th March: Appraisements were resumed last week, and as was anticipated would prove to be the case…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. (Issued under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture). Prevention of Bunt

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 7

While definite conclusions as to the prevention of bunt in wheat can only be drawn after a large number of trials, the biologist concludes from recent…

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Cattle Mortality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 6

At a meeting of the Bathurst P.P. Board the stock inspector reported a mysterious outbreak of disease among the stud stock of Leeholme. The…

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MOGRIGUY. The Wheat Stack

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

The last of the wheat has been delivered into the local pool, and the large stack of bags, which is roofed with iron and covered round with,…

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Local and General F.A.Q. WHEAT

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 6

The Sydney Chamber of Commerce has fixed the f.a.q. standard for this season's wheat at 56 34bs. Last season the standard was 611bs…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report:—The latest news points to increased difficulties in the matter of shipping. The presence of an armed enemy raider in the Indian Ocean…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 3

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…

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

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 2

Heat and mosquitos make things very unpleasant. But a cool change came last night. No sign of rain…

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

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 March 1917 · page 2

No rain yet, although indications frequently come and go…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Dairying. a Good Dairy Wash

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 8

The following wash is used by many dairy-farmers and recommended by the Principal of Hawkesbury Agricultural College, who supplies the information…

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The Wool Position

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 7

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 19th March:—An interesting statement was made last week by the Prime Minister with regard to the wool…

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Gilgandra Wheat

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

Messrs. J. Kemp-Bruce and Christie, of Gilgandra, took delivery of 130,000 bags of wheat in the Gilgandra district this season, and they tell some…

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Commercial. WOOL

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

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 17th March:—Our next appraisement—the last of the present series—takes place on Tuesday, the…

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Wool Sales

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

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that the present series of wool appraisement sales will terminate this we ok, and no further catalogues will…

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Destroy the Fabmebs' Wheat Stacks

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

According to a recent Federal "Han[?]ard," Messrs. Hughes and Forster referred to a speech delivered at Broken Hill by a man named W. Coombes, of…

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Good Corn Crop

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

in which this experiment has resulted it is more than likely that Sheehan Bros, will have a much larger area under corn next season.oD,…

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Experiment at a Talbragar Farm. a New Disc Cultivator

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 3

A trial of the “Sundercut” stumpjump disc cultivator was made by Mr. Guthrie, and Mr. S. Hay, expert, at Mr. C. L. Purvis' farm, Talbragar, last Fri…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 3

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. 307…

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Dairying. a Good Dairy Wash. Economical and Convenient

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 3

The following wash is used by many dairy-farmers and recommended by the Principal of Hawkesbury Agricultural College, who supplies the information…

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