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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 24 April 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. 311…

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Dairying. Points in Breeding. How to Get a High-class Bull

Western Age · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 4

A cow does not usually put up an extremely large milk yield until she has had at least two or three calves, and if she is a big producer her efforts…

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

The Western Herald · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

The weather is still glorious. The early mornings are cool, suggestive of an early winter. Things pastoral are woefully dry…

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Wheat Bags

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 9

Speaking at Wellington last week Mr. Pigott gave details of the unsuccessful fight he and others had made against the jute duties. He went on…

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On the Land Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 8

Schute, Boll and Co., Ltd., report under date 23rd April:—We submitted a catalogue of about 600 bales of star lots, and also further 3000 bales on…

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New Wheat Variety. Weighs 68.61b. to Bushel

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 2

In milling and bread-inaking qualities the new crossbred early variety of wheat, which was propagated by Mr. H. Pye, cerealist, Dookie Agricultural…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Macquarie District Council

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Macquarie District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Dubbo on Saturday last. Mr. P. M'Cabe…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 7

John Brdige and Co. ltd., report under date 21st April:—The work of appraising wool continued in Sydney throughout the week, and was resumed…

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Winter Butter Pool

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 18

The following statement regarding the formation of a butter pool by the Commonwealth Government has been issued by the Prime Minister (Mr…

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Wheat Payments

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 18

The banks at Gilgandra on Thursday last commenaed the payment of the latest advance on wheat delivered to the 1915-16 pool. This was one…

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New Wheat Variety Weighs 68.61b to the Bush

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 11

A report from Melbourne reads:Injnilling and bread-making qualities the new crossbred earl; variety of wheat, which was propagated by Mr…

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The Farmers and the P.L.L. To [?]

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 14

Tours on the bog as conscription issue, would do well, to consider P.L.L. views on the qnestion of additional land taxation in connection with the…

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Mixed Farming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 6

"Agric[?]" in the Co[?]amble "Independent" says:—"Sir Ellison Macartney, the Governor of Tas[?]a, told me a few years ago that the…

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

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 2

Just glorious, but…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 April 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. 312…

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Pigs and Pork. Porkers and Baconers. a Farmer's Views

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 3

The value of the different breeds of pigs that are used in Australia was discussed by Mr. Garner, a member of the Kellyville branch of the…

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Dairying. Perfecting the Daisy Cow. The Human Factor

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 3

Can we bring out any finer points in the cow of to-morrow? The question is asked by an American writer in an article in which he…

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Wool and Live Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 28th April:—Wool.—The next series of Sydney wool appraisements will probably be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 1 May 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. 312…

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Pigs and Pork. Porkers and Baconers. a Farmer's Views

Western Age · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 4

The value of the different breeds of pigs that are used in Australia was discussed by Mr. Garner, a member of the Kellyville branch of the…

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