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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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

The Western Herald · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 2

Bright, sunshiny weather. The country looks well, but rain is needed. The recent winds have had a very drying effect…

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Price of Wheat Was It a Guess

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 15

That the price of 4/9 per bushel —the price at which the last two wheat crops have been sold to the British Government—was…

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Marketing the Wheat Proposed Co-operative Company a Producer's View

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 15

Mr. Wyatt de Little, of "Narnoo Mia," Temora, writes:— Concerning the Farmers and Settlers' Co-Operative Grain Co., Ltd.,…

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Victorian Farming

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 2

The farmers of Victoria have, during the last ten years, changed their methods of agriculture and their system of operations (says an…

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Farmers Organising

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 2

Mr. C. Coghlan of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was in Wellington on Saturday last, and through the courtesy of Mr. George Paul,…

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Wool Spinning

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 4

Few people in the district are aware that every woolgrower can with little effort wear splendid socks made from his own wool. Knitting…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister o Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 331…

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Trangie and Tyllenham Farms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 3

Mr. E. H. Utley was last week on a visit to Trangie, and while there he had a look at the Government farm. He declares that the waste and…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Hacquarie Advocate. Tuesday, September 11, 1917. Local and General Farmeres and Settlers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 2

We draw the special attention of an who are in sympathy with the Progressive Party to come along to the F. and S. meeting in the Protestant…

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1500 Store Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 September 1917 · page 6

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., advertise a monster special store cattle sale, at Orange, on Friday, September 28, when over 1500 head will…

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Wool for Sydney. Government Prepared to Carry It

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 September 1917 · page 6

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., send us the following for publication:— In the "Sydney Daily Telegraph," of the 1st inst., there appeared an…

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Cheap Sheep

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 13

In view of the high prices ruling for sheep and mutton, some original documents in the possession of Mr W. G. L. Uhr, Abbotsford, prove…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report:—The trade is still marking time pending developments in Melbourne. There is no official information available yet in respect to…

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Sheep Fly Pest. Successful Fly Trap. Experiments at Gindie State Farm, Queensland

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 1

As was stated in the Brisbane "Telegraph" on July 6, the experiments in connection with the blowfly pest in sheep, now being conducted…

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Holding Back the Wool WHY ?

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 5

We have been asked by John Bridge and Co. to give publicity to the subjoined statement:--In the "Sydney Daily Telegraph"…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. c. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister o Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 332…

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

The Western Herald · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

A change at last. On Wednesday evening the wind blew determinedly from the north, and light rain commenced to fail before 8 p.m. It continued, more or less…

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Wool for Sydney. Government Prepared to Carry It

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2
Also in Western Age

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., send us the foliowing for publication;In the "Sydney Daily Telegraph" of tho 1st inst., there appeared an…

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A Strayed Dairy Cow. And Her Milk Yield

The Western Herald · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 4

It is quite natural for a cow that rears her calf in the wild, or which, loses it there, to go dry quickly, says Mr. F. E. Place, Veterinary Lecturer in South…

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