Sheep Drowned
On Wednesday last Mr. Chartles. Prince, sen., of Appletree Flat, was taking a mob of sheep to Mudgee for the sale. The flock comprised 336…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1917
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Wheat Crops in the South
The wheat crops in the Wagga district made very fast progress in the past couple of weeks. After a cold, wet winter, many were showing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Farmers' Farewell to a Wheat Certificate
Good-bye, little paper, good-bye. There were four papers in the strong little tin box from which I took you. One was the wife's marriage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Wheat Industry
Ever since the war broke out, there have been appeals after appeals to the farmers of Australia [?] rise to the occasion, with a keen sense of their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storage of Wheat
The great accumulation of wheat in Australia and the destruction caused by mice and exposure, and the use of bags, has made the Government become…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Market
John Bridge & Co., Ltd., reports:—Wool is now reaching Sydney in increasing quantities, and no doubt as coal becomes more plentiful the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Dividend Postponed
Winohcombe, Carson Ltd. write:— "Instructions have been issued by the Central Wool Committee to defer payment of the second dividend due…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Western-Herald Office, Thursday evening
A very heavy wind, thunder and lightning storm came up from the sun on Wednesday evening. It was very fierce, the lightning especially,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
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. 335…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cost of Wheat Production. Royal Commission's Finding
The report of the Royal Commission of inquiry on rural industries is now printed, and issued at 12s 6d. In vien of the diversity of opinion as to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Produce £150,000,000 Sold by The. Commonwealth When Will the Wheat Be Shifted
Mr Hngbes, Prime Minister, states that since the war the Governmenthas sold directly almost £150,000,-000 worth of Australian produce. He…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farms for Soldiers
The Government has taken possession of the Cullingrai resumption area, in the Merriwa district, for retarg[?]ed soldiers, comprising 6350…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bags for Farmers the Price of Cornsacks
In a statement issued with reference to the alleged threatened shortage of cornsacka, the Prime Minister intimated that farmers might rest…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Farmers' Boomerang
The farmers who voted for the P.L.L. and the Ryan Government in Queensland are reaping as they have sown. Tbey can only blame…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairying. a Milker's Protection Against Cows that "Switch."
A Wisconsin dairy-farmer, who had nearly lost the sight of one eye in consequence of being hit by [?] cow's tail while milking, has devised a means…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers & Co-operation
The movement started by the Formers and Settlers' Association to form a co-operative company to handle the farmers' produce promises to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Friday, October 5, 1917. Farmers' Co-operation
On many an occasion in these column have we advocated the advisability of the men on the land co-operating in their own interests, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain and Hail. Some Good Falls Registered. Crops Damaged by Hail
On Tuesday afternoon a storm of wind, rain and hail passed over Dubbo and district. In town the visitation was contined to one sharp shower, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial. WOOL
John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 6th October:—The distribution of the bonus of 5 per cent., which was to have taken place on tho…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land
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. 335…
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