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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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On the Land Wool Review

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report, under date December 27:—All things considered there is every reason to be well satisfied with the progress…

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Wool on Hand in Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:—Approximately 310,000 bales of wool are in Sydney stores awaiting appraisement. Arrivals since July 1 total…

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American Cereal Crop

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 6

A cereal crop larger by more than 66,000,000 bushels than over grown in the history of American agriculture is the production of the farmers of…

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State Wheat Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

The harvesting experience of the Dubbo district is that of several other parts of the State--here the spring estimates, erred, on the side of modesty…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 5

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 2nd January:—The final appraisements for the first half of the wool year were completed a fortnight…

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Wanted—A Wheat Buyer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

With an estimated wheat harvest of 110,000,000 bushels, the conductors of the Wheat Pool are expected to find £16,500,000 for distribution on account…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahams, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 347…

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Big Maize Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. J. Garnsey, of Coalbaggic, claims to have grows a record mazie crop this year. He says almost every stalk in a acre crop exceeds 11ft…

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Sheep Inspection

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 2

The Chief Inspector of Stock has written to the P.P. boards emphasising the importances of the latest provision against the spread of sheep louse and…

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Wheat Bags

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 2

Hon. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick has forwarded the following communication, dated 29/12/17:—"In consequence of a paragraph appearing in the "Molong…

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Wool Sale Dates Fixed

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 2

The Central Wool Committee has arranged to hold four series of wool appraisements in Sydney, Sales will commence on January 7, and extend to…

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The Mail to Mickety-mulga. Farmers Inconvenienced

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 3

Since the end of 1911 the old mail route from Wellington to Dubbo, via Mickctymulga, Ponto, Terrabella, etc, has been discontinued, and a new route…

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Wheat Arriving

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 1

Still the wheat continues to arrive, team after team at all hours of the day slowly moving, towards the Dubbo mill. Mr. W. Cordon, foreman miller,…

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Wheat Certificates

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 1

Some people there are whose chief delight in life is to find some little half lie exaggerate it, and then give it the wings of sensation and sot it…

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Commercial WOOL

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 5th January:—The first four series of the New Year's appraisements have been now arranged for. These…

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Encouraging Wheat Growers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 1

A prize of £5 is to be given by the Parkes P. and A. Association at the next show for the champion bushel of wheat. Seems to us that this will…

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The New Wheat Agreement

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture states that the agreement for handling the new wheat crop is ready for signature, but he did not disclose the rates which…

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5,000,000 Wheat Sacks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

The Treasurer has been informed that a shipment totalling 5,000,000 sacks for bagging wheat has been unloaded at Sydney. Further supplies are…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · 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. 348…

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