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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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Goulburn Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 5

O. H. Furner and Co. and the Pastoral Finance Association will hold a big sale at Goulburn on Tuesday, March 5, when 20,000 store sheep will be sold…

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On the Land. Wool Reports

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 9

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date February 25:—After our appraisement of the 26th inst., we will be free to offer about 4100 bales per…

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Guarding the Wheat. Recurrence of Plague Unlikely

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 8

Mice have not appeared in wheat stacks at country railway stations so far this season. While there are indications that the pest may give trouble…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. to Maintain Soil Fertility. Some Californian Experiments

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 9

An exhaustive experiment in connection with green manuring, which was conducted in California, provides an interesting footnote to the references…

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American Crop Prospects. Guarantee of 9/2 Per Bushel

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 4

The recent trend of events in the wheat world has shown that Australia's interests are more than ever wrapped up in the wheat prospects of the United…

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The Wheat Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

On Tuesday the f.a.q. standard of wheat of this State was defin[?]tely fixed, at 58½lbs. The wheat crop for the whole of…

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Shipping Our Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 5

A message from Chicago states that Sweden is planning to establish a steamship line to carry foodstuffs from Australia to the United States. The…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report:—A complete change seems to have been brought about in respect to the control of the trade subsequent to the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 March 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. 356…

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

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 2

Genial days and beautiful moonlight nights have been the order, but a change is threatening. We had little or no rain in February, and it is probable we will not…

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Wheat Values

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 1

Joseph Palmer and Sons, commenting on the wheal outlook, says as the 1910-17 wheat been badly damaged by mice and weevile, the prospects…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 2nd March:—We will offer catalogues for appraisement on Wednesday, March 13th, and Friday, March…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 5 March 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. 256…

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Intense Sheep Farming

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 2

Mr. E. W. Powell, late Post and Telegraph Master at Bourke, writes us that he intends shortly to return to this town. While he was here Mr…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 9

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report:—Appraisements of wool are now proceeding expeditiously and satisfactorily. The system of…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 9

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date March 4:—Our appraisement last week only included about 1500 bales, in accordance with the…

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A New Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 6

In December last the first public information was given of a new wheat grown by Mr. C. Ortlipp, of Bungowannah (says the Forbes "Advocate")…

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Wheat. Higher Price Requested

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 7

A deputation, arranged by the Federal Farmers' Organisation, presented a memorial to Mr. Hughes yesterday. The memorial set out that it was…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. (Issued under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture). a Wheat Storage Problem. Protection From Weevils

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

A few months ago a special committee was appointed to investigate the important question of weevil infestation of wheat, and their progress…

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Dairy Farming for Profit

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

As proving that business method does pay when applied to dairy farming, some data collected by the Ohio agricultural experiment station (U.S.A.) is…

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