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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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A Psalm of Farm Life

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 8

Tell me not in broken measures, Modern farming does not pay. For the farm produces, chickens, And the hens—do they not lay?…

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Sale of Farming Plant

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 6

Messrs. T. M. Sherriff and Co., will hold a sale of farming plant on Thursday, March 14, at 2 p.m., on account of Mrs. McDowell, sen, of "Bonada,"…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 4

George Mills Morris, on bail, was arraigned for (1) that he did at Tomongley on December 13th, 1917, steal two sheep, the property of David…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 6th March:—The Company held a further appraisement last week, submitting some 5216 bales. Further…

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Cattle on Railway Line

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 1

An officer of the Railway Department explained in the Police Court this morning, before Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., that cattle straying on the…

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Varieties of Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 3

The recommendations of the Department of Agriculture on the subject of varieties of wheat suitable for various purposes in different parts of the…

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The Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 2

Schute, Bell and report: Our appraisement last week included only about 1500 bales. This week, however, we intend offering 4100 bides,…

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Local and General Eumungerie Wheat Stacks

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 1

We understand that the Gilgandra police have received instructions to shoot all goats found helping themselves to wheat stacked at…

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A Farmer of 40

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 3

The death of Mr. Thos. Duffy, who was almost an octogenarian, removed from the Temora district one who was closely identified with its early…

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

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 2

The tail end of the summer seems to be the hottest, although there is nothing to grumble at. No sign of rain…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grabame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 357…

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A Wheat Storage Problem. Protection from Weevils

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 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 report has…

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Dairying. a Business Proposition. Dairy Farming for Profit

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 4

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

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Sale of Farming Plant

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 3

Messrs. T. M. Sherriff and Co. will hold a sale of farming plant on Thursday, March 14, at 2 p.m., on account of Mrs. McDowell, son. of "Bonada,"…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 9th March:—The appraisements are steadily progressing, and if continued without interruption on the…

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Commercial. Goulbubn Special Sheep Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

O. H. Furner and Co. and the Pastoral Finance Asscn., Ltd. (Goulburn Branch) report having hold a most successful sheep sale at the Goulburn Yards…

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Cost of Growing Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 1

At a meeting of tho Forbes branch of the F. and S.A., Mr. Geo. Thornton declared that it cost him only 1s 3d a bushel to grow wheat, and be…

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Local and General Benalong Stud Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 1

From far off Beaudesert, on Queensland, came an agent to Dubbo last week seeking some of the classic bred stud bulls of Benalong. And there…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 12 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. 357…

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A Wheat Storage Problem. Protection from Weevils

Western Age · Tuesday 12 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 report has…

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