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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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Dairying. Testing of Pure-bred Cows. How It Progresses In New South Wales

Western Age · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 4

Addressing the Council of the United Pure-bred Cattle Breeders' Association at the annual meeting in Sydney, during the R.A.S., the Acting Dairy Expert…

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Sudan Grass. a Profitable Fodder Crop

Western Age · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 4

A good deal of attention has been directed of late to this grass, and some, of the reports that have been received as to its capacity for yielding heavy…

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Little Waste Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 4

During the past seven or eight weeks Mr. H. Ziehlke, supervising Government wheat agent, has sent away 100,000 bags of wheat, thus cleaning up the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Seed Maize for Next Year. the Class of Ears to Select

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 6

There is no excuse for the maize grower who neglects to save his own seed maize. The effect of acclimatisation is so marked that one should…

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Elephant Grass. Yields Heavy Crops of Palatable Fodder

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 6

Introduced into New South Wales some three or four years ago, Elephant or Napier's fodder grass has already given some promising yields of edible…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 5

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 29th May:—The second series of the May appraisement, comprising some 25,000 bales, was…

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The Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 2

Schute, Bell & Co. report: Our appraisement last week brought our total to over 40,400 bales to date. There will be another appraisement towards…

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Big Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 2

On Wednesday, June 12, Carters, Charleville, one of the foremost firms of stock agents in Queensland, announce that in conjunction with J…

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

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 2

Ideal weather. Glorious days and cool nights…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 4 June 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. 369…

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Dairying. Inferior Cream. And Some More Seasons For It

Western Age · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 4

How to prevent cream from being graded as inferior, was the subject of a paper read before the Kyogle branch of the Agriculture Bureau by Mr…

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Elephant Grass. Yields Heavy Crops of Palatable Fodder

Western Age · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 4

Introduce into New South Wales some three of four years ago, Elephant or Napier's Fodder grass has already given such promising yields of edible…

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Big Cattle Deal

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 2

A big cattle deal was made in Warren last week. Mr. W. Dein, the well-known stock buyer of Orange, purchased through John Bridge & Co…

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

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 2

We have had several frosty mornings, and rain should not be far oft The glass showed 30 degrees on Monday night…

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Encouraging Wheat Growing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 9

"For some time past," said Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, "my department has been conducting experiment plots throughout the wheat…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Seed Maize for Next Year. More Desirable Characters

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 9

Dealing further with the subject of choosing cars of maize desirable for seed purposes, Farmers' Bulletin, No. 116, states that cars should not have a…

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Farmers' Bitter Experience. the Defective Chondrometer

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 9

Mr. W. McRitchie, the representative of the Primary Producers' Union on the Chrondrometer Committee, appointed by the Department of Agriculture,…

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A New Farm Power

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 4

An exhibition of great interest to farmers is to be held, at Mr. Zaia's farm on the Caves road on Saturday. when the "Eros" tractor attachment…

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Stud Sheep Fair

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 2

The Sydney Annual Stud Sheep Fair will commence on Monday, July 1, and notice in our advertising columns intimates the various agents and their…

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Wheat Industry

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 3

"Like practically everything the Government does, it came too late," said a western farmer when he was naked what he thought the effect would…

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