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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Co-operation Among Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of 4th inst., under the above heading, quoting a paragraph from the "Farmer and Settler," referring to the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 2

On Sunday evening lest a duststorm blew from the South at 7.39 and raged for other three hoars. It had the effect of cooling the atmosphere and of…

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Wheat £3 a Bushel. Yield 53 Bushels an Acre

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 7

In connection with the recent death of Mr. P. Smith, at Dapto, some interesting facts concerning the growth of wheat on the South Coast in the early…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Department of Agriculture. Its Objects and Organisation. a Comprehensive Programme

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 7

The direction in which the Department of Agriculture seeks to promote primary industries in this State for the profit of those engaged therein, and for…

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The Poultry Farmerette

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 2

"Such a nice, easy way of earning a living, and particularly suitable for a woman." Visions arise of broods of fluffy chickens peeping out from…

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Help for Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 1

The comments of Mr. J. F. Fitzgerald and Mr. W. E. Tink, as published in the "Dispatch"--the one r[?] the Government's offer of help to farmers…

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Success in Dairying

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 2

The desire to be successful naturally appeals to everybody in all fields of activity and enterprise, and stimulates everybody to [?] forward his best of…

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Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 2

The weather continues fine and clear, mild days and cool nights. No indication of rain…

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Agricultural. Sowing the Wheat Crop. Some Seasonable Hints

Western Age · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 4

One of the most important points to which farmers can give attentions in sowing the wheat crop is the proper covering of the seed. The remark was once…

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Pastoral. Pit Silage. Once More a Live Question

Western Age · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 4

The drought that has prevailed for many months in New South Wales, and that in some portions of the State is still unbroken, has once more brought…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · 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 mainly on the experience of the Department. 413…

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The Orchard. a Cover Crop. How It May Steal Moisture

Western Age · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 4

How a cover crop may do harm if not handled properly is illustrated by a story told in the "Pacific Rural Press" of what befell a fruit-grower in central…

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Pastoral and Commercial. River Reports. Monday Morning

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 2

Bourke, 1ft 2in, falling; Brewarrina 3ft 5in, falling; Louth, 4ft 10in, falling; Tilpa, 4ft 2in, falling…

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The Wheat Pool. Abolition Movement

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 6

Mr. A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C., (President of the Farmers' Federal Organisation), writes as follows:—A pamphlet over the names of 25…

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Superphosphate Foe Wheat. Where to Use It

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 7

Whether or not fertilisers are to be used with the next crop of wheat is a question in which farmers are interested at the present time. The farmers'…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Department of Agriculture. Its Objects and Organisation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 7

Last week some idea was given in those columns of the multiplicity of ways in which the Department of Agriculture is seeking to affect the farm…

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Big Potato Crops with Electroculture

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 2

Striking experiments in electroculture were carried out by the South Wales Electrical Power Distribution Company during 1917 and 1918 on a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · 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 [?] mainly on the experience of the Department. 414…

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Dairying. Advanced Register for Bulls. a Move Forward

Western Age · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 4

A general movement in the State of Wisconsin, U.S.A., is recorded by recent files in the direction of getting rid of the scrub bolt and replacing him with…

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Our Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held on Saturday when there were present: Messrs…

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