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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Wool Report. London Sales

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 3

Winchombe, Carson Ltd. reports: —London sales have opened and, as anticipated high prices ruled. Shortage of wool supplies was the main…

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Wheat After Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 7

Professor Perkins, Director of Agriculture in South Australia, was asked "if a paddock sown last year with any one particular kind of wheat, is sown…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Pit Silage. Easier to Make Than Hay

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 7

The suggestions made by the Chief inspector of Agriculture about the utility of silage on the ordinary wheat farm naturally raise the question, what…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Spicers Creek

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Spicers Creek branch of the F.S.A. was held at the residence of Mr. T. Lewis on the 18th inst, Mr. Thos. Jordan presiding…

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The Lay-out of a Farm. Study General Convenience

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 7

The Chief Inspector of Agriculture was recently asked to give some advice on the laying-out of a farm, and in his reply he indicated that attention should…

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WOOl, REPORT

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 3

New ZeaLand Loan and Mereantile Agency Co., Ltd., repoted:—Our next appraisement will be held on April 30, and immediately results are available…

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Price of Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 3

At the meeting of the Dubbo branch of the F. S. A. on Saturday a letter was read from Mr. A. Binkelet, M.P. enclosing the reply of the Acting Prime…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarib Advocate. Friday. April 26, 1919. Farmers and the Wheat Guarantee

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 3

With very few exemption, at least in this State, the farmers are united in demand for a larger guarantee for the 1919,20 wheat crop than the 4s 4d…

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Open column. (We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by correspondents.) New Wheat Board. (To the Editor.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 5

Sir,--I have been striving to extricate ourselves from the political wheat pool which for five years has given hard working farmers a most…

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For the Man on the Land, Skin Disease Among Dairy Cows

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 4

Dr. S. Dodd, D.U.Sc., of the Veterinary Pathological Laboratory at Sydney University, has recently been enquiring into a now skin disease which appeared…

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Competition For Wool

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. write:—It is pleasing to note that French buyers operated freely at this month's London wool Sales…

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Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather Friday Morning

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 2

Dull, with every indications of a downpour…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 29 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. 415…

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Superphosphate for Wheat. Where to Use It

Western Age · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

Whether or not fertilise[?] are to [?]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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Orchard Nursery Work. Farmers' Bulletin, No. 63

Western Age · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

The full title of this bulletin is "Orchard Nursery Work: Budding and Grafting." For some time copies of it have been unobtainable, but the supply…

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Sale of 1500 Store Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 4

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., are selling 1500 store sheep at Wellington, on Saturday, May 10, comprising crossbred ewes and merino ewes…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Pit Silage. Carting in and Filling the Pits

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 7

The previous articles have pointed out the value of silage to the wheat and sheep farmer and the pastoralist, the most suitable crops, the ease with…

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For the Man on the Land. Farmers and the Income Tax

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 4

A correspondent writes to a Sydney paper to ask: is a man who is single, and has no dependents, taxable to the extent of £1 His (gross) income,…

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Pastoral and Commercial. WOOL

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 2

It is worthy of note that exports of wool for the 1st quarter of the current year totaled 466,000 bales, New South Wales easily headed the list…

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Sale of 1500 Store Sheep

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 2

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., are soiling 1500 store she at Wellington, on Saturday, May 10, comprising crossbred ewes and merino owes…

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