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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Branch Formed in Wellington

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 2

A meeting was held in the Wellington Council Chambers, on Saturday afternoon for the purpose of establishing a branch of the F.S.A. in Wellington…

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Experiment Farm Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 3

A draft of Nbred hoggets from the Trangie Experiment Farm topped the market at Homebush last Monday. They sold to 391 per head at…

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Wheat After Wheat

Western Age · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 4

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. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervis[?] of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. 416…

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Dairying. a Skin Disease Among Cows. a strange Cause

Western Age · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 4

A skin disease that presented some interesting features was lately brought under the notice of the Stock Branch and was investigated by Dr. S. Dodd, D. V. Sc.,…

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Agricultural. the Lay-out or a Farm. Study General Convenience

Western Age · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 4

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 From a Dry Sheep

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 2

The above leading may not convey absolute truth, but practically speaking it is correct, and applies to a merino weather the property of Mr…

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Sale of 1500 Store Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 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. Agricultural Organisation in Great Britain. an Era of Great Activity

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 May 1919 · page 7

Among the factors that are certain to have a share in the reconstruction of Great Britain's rural industries, is co-operation. Already many small…

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Methods of Native Farmers. Experience Makes Them Unconsciously Correct

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 May 1919 · page 7

The native peoples of the world, ignorant of the most elementary facts of science, often exhibit in their primitive methods of agriculture a knowledge of…

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Sheep Dip

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 2

Mr. Mussy Greene, Minister for Customs, has done something which should induce a united protect from every sheep owner in the Commonwealth…

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Wheat the Wizard

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 3

Mr. Bert Mudge. late agricultural editor of the "S.M. Herald," now on the staff of the "Sun," contributes an interesting article on the expansion of…

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Pastoral Pit Silage. Carting in and Filling the Pits

Western Age · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 4

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

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 13 May 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 based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 417…

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Wool and Woollen Prices

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:—Our catalogue last week totalled 5582 bales of wool. This offering completed the series. The next…

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The 1916-17 Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 4

The New South Wales Government has just accepted an offer made by the Flour Mill-Owners' Association of New South Wales for the gristing of thirty…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Agricultural Lime. an Occasion for Co-operation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 7

The need for lime for agricultural purposes, and the difficulty of procuring supplies at pricos that would make liming an attractive operation to farmers,…

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To the Producers of N.s.w. Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Ltd

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 6

With the object of carrying out the co-operative handling of all Primary Products, and to further tho interests of Primary Producers in this State, the…

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To the Producers of N.S.W. FARMERS' and Graziers' Co-operative Grain. Insurance, and Agency Company. Ltd

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 3

With the object of currying out the co-operative handling of all Primary products, and to further the interests of Primary Producers in this State,…

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1916-1917 Wheat. a Government Test

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 4

The Government has itself decided to grist quantities of the past three seasons' wheat in the proportions that the mills have been asked to grist it…

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