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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Grasses and Crops. Mixed Farming in the Northwest

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 July 1919 · page 7

The Department cannot recommend sowing Rhodes grass in a large area. It is a very hardy grass, but before making an extensive sowing, it would…

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Inland Railways. Linking Up the Cattle Country

Western Age · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 4

The decision of the Cabinet to investigate fully the possibilities of [?] meeting up the North-western line from Bourke with the Western…

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Pastoral the Cross-breeding of Sheep. In View of Autumn Lambing

Western Age · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 4

The subject of tho cross-breeding of sheep, especially in relation to the time of lambing, was usefully discussed at a recent meeting of the Cunningham…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—According to the press of Thursday, July 31st, an announcement was made in the…

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Dairying. Quality of Our Butter. The Improvement of Recent Years

Western Age · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 4

Statistics furnished by the Dairy Expert, Comparing the quantity and quality of factory butter manufactured in New South Wales in the ten…

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Albury Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 1

Elsewhere the Farmers and Grasiers' Co-operative Co. announces the extension of the co-operative principle to the Albury wool market the company…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 4

These Notes are issue every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No.4[?]…

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Latest Cable News Canadian Wheat Regulations America and Peace Treaty. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 2

A Reuter message from Vancouver states that the new Canadian regulations to control the handling of the 1919 wheat crop are said to…

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Peace Celebrations and Farmers and Settlers' Re-union. Buninyong and Eulomogo Combine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 2

The residents of Buninyong and Eulomogo districts foregathered yesterday at Eulomogo to celebrate the signing of Peace, and at the same time to have…

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Inland Railway Proposals. Linking Up the Cattle Proposal

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 August 1919 · page 2

Commencing upon the decision of the N.S.W. Government to investigate fully the possibilities of connecting up the north-western railway…

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Good News for Wool Men. Retention Money and Dividend

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 August 1919 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. write:—The announcement made in the House of Representatives last Wednesday that the 10 percent rotation money…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Harrowing Growing Wheat. a Farmer's Question

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 August 1919 · page 7

"I have 80 acres of Federation wheat sown in dry ground, but rain having fallen there is now a good crop of thistle, saucy jack, etc., all through…

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Albury Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 August 1919 · page 4

Elsewhere the Farmers and Graders' Co-operative Co., announce the extension of the co-operative principle to the Albury wool market, the company…

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The Wheat Board's Ways

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 2

Mysteriously muddling are the ways of the men in charge of the wheat pools Reently the grain stored in the Peak Hill silo was ordered to the sent…

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Letter to the Editor. Trespassing with Sheep on the Main Roads

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 5

Sir,—Permit me through the columns of your valuable paper to draw the attention of the Dubbo Stock Inspector, and also the members of the Talbragar…

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Encouragement for Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 1

Many local farmers have been dis[?]tened owing to the dry season, but they still have a chance of a payable return and should not lose heart. In…

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Wheat Scrip

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 August 1919 · page 2

There has been a boom in wheat scrip recently, especially in regard to scrip in the 1918-19 pool, and some exceedingly high prices have been…

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Hoarding Butter

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 1

A butter shortage exists in many parts of New Zealand. The waterside workers at Napier, who alleged that butter and bacon are being hoarded…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the persons supervision of the Hon. W. G. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 430…

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Miscellaneous. Protecting River Banks. a Farmer's Suggestions About Preventing Erosion

Western Age · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 4

The problem presented by the erosion of soil and the silting up of rivers wherever settlement has taken place was lately the subject of an…

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