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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 14 January 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. 400…

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Our Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers, and Settlers' Association will be held in the Protestant Hall on Saturday at 3 p.m…

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Special Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 4

Messrs. Redford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., draw special attention to their advertisement in this issue that they will conduct a special sheep sale next…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Lucerne or Bran for Feeding Value

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 7

A feeding trial recently conducted in Nebraska, U.S.A., has given additional evience of the high feeding value of lucerne. The claim has often been…

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Wool [?]

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

The A.[?] Ltd., repot. [?] This [?] [?] [?] when [?]…

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Wadong Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

Wool from Wandong--part of the Strahorn estate--was appraised in Sydney on Monday--ewes 26d, hoggets 25d. Wandong station is situated…

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Local and General Seed Wheat for Necessitous Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

Mr. D. B. Thomson, Hon. Secretary of the local branch of the F.S.A., has received from Mr. T. I. Campbell, General Secretary, a number of application…

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Tomingley Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 1

Mr. W. E. Tink, of Wilton, Tominglay, and his share farmers had 700 acres under crop last year (1918), and the average was four bags to the acre. Mr…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

Winch combe Carson Ltd., report:— The first serief of appraisements of the present year commenced on the 6th inst, and concluded to-day, 14th…

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Sheep Sale Postponed

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., draw the special attention of all to the fact that the special sheep sale they were to hold next Wednesday, in…

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Australian Wheat

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

Mr. Hughes is endeavoring to sell the Australian wheat to the inter-Allied Committee charged with the duty of feeding Europe. It is authoritatively…

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Pastoral. Sheep Maggot Flies. The Value of Different Dressings

Western Age · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 4

A feature of the work at the sheep-fly station at Kooroogama, near Moree, has been the testing of a number of different dressings, poisons, etc., that are on the…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 3

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report, under date 18th January:—The reported favorable conditions have not resulted in rain, and us a consequence the…

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Sheep Given Away

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 1

Pastoralists [?]at west are feeling the effects of the continued dry we[?]ther. A lasdholder in Nevertire district last week [?]ld all his ewes for 12s…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 21 January 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. 401…

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Our Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 3

There was a very meagre attendance at the annual meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Rain Reports

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 2

Tinnenburra reported fair rain the past few days, Thurlagoona received 75 points on…

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French Steamer Mined. Sale of Aurtralian Wheat London, Jan. 20

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Rome correspondent states that the French steamer Chaproi carrying 650 Greek, Serbian and Russian passengers from Marseilles was…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Grow Rape for Profit. a Farmer's Results

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 8

Amongst those who have proved the value of rape as a feature of the wheat and sheep farm and who have esteemed the results so good as to justify them in…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 5

W[?]combe, Carson, Ltd., report:—We held our second appraisement of the New Year on Monday, 20th inst., and Tuesday, 21st inst., our catalogue…

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