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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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A Good Hay Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 2

Mr. P. H. McInnes, of Balladoran, has in hay-making, and it is stated he is cutting more than a ton to the nere. This is quite feasible, for…

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Storage of Wool

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 October 1919 · page 2

The well-known firm of Abel Wilkins and Co. have again come to the rescue of the man on the land. This time they have made provision for…

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Stoppage of Wool Carriage

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 October 1919 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— The Railway Department has not yet lifted the embargo on the carriage of wool. But to meet the convenience of…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1919 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance mid Agency CO., Ltd., report under date 11th October: —The despatch of wool to Sydney by…

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Dairying. Foodder Crops for Dairy Farmers. Some Suitable Varieties

Western Age · Tuesday 14 October 1919 · page 4

A series of articles dealing with fodder crops suitable for dairy farmers is of present appearing in the cultural Gazette." The South Coast and…

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Storage of Wool

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

The Railway Department has not yet lifted the embargo on the carriage of wool. To meet the convenience of growers, the Commissioners notify that…

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Two New Types of Wheat

Western Age · Tuesday 14 October 1919 · page 4

Striking testimony is borne to the value of scientific research in agriculture by reports of the plant-breeding section of the University of Cambridge,…

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Wheat Selection. The Tendency to Reversion

Western Age · Tuesday 14 October 1919 · page 4

"Does wheat true to type deteriorate?" was the question recently submitted to Professor A. J. Perkins, South Australian Director of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 14 October 1919 · page 4

There Notes are issued 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. 439…

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Stoppage of Wool Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 October 1919 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, advice:— As announced the Railway Commissioners have temporarily suspended the carriage of wool. The step has…

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Stoppage of Wool Carriage

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 October 1919 · page 2

The Railway Department has not yet lifted the embargo on the carriage of wool. But to meet the convenience of growers the Commissioners notify…

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Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 October 1919 · page 7

Owing to the continued dry season the cattle men were not as well represented as in former years, but the quality of the exhibits was good…

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Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 October 1919 · page 7

The feature of the show was the splendid exhibit of sheep, nearly every [?]-in-the large sheep shed being occupied. This proved to be the best…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. (Issued under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture). Treating Seed Wheat for Bunt. an Improved Method

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 October 1919 · page 9

The orthodox method of treating seed wheat for the prevention of bunt has long been that of pickling it in a copper sulphate (bluestone) solution; now…

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Wellington Show. Large Attendance of Visitors. Record Display of Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 October 1919 · page 6

The annual show in connection with the Wellington Agricultural Society was opened on Tuesday, and continued throughout yesterday. Earlier in the…

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Farm Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 October 1919 · page 7

As may be expected the agriculture pavilion was not filled as on other occasions, and had it not been for the splendid district trophy exhibit of…

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Strength of Unity. Farmers and Graziers' Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 October 1919 · page 7

The Managing Director of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance and Agency Co., Ltd., writes: "It is scarce more than three months…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

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

Paul Coronaions was charged with that he did at Cobar on or about July 14th. 1919, steal 148 sheep, the property of William Scanlon and William…

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1600 Sheep Killed

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

Three thousand shorn sheep were consigned in open tracks from the mountain country to Mr. Sides, a Narranders district grazier, a relative of…

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A Wheat Guarantee

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

The Premier of south Australia says the Government is willing to join with other States and with the Commonwealth in making a guarantee of 54…

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