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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Bigger Wool Arrivals the Market for Substitutes

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Last week over 44,000 bales of wool arrived in Sydney. Traffic is being resumed on an increasingly large…

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Hard Facts About Wool How Australian Growers Are Fleeced

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 11

Almost the first announcement made by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) on his return from London was to the effect that, had he known…

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A Dairying Record

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 1

Mr J. M'ller, of Borambil, Qai[?] district, milked 11 Cows during October, and his cheque from the butter factory for cream supplied…

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Bigger Wool Arrivals

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 2

"Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report :— Last week over 44,000 bales of wool arrived in Sydney. Traffic is being resumed on an increasingly large…

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Weevil in Wheat

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 December 1919 · page 2

The Acting-Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Ashford) has arranged for the Assistant Government Entomologist (Mr. W. B. Gurney) to proceed to…

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Wool Shipments

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 1

Wiucheombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Wool shipments from Sydney last month were decidedly on low-water levels. Only 17,745 bales were…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. 446…

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Which Is Your Best Cow? Few Farmers Really Know

Western Age · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 4

Official tests show that the average farmer knows far less about his individual cows than he frequently supposes, remarks an official of the New Zealand…

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Dairying. a Lesson From Denmark. What Breeding and Testing Can Do

Western Age · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 4

Denmark's dairying industry has long been regarded as a model to other lands. Not only has this eminence been well earned but from figures lately available…

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"General Principles." a Farmer's Views on Farm Economy

Western Age · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 4

In a season so excessively trying for the man on the land as the present, when the soundest general principled are temporarily bustled by the urgency of…

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Fertilise Your Maize Crops. What the Experiment Plots Tell

Western Age · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 4

Farmers who are sowing maize crops on the North Coast just now should recall the excellent results obtained on the formers' experiment plots last year from…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Drought Lessons on the North Coast. the Need of Fodder Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 December 1919 · page 7

In the drought still almost generally prevailing the Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed River districts are suffering their ample share. The important…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 2

The A.M.L. and E. Co., report under date December 3:—For our appraisement completed on Friday 21st ult., 3197 bales were submitted. This…

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Market Reports. the Pastoral Finance Association

Western Age · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 4

The Pastoral Finance Association, Limited, Sydney, reports under date 29th November, 1919:— Sheep.—About 50,700 sheep…

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Farmers and Graziers' Co

Western Age · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-Operative Grain, Insurance and Agency Co., Ltd., report under date 29th November, 1919:—…

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Successful Farming

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 December 1919 · page 2

Mr. P. Swannell, of Suntop, is one of the lucky farmers in the district, and will secure a good return for his year's labor. he has secured fair crops in…

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WHEAT 15s a Bushel

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 1

Wheat sold in Johannesburg at 15 a bushel. The cable says it is hoped Hint supplies will be forthcoming from Australia shortly. The hope is a vain…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 4

Those Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. 447…

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Live Stock. Malformation in Young Cattle. Some Pre-disposing Causes

Western Age · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 4

Photographs of some typical malformations due to "osteomalacia" in young cattle appear in the November issue of the "Agricultural gazette."…

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The Farmer's "Bank."

Western Age · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 4

An acre of maize drinks up and sweats (or transpires) through its leaves about 24 tons of water daily during a mid-summer month, or about…

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