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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Wellington District Wheat Prospects. Record Yield Expected

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 3

Present indications point to a record wheat harvest in the whole of the Wellington district this season, provided hailstorms and fires do not come along…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Maize on Trial. How Some of the New Varieties Promise

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 9

Of new varieties of maize which have under trial in this State sufficiently long to have local records of interest to the farmer, writes the officer…

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A Farmer's Threat. Wading in Human Claret

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 8

"I'll wade up to my knees in human claret before I'll give up my wheat into the pool this year, unless I get a good price."…

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Wool Bales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 1

On Tuesday, W[?], Carson & Co. wired us that the wool sales that day they offered large consignments, and the Australian manufacturers were…

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Price of Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 1

The Wheat Marketing Bill reached the third rending on Wednesday evening. Mr. Brookfleid sought an amendment during the second reading to…

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Wool Sales. Quiet Opening Day

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 5

The opening wool sales in Adelaide and Sydney do not justify the optimistic views held a few months ego. No one seemed to want wool very urgently,…

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Rawsonville Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 3

Some of the crops in the Rawsonville district are somewhat backward, as compared with those in the neighboring centres as [?]lleas the mejority…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd, wired as follows on Wednesday:—At Sydney wool sales to day Australian manufacturers were the mainstay of the…

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Wednesday's Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 2

At the local yards on Wednesday next, Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., will yard a grand lot of 800 store cattle, consisting of 100 bullocks…

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Mudgee Special Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 2

Messrs. Mitchell and Dunn will hold a special cattle sale at Mudgee on Thursday, October 14, commencing at 11 a.m. The yardings comprise 600…

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Wool a Yard Long

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 3

Mr. O. Pursehouse, of Auburn Street, Goulburn, is the possessor of a pair of great woolled sheep. The sheep, a crossbred and a merino, were recently found…

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World's Parity in Wheat. Statement by the Minister for Lands

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 2

Mr. P. F. Loughlin, Minister of Lauds, passed through Wagga on his way to visit the soldier settlement at Tumbarumba. In an interview, he said that…

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Wengarbon Wheat Growers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

A large meeting of wheat growers was held at Wougarbon on October 8th. and the following resolutions passed:—"That this meeting of wheat growers…

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Open Column (We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by correspondents. Parity Prices for Wheat. (To the Editor.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

Sir,--The position of the farmer with respect to his wheat is peculiar. Under free and natural conditions he would get what it was worth in the open…

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Charleville Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 2

Messrs Carters, auctioneers, Charleville, will hold an auction cattle sale at Charleville (Q.), on Saturday, 6th November, 1820, when they will offer…

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Shorthorn Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 3

A big sale of 500 Shornhorn cattle is listed to take place at Orange, on Friday, October 22, when Wilkinson and Lavender, with Leeds Bros., in…

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Kooba Station Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 3

An absolutely unreserved clearing sale of 40,000 Kooba station sheep will be conducted by Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender and Dalgety and So., Ltd…

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The World's Wheat Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 4

A cable message, dated October 11, in reference to the world wheat position has been received by the Lindley, Walker Co-operative Wheat Co., Ltd., from…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for Capacity Returns. Department of Agriculture Invites Co-operation in Pure Seed Campaign

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 9

"Pure Seed—Sow it and Grow It"—that is tho advice of specialists of the Department of Agriculture to the farmer. Nature, they remind the…

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Meeting of Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 4

A meeting of wheatgrowers is called for Saturday next at 2 p.m., in tho Oddfellows Hall, for the purpose of electing three farmers as a committee, to…

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