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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Yeoman Wheat Yields. the Question of Tests

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 9

In the House of Representatives last week reference was made to Yeoman wheat, which is stated to have given wonderful results in the old country…

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Miracle of Seed Time. Battlefields Under Crop

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 2

"Just now they are reaping the first post-war harvest of Somme corn," writes Newman Flower in the "Mail." "It stands in red-gold stooks in…

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Wanted—regular Readers. of Publication That Tells Home Gardeners How to Get Big Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 9

A large number of the vegetable growers in New South Wales nowadays make a point of getting the gardening pamphlets issued regularly by the…

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Wheat Silos

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4

The silos for the bulk shipment of wheat will be used in New South Wa[?] this season…

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Wheat Certificates

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4

Senator Russell. Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board [?] in the Senate that if farmers sell their certificates they must accept present value and…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 5

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., offered at auction on Tuesday a catalogue of 1900 bales of wool, which comprised one of the best displays this…

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Victorian Wheat Harvest

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4

The Victorian wheat harvest for 1920-21 is estimated at 41,6[?],000 bushels, or an average of 15.43 bushels per [?]re…

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Price of Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

In the House of Representatives Mr. J. H. Calts strongly protested against fixing the price of wheat for local consumption at 9 a bushel. Mr. Hughes…

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The Wheat Silos

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 5

It is proposed by the Department of Agriculture to utilise a number of its wheat silos to store the coming harvest. The engineers who have the…

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The [?] Executive a Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 6

The large meeting of delegates from the various centres of the Cootamundra Electorate, held at Young, on Saturday, 13th. inst., shows the interest…

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Wheat for Hay, the Best Stage to Cut

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 7

Wheat is at the best stage to cut for hay a few days after it is in flower, because at this stage the plant contains the maximum amount of [?]tritive…

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Market Report. Farmers and Graziers' Co

Western Age · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-Operative Grain, Insurance and Agency Co., Ltd., report under date 13th November, 1920, as follows:—…

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Record Chaff Prices Nine and Tenpence Per Cwt. Farmers and Graziers' Again!

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 5

The Secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd., writes:-- "Arrivals of chaff here have been…

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A Splendid Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 2

Mr. Pat. Carolan, of [?] must be gifted with [?] For two years he sowed no wheat, and disposed of most of is stock before the drought got…

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An Early Morning Blaze, at Merrilea Dairy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4

Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning an alarm of [?] was at the Fire Station from " Mc[?]," the property of Mr. H. M. Terry. Here Mr…

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Freak Sheep

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 2

Mr. O. Pursehouse, of Goulburn, is the owner of two freak sheep—a merino and a crossbred, The sheep are rising seven years, and since they…

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Wheat Statistics

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 3

During the week ended November 15 the bank overdraft of the Australian Wheat Board was increased by £314,000, due to further payments…

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Drop in Wool Prices

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 2

The ninth series of the London wool sales has concluded. Ninety-one thousand bales were offered, and only 36,000 sold, including 15,000 Continental and…

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Wheat Handling. Bulk System in Favor

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 4

With the approaching introduction of a system of handling wheat in bulk in this State, a fear exists that we might be at a disadvantage in landing our…

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