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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Grading Our Wheat. the Proposed Standards

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 9

With the change from the handling of our wheat in sacks to handling in bulk, the necessity has arisen of introducing a proper method of grading it on…

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Wellington's Wheat. Glorious Panorama of Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 7

A wonderfully fine prospect awaits the harvesters in the highly-developed expanse of country of which Wellington is the centre (writes the…

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Mixed Farming Subdivision Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 4

Full particulars of a subdivision sale of Eulandol and Kilaloolah Estate, Dubbo, will be found in our advertising columns. The estates were…

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Crop Competition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society, the secretary reported that he had accompanied the judge, Captain Birks…

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Silage Means Security. What a Coastal Farmer Did

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 9

"The best I have ever seen," commented a North Coast farmer, while examining a silage stack constructed on the lines set down in one of the free…

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The Wheat Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 3

Cabled reports from New York and London indicate an extremely uncertain wheat marked when looked at from the viewpoint now presented. During the…

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Western Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report that their wool sales in Sydney last Tuesday included the following: -- Mr. Reuben Jones, Binnaway, 25½d: Mr…

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Rain No Crop Damage Reported

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 2

After some warm weather a [?]bange set in on Tuesday, and on Tuesday night good steady rain fell in and around Dubbo. The [?]ll was very much…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 December 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson reported on Wednesday: We found prices for super merino wools and fine fleece wools of fair length, sound and free,…

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Western Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report :-- Our sales at Homebush last Thursday included stoers from Messrs. D. and A. J. Campbell, Nevertire, to £196,…

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Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mcreantile Agency Co., Ltd., wired us this morning:—At to-day's sale competition was generally weaker, comparing rates…

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The Farmers' Wheat. Points in Delivery Terms

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 9

The State Wheat Board has practically completed the conditions, as between growers and agents, under which wheat will be received into the new…

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Origin of Wheat. (To the Editor)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 2

Sir,—I was very much interested by an article in your paper of November 15. It was on the origin of wheat. The Romans and Greeks seemed to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Getting Back to Normal. How to Hasten the Process

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 9

Owing to the severity of the drought in many of the wheat-growing districts last year (writes the Chief Inspector of Agriculture), a considerable number…

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500 Cattle at Trangie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 1

On Saturday the 18th, Messrs. A. K. Butter and Co., and Bedford Taylor and Weston Ltd., are holding a special cattle sale at Trangie when 500…

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The State Wheat Guarantee

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 1

Answering questions in the Assembly, the Minister for Agriculture (Captain Dunn), said the statement had been made that the Government…

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Fire in a Wheat Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 1

The other day, a fire broke out in the crop of Messrs. W and C. O'Brien, of "Gil Gal," Little River, and before it was extinguished about five acres…

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Damaged Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 1

On Saturday last, the fear was general in the town that immense damage bad been done to the crops of the district by the heavy rains…

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Farmers As Jurors

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 1

At a meeting of Justices' at Dubbo yesterday, convened for the purpose of revising the jury list. Mr. H. E. Holmes, J.P., made an appeal on…

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Cattle Sale at Orange

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 December 1920 · page 4

The attention of cattle men is drawn to the advertisement in this issue referring to the sale by auction of one thousand head of station bred cattle at…

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