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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Pastoral Industry

Western Age · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture, speaking at the Sheep Show luncheon, described the sheep breeding industry as the sheet anchor of the State. Mr…

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Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., wired us as follows yesterday:—Competition ruled keen at our Sydney wool sale to-day. We sold over 90 per cent. of…

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Overseas Wheat Position

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 2

[?]indley, Walker Co-operative Wheat Co. write under date July 19th:—Our cable to-day reads as follows:—"American winter wheat (new crop)…

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Wheat Selling Scheme

Western Age · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 2

On Wednesday the New South Wales Cabinet debated a gigantic wheat selling scheme, which will need £5,000,000 capital, and would place this State in…

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Wheat Pool Reterendum

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 2

The wheat growers of New South Wales, despite the refusal of the Government to pass certain machinery legislotion for a compulsory wheat pool…

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Sales of a Million Sheep

Western Age · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 3

Despite indifferent times, big numbers of sheep and cattle have changed hands during the past twelve months. As evidence of this fact, Winchcombe,…

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Farming for a Bad Season the Long View of Wheat-growing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 6

Owing to various circumstances (writes the Chief Inspector of Agriculture), sowing of wheat has in many cases been delayed, and formers who would…

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150 Cattle

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 2

On Saturday next 30th instant at the Wellington Sale Yards Messrs Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., will soil by auction 150 head of mixed cattle…

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Bulk Hanlling of Wheat. Some Comments on the Operations to Date

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 4

Like many other new movements, the handling of our wheat in balk met with considerable opposition when it was firet outlined. The partial try-out of…

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Irrigation Farm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Field informs us that Mr. A. Laing, late of the A.I.F. is making splendid progress on his irrigation farm on the left bank of the…

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Wool Demand Still Strong. Merinos and Fine Xbreds Wanted

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Any choice wools attracted brisk general competition at our last Thursday's Sydney wool sale. The more…

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150 Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 4

At the Wellington Yards on Saturday next, the 30th instant, Messrs Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd, will soil by auction a well-bred lot of Cattle…

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The Cattle Sale of the Year

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 4

The well known stock and station agents and auctioneers, Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., Sydney, and Leeds Bros of Orange, will put before buyers at…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. to Protect From Weevil. Fumigating Maize with Carbon Dioxide

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 7

Shelled maize may be protected from weevil by fumigating either with liquid carbon bisulphide or with dry carbon dioxide gas from a cylinder. By…

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Wheat Pool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 4

A lengthy meeting of the Cabinet was held yesterday in consideration of the continuance of the wheat pool. Mr. Dunn announced afterwards that…

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Wheat Pool Ballot

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 1

Farmers are reminded that the wheat pool ballot closes on August 2. Any farmer--who did not put wheat into the 1990 pool, but is proving wheat this…

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Oversea Wheat Position

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 3

Messrs Lindley Walker Co-operative Wheat Co., Ltd., report under date July 19:-- "American winter wheat (new crop)…

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Wheat Pool. (To the Editor.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 2

Sir,--Wheat growers should vote for an open market, for the following reasons:-- "The more competition for wheat the better for the grower. Note that…

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Local and General Price of Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 2

The British Government has reduced the price of Australia f.a.q. wheat to 75s a quarter, or 9s 4½d a bushel. Wheat Pool Ballot…

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Delay in Payment of Third Wheat Advance

Western Age · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 4

The manager of the Wheat Board writes:—With a view to removing any misapprehension which may be in the minds of…

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