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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

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Advances to Farmers

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Chaffey) referred to representations that have been made to him by various organisations with reference to legal…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report under date 12th April:—The experience of this week's sales has been most satisfactory, the various selling 'brokers…

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Sheep Takes a Plunge

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

A party of Fishermen on the Macquarie River were surprised to see a heavy-woolled sheep take to the water and start for the other side. It swam…

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Sheep From the West

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report : -- The scarcity of prime stock at Homebush last Thursday made values for these offerings on previous levels…

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Local & General. Western Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report : -- Only limited numbers of western clips were on offer at last Thursday's Sydney sale. Some good figures, however,…

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Wheat Harvest. Returns for 1922-23 SEASON

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 3

The final returns of the result of the wheat harvest for the season 1922-23 have been received by the Government Statistician (Mr. H. A. Smith), and the…

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Annual Wool Review

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 2

Wiochcombe, Carson, Ltd., Sydney, have issued their 34th annual wool review, which contains a full record of wool trade doings during the past…

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Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 5

There was a rather poor showing in cattle, but this is not new to Wellington, for cattle men will not send along their exhibits, and these gentry…

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Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 5

This section was well up to former years, in regard to the quality of sheep on exhibition, but the numbers were not as numerous as previously…

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Voluntary Wheat Pool Statement of Accounts

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 9

The final statement of accounts in connection with the handling and realisation of the wheat which formed the 1921-22 Voluntary Wheat Pool,…

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Presses From Dogs' Wool a New Industry

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 7

Women who own dogs can weave jumpers out of the combings, of their pets! The originators of this new…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Fob More Maize. The Advantages of Winter Ploughing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 9

Much of our maize land is still left unploughed during the winter months, although almost all reason is against the practice. It is almost an…

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In the Farm Garden. Sweet Potatoes and Frost

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 9

Sweet Potatoes will continue to grow until the advent of frosts. Frosts will destroy the vines, however, and from that time the tubers, will, of course,…

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Farm Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 5

As was expected this section was not up to previous years' standard, but the quality of the produce shown made up for lack of numbers. In the wheat…

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Bawra Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 4
Also in Western Age

The chairman of the British-Australian Wool Realisation Association, Ltd., (Sir John Higgins) has issued a statement showing the sales of Australasian…

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Overseas Wheat Position

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 3

The Lindley Walker Wheat Co., report under date 14th April:—Our cable to-day roads:—"Good authority in Canada and American [?] wheat sowing…

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Oversea Wheat Position

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

Messrs. Lindley Walker report: Our cable for the 14th reads: "Good authority in Canada and America confirms wheat sowing very…

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Oversea Wheat Position Lindley Walker Co-op. Wheat Company's Special Report

Western Age · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

Our Cable this week reads: Great Britain and Continent buying and this demand keeps the market steady. Anticipate continuance of…

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Bulk Handling and Grading. Improvement of Wheat Values. (From an Address by G. W. Walker, Delivered at the Royal Show)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 3

In the early days of wheat growing in this State there were practically no problems of transportation or distribution. When crops were available they…

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