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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

983 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 40 of 50

Wheat Competition Some Splendid Crops

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 6

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday last Mr Arthur, Inspector of Agriculture for the Western district, toured the Gilgaudra and…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 8

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:—During last week the centre of activity in the wool trade has been established in Brisbane, where offerings…

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Big Cattle Sale at Condobolin

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 4

Harry C, Moulder, Condobolin, in conjunction with Forlonge and Laneyrie, and Dalgety and Co., advertise a big sale of cattle, comprising Mr. T. F…

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American Wheat Costs of Production

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 8

No country has done more to analyse the basic factors incidental to primary production than the United States. Research into pathological…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based largely on the experiences of the Department. No. 653…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes to Save Moistures. When to Work the Fallow

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 9

That cultivation of the fallow is essential if the greatest possible benefit is to be derived from it was pointed out in these notes last week, it being shown…

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The Sheep Maggot Fly. Jetting as a Means of Control

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 9

Jotting (or spraying) for the control of the sheep-maggot fly consists of applying with a single jet an arsenical solution at high pressure on the rump of…

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Help for Farmers. Mr. Dunn's Suggestions

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 8

In an interview at Mudgee, Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., referred to the "appalling disaster' which wheat growers in the north-west and…

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Foreclose on Farms

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 2

Mr James McGirr asked the Minister for Agriculture whether the Rural Industries Board could, with-out his consent, foreclose on farmers…

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Drought Relief Rural Industries Board and the Farmers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 5

A number of local-farmers and business people attended a meeting in the Memorial Institute, G[?]lgandra, on Saturday last in response to a request from the…

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Miscellaneous Broom-making on the Farm

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 4

An activity associated with the growing of millet that might well be considered by farmers is the making up of the product into the commercial article,…

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The Farm Garden. The Production of Pumpkins, Marrows, and Melons

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 4

The production of pumpkins, marrows, and melons is somewhat similar and so simple is it in our climate that this class of vegetable is often regarded…

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Irrigation. Farming Under Irrigation. Methods of Applying the Water

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 4

In a discussion of the possibilities of irrigation farming in New South Wales, some space was devoted in these notes last week to the choosing of a farm…

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MISCELLANEOUS. Broom-Making on the Farm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 9

An activity associated with the growing of millet that might well be considered by farmers the making up of the product into the commercial article,…

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The Cotton Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 4

Mr. R. B. Buchanan, field officer of the British-Australian Cotton Association, has just completed a tour of the Wellington, Geuric, Ponto, Dubbo,…

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Farmers' Misgivings Those Silos

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 2

Not unnaturally, there is some misapprehension among farmers as to the conditions under which the wheat silos will operate in the coming season. It…

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"When I Was Young" Farming Then and Now

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 8

The other day I was watching an eight foot reaper and binder cutting away and binding its sheaves; and the thought arose as to what a difference a…

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Wheat Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 2

Speaking at the Drought Relief Conference on Tuesday, Mr. G. Young, of Narromine, stated that he had put 1500 acres under…

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Wool Sale

Western Age · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 3

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—We sold 6000 bales of wool at our Sydney sale yesterday. Competition was most brisk from the Continent…

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Oversea Wheat Position

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 2

Lindley Walker Co-op. Wheat Co.'s London cable of this week roade:—"Parcels afloat valued 45/3; January and February shipments 44/6. Market…

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