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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 46 of 50

Homebush Sheep Prices

Western Age · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 4

Supplies were again on high water mark at last Thursday's Homebush sheep and lamb sales, 46,000 head were penned. Ewes and plain sheep…

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Unsatisfactory Sheep Dipping

Western Age · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 3

Mr. Sam McKibbon, at the monthly meeting of the Bathurst P.P. Board, referred to the fact that many people had dipped their sheep, evidently with…

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Overseas Wheat Position

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 5

Lindley Walker Co-Op. Wheal. Co. report under date November 26th: -- Our London cable to-day roads as follows: -- "Australian…

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Australian Wool Clip

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 1

Excitement on the wool market of Australia would appear to have paused its zenith. The beat authorities do not anticipate that…

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Can Black Sheep Be Bred

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 1
Also in Western Age

A correspondent writes: I have read a letter in which a writer says it is not impossible to breed black sheep. Well I can say this; he has…

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Wheat Expected at Geurie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 1

Mr. J. M. Whilteley, of Geurie, estimates that there will be at least 50,000 bags of wheat delivered at Geurie station this…

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The Young Lucerne Spring Treatment of the Autumn Down Crop

Western Age · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 3

Lucerne sown in Autumn—which in the bulk of the areas where lucerne is grown is the best time—should receive no cultivation until the following…

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The Cotton Crop Department Invites Co-operatlon in a "Disease Survey."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 5

In recognition of the increasing importance of the cotton in local agriculture there appears in the November "Agricultural Gazette"…

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Dairying When Pasture Is Short

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 5

During the height of the 191[?] Riverina drought, when every vestige of pasture had disappeared and foodstuffs were at a…

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The Cotton Crop. Department Invites Co-operation in a "Disease Survey."

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 3

In recognition of the increasing importance of the cotton crop in local agriculture there appears in the November "Agricultural Gazette" the first of…

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Deliveries of Wheat

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 December 1923 · page 2

The Railway Department will allot stacking sites on Monday, 10th instant, and from that date the "Old Firm" will accept deliveries from all…

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New Season's Wheat

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 December 1923 · page 2

Some very fine samples of this season's wheat have been brought in to Messrs. Abel Wilkins and Co's office for testing, and they are some…

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On The Land. Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 December 1923 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Ltd., report:—We submitted a catalogue of 4,432 bales on November 27th, which included a selection of…

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Wool Stealing Charges

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1923 · page 2

Arthur James Barber and Donald Hyde were charged with that on 7th October at Benalong they did steal a quantity of dead wool and a sheepskin,…

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Assistance to Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 December 1923 · page 2

Mr. T. R. Callaghan, secretary of the Dubbo District Council of the F.S.A., has been informed by the Rural Industries Board that it…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 6

Pitt, Son, and Badgery Ltd. report:—The sales last week disclosed the same very satisfactory conditions that obtained at our sale on the…

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Oversea Wheat Position

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 6

Lindley Walker Co-Op. Wheat Company report.—Our London cable reads: "Parcels of Australian. December shipment 44/6. Market…

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Wool. Buoyant Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 5

The Secretary Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Co reports:— Since our last report proceedings at the Sydney Wool Exchange have…

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London Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd have received the following cable from their London agents:—"Wool" sales expected to open with merinos showing…

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