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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Dairying. How to Make a "Starter." Scrupulous Cleanliness Essential

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 7

To make a commercial starter for use in butter factories from a pure culture place one quart of fresh or separated sweet and clean milk in a…

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On The Land. Wool Reports

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report: The holiday season holds sway and no business is passing. It is confid-ently expected, however, that when…

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Farm-made "Super." How To Turn Accumulated Bones to Good Account

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 7

The following directions for making this invaluable, fertiliser on a small scale may prove useful on farms where bones accumulate, and…

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Farmers Get Good Xmas Gift. General Rains Out West

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 5

Farmers and stockowners received one of the best Xmas gifts that could be bestowed upon them, when heavy rains set in on Xmas morning and…

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Russian Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 8

After the lapse of a decade, the first cargo of Russian wheat has arrived at Manchester. The Co-operative Wholesale Society took 3000 tons, the…

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Public Opinion. Finalising the Wheat Pools. (To the Editor "Dubbo Dispatch")

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 6

Sir,--The announcement in your issue of December 21st, 1923, of the proposed winding up of the wheat pools 1917-18, 1918-19. and 1919-20, will be received…

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The Farm Vegetable Patch. Raising S[?]edlings in Warm Weather

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 6

With the arrival of warmer weather, greater difficulty is experienced in raising seedlings. Of necessity, seeds are sown close to the surface, and in the…

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Wonderful Wheat Yield

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. C. Austin, of Neurea, who is farming on the halves on Mrs. F. England's property, has harvested 67 1/2 bushels of wheat to the acre…

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Gilgandra Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

The amount of wheat in the grain shed at the Gilgandra railway yards is 9120 bags. During December 3668 bags were despatched, and 2135…

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Wool Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., write:--The high prices ruling for wool during this season have proved a veritable God-send to the man on the land,…

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A Wool Exhibit

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 3

There is at present in the window of the shop of Messrs. R. L. Currie and Co., tailors,, Talbragar-street, an exhibit of wool showing the qualities…

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Instructive Wool Exhibit. All Should See It

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

In connection with the fact that all attempt was made lately to organise the flotation of woollen mills in Dubbo, there is a most interesting and…

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Local Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 4

At the Commercial Yards in Saturday next at 2.30 p.m., Messrs Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., will sell 50 head of young cattle…

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Wheat Yields

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 4

Wheat experiments conducted on Mr. V. D Cox's property at Burrundulla, Mudgee district, under the direction of Mr. W. D. Kerle, senior…

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Wheat Pool Payments

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr F. A. Chaffey, M.L.A.), stated that he wished to remind all growers interested in the 1917-18, 1918-19, and…

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Overseas Wheat Position

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 6

Lindley, Walker Co-op. Wheat Company report:—Our London cable reads:—"January parcels sold 46/3d Parcels advanced another 6d…

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On The Land. a New Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 7

A wheat that has yielded well in South Australia and parts of this State is Red Russion But now that there is an official embargo on red…

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On The Land. Wool Again Dearer

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: In general strength and buoyancy, demand at our Sydney wool sale on Tuesday was easily at the best point…

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Sheep Shearing

Western Age · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

The Western Sheep Shearing Co. Guteridge, Arnold and Co.), Cobar, finished the shearing season with a total of 70,000 sheep shorn, and have…

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Wellington's Wheat

Western Age · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

It is anticipated that, despite the bad season, between 300,000 and 400,000 bags of wheat will be harvested in the Wellington district. Messrs…

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