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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

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Late Telegrams. Wool Control. Melbourne Conference. Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 2

The Graziers' Association and Sir John Higgins confer to-day on the latter's scheme for wool stabilisation. There is a feeling in the trade that…

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Fat Cattle and Sheep

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Grazers' Co-op. Co., Ltd., writes under date 22nd inst:— The market for fat cattle on Monday…

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Local Sheep

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 2

On the hoof at Homebush on 15th June mutton made 5¼d to 6¼d, hoggets and lambs 7¼d to 9d per 1b. On the day valens showed an advance of…

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Wheat Loading Unsatisfactory

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 2

Dr.. N. W. Kater, President of the Grazier's Association, in criticising Sydney as a port at the recent confer[?] said:—"One of the serious dens…

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The Wool Outlook. Schemes and Their Dangers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 3

Who he [?] Carson. Ltd. report:— After the [?] of the past the months [?] is [?] is tiening any [?] developments in the…

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Central Australian Pastoral & Agricultural Association. Committee of Management Elected. Shows to Be Revived

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 2

A representative gathering of townspeople assembled at Cole's Theatre on Friday morning last, to consider the question of re-forming the above…

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Cost of Growing Wool. Calculated at 13/5 Per Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 3

Interesting figures have been compiled by Mr. J. B. Clarke, of Ballarat West, who at the conference of wool growers in Melbourne contended…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week by direction of the Honorable the Minister of Agriculture. anf are based mainly on the experience of the Department. PASTORAL…

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On the Land. the Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Limited, report:—Since our last report, no business has transpired except in the case of scoured skin…

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AGRICULTURAL. " SHOT " WHEAT. Effect of Treatment for Bunt

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 3

Last season a considerable amount of wheat was bleached, and in many cases "shot," through rain falling during harvest. It was considered probable…

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Coonamble Experiment Farm. Rice Growing. Record Yields of 1924

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 2

The 1923-24 trials being so very, successful with a phenomenal and record yield of 165 bushels per acre, a further trial was conducted during…

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Water for Dairy Cows. An Interesting Experiment

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 3

A plentiful supply of good drinking water is essential to the well-being of all types of farm live-stock, and for no class of cattle is this more important than for…

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Dairying. Factors in Breeding Dairy Stock

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 3

The possession of good stock in the herd is not everything in the breeding of profitable youngsters. Judgment is also necessary in mating sire and dam…

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For the Farmors' Winter School

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 6

Two Gilgandra, Rodey Parslow and Bill Tyrell, left on Monday to attend the Farmers' Winter School at the Hawkesbury Agricultural School,…

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Dairying and Wheat. As a Proposition for the Central West

Western Age · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 4

The possibilities of dairying in the west and the directions in which development may most safely take place having been outlined, it is of interest…

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"Shot" Wheat. Effect of Treatment

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 1
Also in Western Age

Last season a considerable amount of wheat was bleached, and in many cases "shot," through rain falling during harvest. It was considered probable…

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The Wool Outlook. Question of Control

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 1
Also in Western Age

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report:--History is made in "the lobby" rather than in the House, as every politician knows. The history of the…

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Kemp Fibres in Sheep. Some Facts About Their Occurrence

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 8

Kemp is a straight, coarse, dull, opaque-white fibre, found mixed with wool, and deprecating the value of the clip in proportion to its abundance. It…

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