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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

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Sheep From Cobar

Western Age · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 2

Sheep and lamb values were 1/6 to 3/ higher at Homebush last Thursday. Owing to the recent rains in the country decreased supplies are expected at…

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Judging Wheat Crops. Royal Society Officers Visit the West

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 6

With a view of selecting the wheat crop which is to secure the western award of the Royal Agricultural Society, officers of that body were in the…

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Wellington Field Wheat Competition

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 6

The following are the results of the field wheat growing competition, which was run under the auspices of the Wellington P., A. and H. Society, who…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 6

At the closing of the wool auction sales yesterday greasy merino sold to 29d…

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For Dry Times. Some Points in Hani-feeding Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 1

It is important when a dry spell occurs not to wait until the sheep have lost condition and strength before starting to hand-feed. The weakness…

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Wheat Grown for Seed the Value of Rogueing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 3

By the term "rogueing is meant the removing of so-called "rogues" or off-type and foreign plants from the growing fields of grain. The presence of…

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Crossing of Wheat. How the Operation Is Performed

Western Age · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 3

The crossing of wheat is looked upon by many as a mysterious performances, requiring considerable skill and experience. As a matter of fact, the…

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A Chance for Farmers

Western Age · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 2

We desire to call the attention of our readers to Lassetter's advertisement for agricultural machinery in to-day's issue. The prices have been…

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The Best Dairy Breed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 8

Some dairy farmers, points out R. C. Barker in the "Butter, Cheese and Egg Journal," will spend years in discussing what Is the best dairy breed and…

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The Farmer's Clip. Branding and Marking

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 3

The importance of branding and marking wool bales distinctly is not realised by many farmers, says a bulletin of the Western Australian…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Ltd., report:— For our sale last Thursday we submitted a catalogue of 7,126 bales…

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Wool Rates Easier

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 3

Winehcombe, Carson Ltd., report:—As a result of a further easing in competition from France, best mer-ino fleece wools and skirtings are now…

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Advance in Price of Wheat

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 3

London newspapers state that sev-eral causes have contributed to the sharp advance in the wheat price since the beginning of October,…

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On the Land. Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., Wool and Produce Brokers," Sydney, re-port:—The market showed an allround easier tendency at last week's…

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The Basis of Good Farming. a Wheatgrower's Tribute to Fallow

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 3

"The basis of all good farming is fallow. The basis of maximum crops every year on. that fallow is good cultivation and superphosphate…

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Wheat Prospects. Narromine Crops. Prospects Are Bright

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 4

Bright prospects are depleted in the Narromine district by Mr. A. A. Dunnicliffe, "Daily Telegraph" agricultural writer, who accompanied a party to the…

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Harvesting the Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 2

Wheat harvesting is in full swing throughout the western wheat belt, and hundreds of thousands of bushels of the golden grain are beginning to pour…

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Dubbo Wins. Champion Wheat Crops. Central-western Results

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 2

The judging of the Field Wheat Championship in the Central West, conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society, was concluded when…

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High Wheat Yields. Experimental Results at Rawsonville. Good Farming Pays

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 3

The Government experiment variety wheat plots on Mr. Harold Harvey's Kindallin property at…

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The Advance in Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 4

London newspapers state that several causes have contributed to the sharp advance in the wheat price since the beginning of October, including…

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