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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

1,213 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 24 of 61

The World's Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 3

The Lindley Walker Wheat Co., Ltd., forwards a table of figures concerning both northern and southern hemispheres showing that all the main grain crops in…

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Frauds in Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 2

Last week the Trundle police effected the arrest of Vincent Ingram, Samuel Mooney and George Knight on a charge of conspiring with George…

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Wool Auctions, Sydney. Keen Buying

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 3
Also in The Western Herald

The Secretary Farmers nod Graziers' Co-op, Co. writes:— At our sale on the 4th May we offered an excellent selection, totalling…

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Sydney Wool Market Fine Wools Sell Well

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes:— At our sale on the 10th Mya we offered a good average catalogue…

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Wheat Growers! Don't Sow Over-wet Land

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. W. T. Nixon, Fertilizer Expert, writes us briefly as follows:—"Sir.— Strongly advise you to warn farmers against hurrying their sewings whilst…

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HORSE v. Tractor for Farm Work

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 4

The following interesting paper was trad before the last meeting of the Narromine branch of the Agricultural Bureau:—…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. Geo. Paul will sell at the Commercial yards on Saturday afternoon next, 22nd May, commencing at 3 p.m. sharp; 300 well-br[?]…

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Lawsuit Over Wheat

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 2

In the Supreme Court, Sydney, before Justice Gordon and a jury, the Great Western, Milling Co. sned Arthur E. Best to recover £66/0/10 for…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 6

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., offered at auction on Tuesday 5488 bales wool. Competition for fine wools and well classed fleece was very…

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Tests of Wool Position Market Withstands Larger Supplies

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report: The strength of the wool position isstrikingly evidenced by the form it his displayed of late. Despite the…

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Rotation Crops and Fat Lambs. a Farmer at Young Bureau Conference

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 8

"Up to five years ago, my opinion was that from the stock-raising point of view the land could not be spared for fallowing. Now, the…

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Homestead Farm

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 2

A homestead farm of about 1080 acres in county Baradine, about 12 biles from Coonabarabran, will be made available on May 31…

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Trangie Show. Record Entries and Splendid Exhibits. Sheep and Cattle Outstanding Feature. First Day's Awards

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 6

The annual show of the Trangie P. A. and H. Association opened yesterday in fine weather. There was a good attendance, and in all sections…

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Western Autumn Wool

Western Age · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— A number of autumn shorn wools from the west were, included in the Sydney catalogues last Thursday. They…

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For Clean Sheep. a Few Precautions As to Dipping

Western Age · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 4

Merino sheep should be dipped for the control of external parasites one month to six weeks after shearing, and crossbreds about two months after…

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Crops and Fat Lambs. Value of Rotation. Farmer at Young Bureau Conference

Western Age · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 1
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

"Up to live years ago, my opinion was that from the stock-raising point of view the land could not be spared for fallowing. Now, the all-fallow…

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Silage Feeding Value in Comparison with the Original Green Crop

Western Age · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 1

It used to be thought (writes Mr. Hesse, Instructor in Agriculture to the Auckland Education Board, in the New Zealand Dairymen) that silage…

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Farm Bookeeping

Western Age · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 4

However difficult book-keeping may seem to the farmer, and however repugnant it is to him, it should be remembered that an actual knowledge…

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