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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

1,296 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 53 of 65

Wool Sales

Western Age · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort & Company, Ltd. Sydney, report under date both inst:— Our ca[?] for to-day's sale concided [?]49 bules the bulk of which…

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Pastoral Notes. "A Living Area."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 3

Pastorally what is a "living area?" Of course it depends primarily on the stock carrying capacity, and to a less extent on acreage, rainfall and…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. received the following wire from their Brisbane office:--"Wool sales opened under strong general competition. Russia,…

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Wheat Values. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 6

[?] heat it quoted ex truck Sydney at 57½d…

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Wool Auctions. Market Firm

Western Age · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 4

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes (18/10/27):— The market ruled strong when sales were resumed this week and…

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Wheat Area. Highest Since War

Western Age · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 4

The Government Statistician's estimate of the area sown to wheat in New South Wales this year gives a total of 3,931,200 acres…

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Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 6

the price of wheet [?] [?] in sydney, is quoted [?] [?]…

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Railway Items. How the Wheat Stands

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 6

There are [?] 7213 bags of wheat left in the Dubbo Railway District of the last season's wheat, and these are all at two stations, namely, Mendooran…

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Coming Wheat Harvest Big Decreased Yield

Western Age · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 4

According to Mr. A. H. E. McDonald (Director of Agriculture), 1,000,000 acres of crop this season was a…

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Late Telegrams Pastoral Industry. Its Value to State. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 6

According to Professor Stewart, who delivered an address on veterinary science, about two hundred million pounds is invested in the pastoral…

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Skeleton Weed. Eradiction a Problem in Wheat Districts

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 8
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Skeleton weed, Also known as Naked weed and Gum Succory, is now causing the wheat farmer much concern, for not only docs it withstand the…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 6

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Co., Ltd., report:—The local market present no new feature. During the past week…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., received the following wire from their Brisbane office:—"Wool sales opened under strong general…

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Wheat Diseases. Lecture to Growers

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 4

Dr. Noble, of the Department of Agriculture, gave a lecture on wheat diseases to the members of the Cowra branch of the Agricultural…

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Market Prices Small Sheep Yardings at Homebush. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 2

Only 20,000 sheep were penned at Homebush saletards to-day, the quality being from medium to fair. The market was irregular and at…

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Body of Missing Farmer Found. Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 2

John Doolan (53), a well-known farmer, of Learmouth, near Ballarat, has been missing from his home for some days, and the mystery was…

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The Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 4

The price of wheat ex trucks in Sydney to-day is 5/7½…

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Wheat Growing. a Lecture by Mr. B. M. Arthur, Senier Agricultural Instructor, delivered during the visit of the Better Farming Train

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 3

In attempting to discuss the question of wheatgrowing in all its phases in a limited time one can only touch on essentials and the more important…

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Wool Classing. the Treatment of a Small Clip

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 8

A flock owner should strive to market his clip in a way that will take the eye of the buyer. To do this his wool requires a certain amount of…

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