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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 59 of 65

District Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1927 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— The Burrill Clip from Mr. William Elliott, Peak Hill, was among the offerings at our Sydney auction last…

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Government Wheat Silos

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1927 · page 4

The Manager, Government Grain Electors, wishes to bring under notice of wheat growers that the elevator at Narromine will be opened on the 28th…

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Wheat Pool for 1927-28

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1927 · page 6

The Wheat Growers Pooling and Marketing Co., Ltd., writes:— The Board of Management of The Wheat Growers Pooling and Marketing…

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Sheep Fluke. Prevention Better Than Carbon Tetrachloride

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1927 · page 5

Recent investigations have indicated that chemically pure carbon tetrachloride is an efficient drug for use against fluke in sheep. Tests in this…

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Wheat Varieties. a Recent Publication on the Subject

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1927 · page 5

The varying conditions of sail, temperature, rainfall, etc., under which wheat is grown in New South Wales have been responsible for the use of…

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Local and General Crop Competition

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1927 · page 2

Mr. B. M. Arthur, Senior Agricultural Instructor, has completed the judging of crops in the competition in the Narromine district. The judging has…

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Tranche Experiment Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1927 · page 2

Recently alterations have been made in the personnel of the staff of the Trangie Experiment Farm. We learn that Mr. Thomas Cotaell has been…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 12

Goldsborough, Mort and Company, Limited, report:—We submitted a catalogue of 6611 bales, which included clips from almost all…

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The Tale of a Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 8

The Parents and Citizens' Association recently held a street stall, for which Mr. Harry Taylor donated a fat sheep. The weight guessing…

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Market Prices Prime Cattle Dearer at Homebush

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 8

At the Homebush sales this morning 37,500 sheep were penned, the market generally being firmer. Cattle, 2020 yarded, competition…

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High Seed Wheat Prices Minister's Warning

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 11

The Minister for Agriculture, (Mr. Thorby) threatens to deal stringently with persons exploiting the needs of farmers for seed wheat in…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Auctions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 12

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd, report:—A noticeable feature of our sale yesterday was the keen disposition on the part of representatives…

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Bigger Sheep, More Wool Monkey Glands Process. Grafting Experiments

Western Age · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 2

M. Voronoff, the famous monkey-gland export, some time ago began grafting glands on sheep. An international commission has now…

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Government Wheat Silos

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 3

The manager, Government Grain Elevators, desires to state that having received reports that the crops are ripening much earlier than was originally…

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Farmers Exploited. High Seed Wheat Prices. Minister's Warning

Western Age · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) threatens to deal stringently with persons exploiting the need of farmers for seed wheat in…

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Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 6

The price of wheat ex trucks in Sydney to-day is 3/51[?] per bushel…

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Olino Wool. Tops Sydney Market

Western Age · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 2

At the wool sales last week, Mr. T. Vokofsky's wool from Olino, Wilcannia road, topped the Sydney market for the day's sales, bringing the…

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Mesquite Beans Nature's Sheep Fodder. Will They Crow Here?

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 6

"There will be no more fears for keeping sheep alive, not even during the worst draughts, provided that the Mosquito bean trees (Prosopls…

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Keen Bidding for Wool High Prices Rule

Western Age · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 1

Winchcombe, Canon, Ltd, report by wire as follows:— France, Japan, Belgium, Italy and Russia were all keen bidders at our…

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Wool Sells Well. Some Season's Records. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:--Fine wools showed an upward trend in value at our Sydney sale to-day. Rates for all other classes ruled very…

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