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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Sheep and Wool Returns The New Farm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 4

The twenty-six thousand sh[?]epowners throughout the State will be required to fill in a special return (A. and P. Form No. 18) as to sheep, wool and lambing…

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Sheep and Wool Returns the New Form

The Wellington Times · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 3

The twenty six thousand sheep-owners throughout the State will be required to fill in a special form (A. and P. Form No 18) as to sheep…

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Cheerful Wool Outlook

The Wellington Times · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Though transactions in wool privately have been quiet since the closing December sales, the selling…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 4

Schute, Boll and Co., Ltd., report:—The holiday spirit is dominant, and practically no transactions in wool are likely to take place…

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Little Things "Wheat" That Mean Much Stealing Men's Time

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 4

"When you keep the other fellow waiting, you are stealing his time." I wonder how many of us have thought of the matter in that light. I guests…

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Farming by Correspondence. Is It Practicable?

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 3

Yes! or ut least that is the contention of the New South Wales Chamber of Agriculture, and some of the reasons advanced are worth consideration…

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Experiment Farms May Be Closed Down

The Wellington Times · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

Speaking at Dubbo, Mr. Thorby (Minister for Agriculture) foreshadowed dealing drastically with the Government experiment farms…

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Eager Demand for Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 8

"Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., telegraphed from Sydney this morning as follows:—Japan and Germany were particularly vigorous bidders at…

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Farmer Conquered by Radio

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 5

"I am Sending a radio set out to your place, Mr. Broadacres, on trial" said a radio trader at Colac, a month or so ago, to one of his…

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Progressive Farming What the Season Has Taught Us

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 9

With every season we get some lesson that leads us further along safer and more profitable lines of progress…

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Wheat, Sheep--and Oats Experience of North-West Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

Progressive wheat farmers have long age [?] the value of a [?]ck of sheep, which not only turn the stubble and the weed growth on the fallows…

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Sheep and Wool Returns The New Form

Western Age · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

The twenty-six thousand sheepowners throughout the State will be required to fill in a special return (A. and P. Form No. 18) as to sheep, wool and lambing…

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Wool Outlook

Western Age · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report:—The holiday spirit is dominant, and practically no transactions in wool will take place until resumption of…

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Our Wool Product

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

It is stated that nearly half of the Australian wool clip has been shipped, 947,597 having been despatched to the United Kingdom and the…

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Local and General Goulburn Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 8

Mr. W. H. Wheatley advertises particulars of a special sheep sale to be held at Goulburn on Tuesday next, in to-day's "Dispatch." Thirty thousand…

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Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 6

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

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Wheat Growing. Frost Injury Often Confused With Disease

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

Cases are continually coming under the notice of the Government Biologist where damage done to wheat plants by the incidence of late frosts is being…

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Progressive Farming. What the Season Has Taught Us

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 8

With every season we get some lesson that leads us further along safer and more profitable lines of progress. The early part to two-thirds of the…

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Conquered by Radio. Farmer Buys a Set

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 9

"I am sending a radio set out to your place Mr. Broadacres, on trial," said a radio trader at Colac, a month or so ago to one of his custmers…

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English Workmen For Farm and Station City Lads for Country

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

Farmers and grasiers are to be appealed to early in the New Year to take in 100 selected, but inexperienced, men monthly, who are to be brought…

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