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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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The Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

Wheat ex trucks Sydney is quoted at 5/5 1/2 to 5/6 per bushel…

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Victorian Wheat Pool. Ballot of Growers. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

The Victorian Government has decided to take a ballot of wheat growers on the subject of a Compulsory Wheat Pool…

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Radio for Farmers. Special Broadcasts

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 8

It is anticipated that as the first Marketing Board is set up under the Marketing and Primary Producers' Act, the Board will prepare regular…

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Sheep As Beasts of Burden

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 7

In the northern part of India sheep are put to a use unthought of in European countries. They are made to serve as beasts of burden…

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Wool Values Hold. Excellent Clearances

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 4

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes on 10th March 1928. Conditions in the Sydney market continue healthy. The demand is…

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Transplanting Wheat

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 2

The Daily News, (Brisbane), says the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Guinness will shortly witness a German method of transplanting wheat…

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Wool Auctions

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

Pitt Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:—The catalogue submitted by us on Wednesday last comprised 4,070 bales, representative of the…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd. report:— The catalogue brought forward by this Company on Tuesday last…

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Sound Wool Outlook. Germany's Trade

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: This season 2,233,095 bales of wool have been received into Australian stores, and by the end of the month…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report Although a tendency towards hesitation was reported at the closing sales of the previous week, such…

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Breeding Rabbits for Their Wool Real Thing in Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 3

Fur farming and with rabbits, tool has already started in this State. This fact was brought out in evidence before the Fur Farming…

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Pastoral. Graziers' Annual Conference Comprehensive Agenda Paper

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 6

Ninety or more delegates will discuss over 130 resolutions at the eleventh annual conference of the Graziers' Association which is to be held in Sydney…

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Orange Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 8

Leeds Bros, Ltd., auctioneers, Orange, advertise they will sell at the Corporation Yards, Orange, on Thursday next, 3000 champion wethers…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 10

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Ltd., report:— We held our closing sale of the regular season on Tuesday,…

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Australian Agricultural and Pastoral Industries. Fertilisation the Primary Consideration

Western Age · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3

At no period of the history of these vital industries of Australia has the man on the land been faced with such a crisis as exists to-day. Rising costs…

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Bigger Wheat Yield New Method of Sowing Remarkable Results Claimed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3

A new method of wheat planting which, if hopes based upon experiments be realised, will revolutionise wheat farming and enable farmers…

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Telephone Complaints Investigated. By the District Inspector, Mr. Morton. Farmers State Their Grievances. Mechanic Bob Buckleton Has a Say

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 7

At the February meeting of the Narromine branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, a number of farmers ventilated their…

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Address to Farmers State Organiser

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 6

Undoubtedly many district farmers attended the F. and S.A. meeting in Narromine last Saturday for the purpose of hearing an address by…

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Western Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Sales of wool from Western centres at our Sydney auction, last Thursday included: Edward Johnstone, Nyngan…

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Wool Values Holding

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 6

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes:— On 20th March we offered a satalogue of 3979 bales, a miscellaneous selection…

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