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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Wool Auctions

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report:—Much interest, centred in the resumption of wool sales last week. Monday's auctions opened the…

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Strong-wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Initial Sydney wool sales of 1928 confirmed the opinion of those who Demand proved more general than…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

N.Z.L and M.A. Co., Ltd., report:—On the resumption of sales on Tuesday last, there was unusual interest manifested throughout the…

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Wheat Silo for Yeoval

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, M.L.A., has been informed by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby) that with reference to Mr…

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Re-opening Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report.—1928 has opened auspiciously from the woolgrowers' viewpoint, confidence in maintenance of last…

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On the Land. District Wool

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

A number of local clips were included in the Sydney catalogues last Wednesday. Winchcombe, Carson's sales comprised L. B. G. Western…

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The Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

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

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Good Crop of Soudan Grass

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

Mr. J. Cullen has just taken off a line crop of Sudan grass, which he has put aside for hay. The crop stood over six feet high. Mr. P. Maclnnes also…

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Destitute Farmers. Council to Rescue. Deputation From Mudgee

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

A gloomy picture of the condition of small farmers in the Mudgee district was painted by a deputation from the Cudgegong Shire Council which came…

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Sheep and Wool Retains. the New Form

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 2

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

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Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op Co. writes 23/12/27:— Apart from private selling of passed [?] business in the wool market has…

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Pastoral Big Reasons. for Science Research

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 6

Frequently in this column we have emphasised the necessity for science research in the pastoral industry, We have [?] to give what we her…

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Inkerman Downs Wool

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 2

French buyers competed with particular freedom for Mr George Sharpe's Inkerman Downs. clip from Bourke offered at Winchcombe, Carson's sale…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 7

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report:—For our opening sale of the New Year we submitted a catalogue of 6147 bales. The selection…

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

Western Age · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

Progressive wheat farmers have long ago learned the value of a flock of sheep, which not only turn the stubble and the weed growth on the fallows…

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Wheat Quotations. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6

Wheat ex trucks, Sydney, is quoted at 55½…

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Six Sheep to the Acre. Lucerne and Wimmera Rye. Tranche Farm Shows the Way

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 8

A paddock of 100 acres of Incerne and Wimmera rye grass, sown in 1926 on the Trangie Experiment Farm, has been constantly stocked at the rate of…

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Six Sheep to the Acre. On Lucerne and Wimmera Rye. Trangie Farm Sets a Lead

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 1

A paddock of 100 acres of lucerne and Wimaera rye grass, grown in 1926 on the Trangie Experiment Farm, has been constantly stocked at the rate of…

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Wheat Growing. Frost Injury Often Confused With Disease

Western Age · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

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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The Prince's Wonder Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

The farm which is now being reconstructed for the prince of Wales near Nottingham will, when completed, be one of the show places of England…

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