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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Do Modern Methods Pay. Value Demonstrated by Wheat-growing Contests

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 10

That progressive methods of farming pay is again made evident by the results of the various crop growing contests conducted last season…

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"Ermine" Rabbit. For Farming Wonders

Western Age · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 4

Chinchilla, ermine, or sable—milady's valuable fur may be just rabbit after all. It is not the pelt of the ordinary curse of the back country…

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Sheep and Dairy Cattle Census. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 6

At the end of June Just there were 55,930,000 sheep in the State; also 462,365 dairy cattle in registered dailies…

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Pastoral Notes Wool Marketing. Graziers in Conference

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

Naturally the marketing of wool and real same in for much discussion at the annual conference of the dizzier Association. Time was when our…

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Wool Marketing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 3

The growing practice of selling wool in the country was thoroughly discussed at Hie Graziers' conference, and it was finally resolved to appoint a…

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Wool Trouble

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

While most of our growers recognise that wool is wonderfully well marketed a Australia, there is a fairly general opinion that certain animaties or…

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Country Wool Selling

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

It is maintained by some growers hat certain unsatisfactory features in the marketing wool are responsible in considerable part for the increase in…

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Pastoral Notes Graziers' Resolutions. Many Important Decisions

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 3

Many matters of vital interest to the graziers were discussed at the Graziers' animal conference and numbers of the resolutions carried are of far-reaching…

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Worms in Sheep. a Reminder Concerning Drenching

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

A considerable, number of reports have been received by the Stock Brunch of the Department of Agriculture regarding worm infestation in sheep, and…

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Yorkshire and Wool. Justified Caution

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:-- French buyers have recently bought local fellmongered wools privately at full late A mires, hut no great volume of…

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The Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 6

The price of wheat ex trucks in Sydney to-day is 5/5 1/2…

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The Sheep Louse. How to Recognise the Pest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 8
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It is surprising how many sheep farmers are unable to recognise the common sheep horses, and toe many erroneous ideas that exist in regard to…

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Do Modern Methods Pay? Value Demonstrated by Wheat Growing Contests

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 3

That progressive methods of farming pay is again made evident by the results of the various crop-growing competitions conducted last season by…

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The Wheat Industry. Does Wheat-Growing Pay--Dwindling Returns--Government "Nose" in the Wheat Bag"--Where Australia Lags Behind Canada, U.S.A., and the Argentine--Reduction of Capital value of Crown Lands Advocated

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 5

In any discussion on "Where is Australia Heading?" an important question which must be asked and answers is "Does it pay to grow Wheat"?…

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Tullamore Farmer's Loss

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 12

Alleging that his sheep had been worried by defendants' dogs so that 29 of them died and 200 were injured, Vincent Victor Pole, a Tullamore…

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Experiment Farm to Close

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

With the recent visit of Mr. Thorby, M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture, to Combinable, and his Inspection of Hie Combinable Experiment Farm, arises…

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Prize Howlers. Last Year' Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 3

An English newspaper, "The Universal Correspondent," publishes a new collection of "howlers" said to have been obtained from recent examination…

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Sheep and Cattle Prices

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 2

Bidding was spirited at the sheep and cattle sale held at the Commercial saleyards on Saturday last, when A. Wilkins and Co. conducted a very…

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Local Jottings. Sheep and Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the sheep and cattle sale which is to be conducted by Mr. George Paul at' the Commercial sale yards on Saturday next…

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