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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 5

Schute, Boll and Co., Ltd., report under date 12th April: Owing to the incidence of the Easter holidays, there is little to report in the wool…

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On the Land. Yorkshire and Wool

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: French buyers have recently bought local fellmongered wools privately at full late figures, but no great…

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Milky Weed Hundreds of Sheep Die After Eating It

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 3

The deaths of several hundred sheep in the Ariah Park district, through eating "milky weed," which had always been believed to be good…

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Travelling Sheep Without a Permit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 4

Charles Williams was charged with travelling sheep without a permit, and pleaded not guilty. Mr. Jones appeared for defendant…

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Pastoral Notes Graziers and Politics. Team Work Is Good

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 6

Political decisions made by the annual conference of the Graziers' Association indicate that the Association is as strong as ever it was for political team…

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The Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 2

The price of wheat ex trucks in Sydney to-day is 5/6 1/2…

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Sheep, Cattle, Vehicles

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 8

A. Wilkins and Co., will sell at the Commercial saleyards on Saturday next, 1500 sheep and 30 head cattle On Saturday next Messrs A. Wilk…

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Sheep and Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 9

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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Pastoral Notes Wool Marketing. Graziers in Conference

Western Age · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 2

Naturally the marketing of wool and meat came in for much discussion at the annual conference of the Graziers' Association. Time was when our…

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Dubbo Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 9

On Saturday, 28th April, at Dubbo, The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. will sell 1100 store cattle, all…

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Tamworth Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 8

A. L. Stewart and Co., will yard over 1600 special store cattle at the Tamworth yards on Tuesday next 24th. The yardings will comprise…

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Wool Troubles

Western Age · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 2

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

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Country Wool Selling

Western Age · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 2

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

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Handling and Selling wheat. How a Cowra Farmer Does It

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 3

Mr. E. S. Twigg, Cowra, gives his experience of handling and selling wheat:- I have put my wheat in the silos…

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Definition of "Fine Wool."

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 7

In these days of intricate puzzles that of determining what is "fine" wool should be included. Here is a specific instance of the…

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That Wheat Pool. Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 8

Dr. Earle Page, in addressing the Victorian Chamber of Agricultural convention, said that a compulsory wheat pool could be obtained only…

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Yorkshire and Wool. Justified Caution

Western Age · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—French buyers have recently bought local fellmongered wools privately at full late figures, but no great volume of…

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The Sheep Louse. How to Recognise the Pest

Western Age · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 1

It is surprising how many [?]-farmers are unable to recognise the common sheep house, and the many erroneous ideas that exists in regard to…

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Do Modern Methods Pay? Value Demonstrated by Wheat Growing Contests

Western Age · Thursday 19 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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Internal Parasites of Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

Numerous reports have been received during the last few weeks of mortalities and sickness amongst sheep…

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