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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Fat Lambs. a Profitable Branch of Sheep Farming

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 5

Lamb-raising may be regarded as a special branch of sheep farming, the object being to produce a lamb with exceptional early maturing…

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Wool Auctions

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:—At our wool auction sale of May 1, we submitted a miscellaneous selection of typical "off…

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Dubbo Store Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers Co-op., Co., Ltd., report an excellent clearance of all cattle at their special store cattle sale held on Saturday…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited report: The first series of sales since the regular wool selling season, which…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report: The wool submitted last week was of a miscellaneous character, consisting of a few autumn shorn clips…

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Research of the Farm. an Historic Conference

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 1

Conclusions of importance to agriculture in all parts of the Empire are contained in the report, now published, of the recent Imperial…

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Sale of Commonwealth Ships. Effect Upon Farmer

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 6

The secretary of the Country Party writes:—"Labour is trying to fashion the sale of the Commonwealth line to Lord Kylsant for…

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Important Cattle Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 2

Special attention is drawn to the sale of 1300 cattle to be held at Dubbo. on Saturday the 12th, inst, by Leeds bros Ltd,. and McNeilly,…

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Wheat Quotations. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 2

Wheal, ex-trucks, Sydney, is quoted at 31½d. per bushel…

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Fat-lamb Raising. The Best Crosses For Wool and Mutton. Expert's Advice on Breeding and Feeding

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 4

The raising of fat lambs is being reorganized more and more throughout Australia as one of the most valuable of the primary industries, and some…

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Sale of Commonwealth Ships. Effect Upon Farmer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 4

Labour is trying to fashion the sale of the Commonwealth Line to Lord Kylsant for £1,900,000 into a weapon of attack against the Country Party."…

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Yeoval Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 8

On Saturday week, May 19th Mr Leo F. Miller, auctioner, Yeovul, will hold a cattle sale. There is ev-ery prospect of a good yarding,…

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Dubbo Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 8

On Saturday, 12th May, Leeds Bros, Ltd., and McNeilly, Crampton and Martin, Ltd., will sell at Dubbo saleyards, 1500 cattle, comprising…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 10

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd, report:—The local market has remained quiet during the week, there being very…

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Out-of-Season Wheat Problem of Self-sown Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 9

There is much self-sown wheat in the Wagga, Temora, Junee, Corowa and Riverina districts, the crops, in many cases, having reached a height…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 10

Wool sales opened at Brisbane with average selection forward. Seed and dust greatly in evidence. Japanese competition keen for good…

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Pastoral Notes Homebush Supplies. Equalisation of Yardings

Western Age · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 4

It is the considered opinion of the Graders' Association, the Homebush Selling Agents and the Metropolitan Meat Industry Board that stockowners…

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On the Land. Loombah Station Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 10

A drop of about 1/- per head was recorded in values for wethers at Homebush last Monday. Mr. Sage Brace, Loombah, Cumnock, obtained…

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World's Wool Consumers. France in Lead

Western Age · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd report in Sydney and Brisbane the Continent takes pride as a consumer of wool The fineness of the clip readers it…

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Easier Wool Values But Outlook Sound

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 10

Winehcombe, Carson Ltd., report: During the past two months prices for average 64's merino tops in Bradford have dropped from their…

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