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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Effect of Top-Dressing on Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 2

Though there can be no question as to the added feeding value to top-dressed pastures, writes the Sheep and Wool Expert of the…

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Why Fallowing is Vital. to Successful Wheat Growing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 11

Space as been devoted in recent issues of these notes to discussion of a question of considerable importance to the wheat grower, namely,…

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Law to Be. for Wheat and Other Pools

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, outlined last week the main proposals of the Marketing Amendment Bill, which has already passed…

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On the Land. Growing Wheat. "What Does It Cost?

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 2

At a meeting of the Jindera branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, a discussion took place regarding the cost of production of…

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The Limiting Factor. Why Fallowing Is Vital to Successful Wheat Growing

Western Age · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 3

Space has been devoted in recent issues of these notes to discussion of a question of considerable importance to the wheat-grower namely that of the…

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Farmers Disagree. Share Farming Agreement. Verdict for £220

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 6

At the Coonamble District Court on Wednesday, May 16, before his Honor Judge (Armstrong, E. G. Pearson, share farmer, of Baradine…

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Our Serial Story. Love and Pride Chapter I. the Inmates of the Farmhouse

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 5

Old Deacon Marshall sat smoking beneath the maple tree which he had planted many years before, when he was scarcely older than the little…

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Another Pioneer Farmer Passes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 3

Yet another well-known and respected resident of the district, and last remaining member of a line old pioneering family has gone to his…

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Pastoral Research Fund. Wool Brokers' Donation. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 6

A donation of £5,000 has been made by the wool selling brokers to the Australian Pastoral Research Fund. The brokers also offer to continue the…

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Fat Lambs. a Profitable Branch of Sheep Farming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 9

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

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Record Price for Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 10

Mr. W. V. Gibbs recently purchased a mob of 900 early shorn wethers off Trangie Station, the property of Cameron and Sons at 36/. This might claim…

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The Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 6

The price of wheat ex trucks in Sydney to-day is 5/7…

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Price of Wheat. No Government Guarantee. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. H. V. Thorby) said the Government could not consider the advisability of giving a guaranteed price for wheat…

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The Limiting Factor. Why Fallowing Is Vital to Successful Wheat Growing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 3

Space has been devoted in recent issues of these notes to discussion of a question of a question of considerable importance to the wheat-grower namely that of the…

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Poultry Farming. Breeding From Pullets and Cockerels

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2

Poultry farmers who appreciate the importances of early hutching will find it necessary to use well developed early pullets to get sufficient eggs to make…

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Killing Grasshoppers. Forbes Farmer's Success

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 8

Heaps of dead grasshoppers 10 inches thick spread over a large paddock is the result of an experiment carried out in the Forbes district…

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Wool Auctions

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 May 1928 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report:—The wool position in local markets shows no new feature from our last report, transactions being…

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Winter School for Farmers

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 May 1928 · page 2

The Secretary (Mr. W. J. Cartwright) of the local Agricultural Bureau, has received word from the Agricultural Department that the…

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Wheat Quotations. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 2

Wheal, ex-trucks, Sydney, is quoted at 57 per bushel…

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Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 4

The price of wheat ex trucks in Sydney is quoted at 5/7…

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