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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

1,574 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 36 of 79

Local Jottings. Bulk Handling of Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 8

At a meeting of the council of the New South Wales. Chamber of Agriculture last week, the matter of securing permanent grades for…

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Root Eating Grub. Tamworth Wheat Areas Affected

Western Age · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 2

At a meeting of the Tamworth, District Council of the P.P.U., a letter was read from the Department of Agriculture in regard to investigations for the…

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Help for Wool Industry. Federal Action Taken

Western Age · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 2

Prosperity of the primary industries means prosperity for Australia," declares the weekly bulletin of the Federal Country Party Parliamentary…

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Farm Forestry. The Operation of Planting

Western Age · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 2

Continuing the discussion in a series of articles now running through the "Agricultural Gazette" of forestry as applied to the needs of the farm, an…

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Science and the Land. Are Values Too High ? Has the Farmer Anything to Learn?

Western Age · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 3

There are still some who think the practical farmer has nothing to learn from the s[?]tist, notwithstanding the telling evidence to be found on all…

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Fiendish Crimes. Farmer Killed; Three Outraged

Western Age · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 4

Probably the most diabolical series of crimes ever perpetrated in Australia, is reported in Western Australia, where, it is a alleged, that at a farmhouse 26…

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Farmers' Credit. Assisting the Men on the Land. South Africa's Way. Details of Agricultural Credit Act

Western Age · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 3

Credit for farmers in Australia has lately boon a much-talked-of subject, and the problem of establishing short-term credit to…

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Insuring Crops. Company Explains the Method

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 6

CROP insurance, and the methods of insurance companies, form something like a puzzle for the average man…

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Stud Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 8

Large consignments of fat and stud sheep have been going forward this week for the Sydney Sheep Show. Whilst sheep owners of this district…

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The Sydney Sheep Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 6

The annual Sydney Sheep Show was opened yesterday morning. G. G. C. Mack, of Weemabah, took first prize for strong wool merino ewe. Estate…

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The Wheat Crop. Causes of a Poor Shoot

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 3

Although the grain may have been harvested from the previous season's crop, and may apparently be normal, seed-wheat may nevertheless be of low…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., received the following wire from their Brisbane office: "Miscellaneous selection wools available opening Brisbane wool sales…

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Wheat Quotations. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 6

Wheal is quoted ex trucks Sydney at 3[?] per bushel…

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Wheat Marketing Bill. Poll to be Taken

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

No actual move has taken place yet in regard to the formation of a Wheat Marketing Board. Although the Minister for…

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Help for Wool Industry. Federal Action Taken

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 10

Prosperity of the primary industries means prosperity for Australia," declares the weekly balletin of the Federal Country Party Parliamentary…

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Wool Offerings in Sydney. Revised System This Season. Growers Should Be Keenly Interested

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 8

A revised system of cataloguing wool in the Sydney market will ha tried out in the coming season, and growers throughout the State are likely to…

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The Weather and Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 8

During the early part of the week the weather was of a fairly bleak and un[?]iting character. but Wednesday and Thursday were fine and sunny…

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Peak Hill. Better Farming Train

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 8

The Bettor Farming Train arrived in Peak Hill on Monday, and during the day was visited by a large number of farmers and townspeople. The…

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Trangie Farmers and Settlers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 8

A meeting of the Trangie branch of the Farmers and Settlers was held at the Imperial Hotel on Saturday, 23rd Instant. There were present Mr. M. H…

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Unbranded Sheep

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 2

The Secretary of the Bourke P. P. Board has asked us to draw the attention of any persons who are sending sheep to the Flemington Sale Yards,…

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