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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Australia's Wheat King Successful Farming

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 6

AUSTRALIA'S greatest wheat grower is Mr. F. W. G. Liebe, of Wubin, West Australia, who expects this year to sow 25,000 acres of the…

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Wool Auctions

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report:—Buyers are at present in Brisbane attending sales in that centre, and consequently business in…

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Open Letter to Wheat-Growers. Against Compulsory Pool

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 3

FROM press reports, also from other sources, we learn that a petition, under the Marketing and Primary Producers Act, has, through the…

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Homestead Farms. Reappraisement on Transfer

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 6

WHEN Mr. Buttenshaw, Minister for Works and Railways, was at West Wyalong last week, a deputation representing the farmers and…

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Wheat Quotations. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 2

Wheat is quoted ex trucks Sydney at 514…

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Wheat Root Grub. The Problem of Control

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 4

Judging by the number of inquiries made in the Entomological Section of the Belter Farming Train on its recent Picton-Lyndhurst tour, writes the…

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Argentine Wool. 10 Per Cent, af World's Clip

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 4

According to the Bureau of Agricultural Economies, U.S.A., production of wool in Argentine in 1927 is estimated at 322,000,000 pounds against…

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Defiant Dairyman. Cream From Cancer Cow. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 2

At the Grafton Police Court, Frederick Small was fined £20 in default six months' imprisonment for falling to give notice of two diseased caws…

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More Wheat. Fields Extending West. Increased Activity

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 10

The wheat growing area of the State is creeping westward. Discussing crop prospects with the Parkers Chamber of Commerce, Mr…

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Lice-infested Sheep. Important Under Diseases in Stock Act

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 5

A judgment of much interest to stockowners was given by the Full Court in Sydney recently in support od special cases stated by Mr. G.A…

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The Wheat Crop. Causes of a Poor Shoot

Western Age · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 1

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

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Wheat Root Grub. The Problem of Control

Western Age · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 3
Also in The Wellington Times

Judging by the number of inquiries made in the Ent[?]logical Section of the Better Farming Train on its re[?]at Picton-Lyndburst tour, writes the…

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Argentine Wool. 10 Per Cent of World's Clip

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 7

ACCORDING to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U.S.A., production of wool in Argentine in 1927 is estimated at 322,000,000 pounds…

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Argentine Wool. 10 Per Cent, of World's Clip

Western Age · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 3

According to the [?]an of Agricultural Economies, U.S.A., production of wool in Argenting in 1927 is estimated at 322,000,000 pounds against…

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Farm Book-keeping Importance of a System of Accounts

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 4

BOOK-KEEPING is a task not very much to the relish of the average farmer, but some system of accounts is necessary if farming is to…

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Crops Plus Stock. Sheep in Wheat-growing Programme

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 8

The value of [?]allowing is now recognised by all capable farmers. Fallowing, however, can only give, the best returns when combined with sheep, and…

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Cattle Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 9

Mr. C. E. Skinner conducted a very successful sale of cattle at the local yards on Saturday last. Steers averaged £6/5/-, cows averaged £6/15/-…

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Wheat Quotations

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 6

Wheat, ex trucks Sydney, is quoted at 54½ a bushel…

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Warning to Cattle Owners

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 2

Cattle owners in the Country of Cumberland are warned against buying alleged cures for the cure of ple[?]-pneumonia in cattle, in a report made by…

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