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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Wool at Best Point of Season Very Strong Demand

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 2

The Saturday Farmers and Graziers [?] writes 20/1/28:— [?] competition and very satisfactory [?] have been the…

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Wool Missing. Raine Disappears From a Narromine Truck. Conspiracy to Defraud Alleged

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 4

There was a full ground-floor gallery of spectators at the Dubbo Police Court on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 17th and 18th, to hear the case against…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 9

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report.—Taken as a whole, this week's sales have been even more satisfactory than last week, competition…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 9

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited report:—The catalogue which we brought forward on Tuesday last comprised…

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On the Land. Buoyant Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Excellent competition was experienced throughout our Sydney wool sale on Monday. Yorkshire, Germany…

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Stare Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 6

Messrs. F. W. and H. Dennis, Dubbo, report having held two successful sides of store sheep at the Dubbo fortnightly sales on the 16th and 24th instant,…

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Western Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:--Sales of Western wool at our Sydney auction on Monday included Thomas Wells, Nellrex, 24d: J. A. Maher…

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Goulburn Store Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 5

Dubbo and western graders will be interested in the sale of 35,000 store sheep, mostly station-bred, advertised in this issue by W. H. Wheatley to…

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Dubbo's Wheat Crops. The Judge's Review. Useful Instructional Comment

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 8

The report of Mr. B. M. Arthur, senior Agricultural Expert, who was judge for the crop competition conducted by the Dubbo Agricultural Society, emphasises the advantages of manure…

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Pars From Various Sources. Sheep-stealing Hawk

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3

Although hawks frequently carry off lambs, it is unusual for them to fly off with a full-grown sheep. This, however, has been happening in the Bolivia…

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Wheat Growing. Sow Only Pure Graded Seed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3

The complaint is frequently made by farmers that the seed of a variety of wheat that they have been growing for years has "run out," or that some…

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Bleached Seed Wheat. Losses from Faulty Germination. Sure and Simple Test

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3

Farmers should exercise care in the use of bleached wheat for seed, otherwise disappointing germination and reduced yields may follow…

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Molong Farmer Killed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 6

Robert Dickson, 37, a farmer of Nora Creek, near Molong, received terrible injuries, from which he died, when he was caught between a waggon heavily…

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Wool at Best Point of Season. Very Strong Demand

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers & Grazieres Co-op. Co. writes 20-1-28:— Excellent competition and very satisfactory clearances have been the…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. offered at auction on the 25th January a catalogue containing 6071 bales, which included an attractive…

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On the Land. Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery Limited report:—We submitted a catalogue of 5,319 bales at our sale on 25th instant, comprising an attractive…

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Wheat Growing. Sow Only Pure Graded Seed

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 6

The complaint is frequently made by farmers that the seed of a variety of wheat that they have been growing for years "has "run out", or…

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Sheep Stealing Rife

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

Sheep stealing is said to be unpleasantly rife in the Parkes district at present. Messrs. Pearce and Williams report having lost about 300 head from…

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Hay Crops. Wheat and Oats at Trangie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 6

While wheaten hay been grown for many years in the Trangie district, mainly as a feed for farm horses and as a reserve against recurring droughts…

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Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 4

The price of wheat ex trucks in Sydney, to-day is quoted at 5/3 1/2 per bushel…

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