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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Wheat Growing. Sow Only Pure Graded Seed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 4

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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Farming Days

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Evening scents of cabbage roses [?] some sweet old-fashioned [?] As I pass a [?]ustic homestead [?] train…

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Experiment Farms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 3

Mr. Thorby Minster for Agriculture states that as a result of his recent tour has devided to re-classfly the Government Esperinicnt…

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Pastoral Federal Land Valuation. Graziers' Representation

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 6

Graziers will note with approval that the personnel of the Valuation Board just appointed by the Federal Government included Mr. F. H. Tout…

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World's Wheat. Interesting American Review

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 2

Factors of considerable interest to Australia in relation to the position and prospects of the wheat trade throughout the world are reviewed by the Food…

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Prospects for Wheat. World's Market Reviewed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 6

The result of the world's harvest of wheat in the past year is now known with approximate accuracy. and it is possible accordingly, to make a reasonable…

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Wheat Growing. Sow Only Pure Graded Seed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 4

The complaint is frequently made by farmers that the seed of r. variety of wheat that they have been crowing for years has "ran out," or that some…

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A Farmer's Complaint. Against Railway Officials

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 4

Mr. J. Usher, District Railway Superintendent, wrote the following letter to the Narromine branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, and it was…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 8

The wool sales closed to-day, and during the series 109,000 bales were sold at prices showing advances up to 15 per cent. on the last series…

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On the Land. Merino Wool Dearer

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report—Values for the great bulk of merino wools reached the highest point of the season at our Sydney sales…

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The Wheat Harvest. Lowest for Ten Years

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 10

Mr. T. Waites, Government statistician has issued a preliminary estimate of the wheat harvest of the current season, based on the figures…

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

Western Age · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 3

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

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Fur Farms. The Value of the Rabbit. Government Inquiry

Western Age · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 4

The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) has under consideration the appointment of a committee of inquiry into the possibilities of fur…

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A Champion Farmer

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 11

Bathurst boasts having one of the most successful farmers in the State, in Mr. Horace Peers, who is settled six miles from town, on the Peel…

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Wheat Prices. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 6

Wheat is quoted ex trucks Sydney 52½…

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Wool Sales. Goldsborough Mort's Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

Messrs. Goldsbrough Mori offered by auction on Wednesday 42[?] selections. There was considerable improvement on recent offerings, and brisk…

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Nabawa Wheat. Not New to This State

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 3

During the past two seasons Nabawa wheat has shown remarkable resistance to flag smut, and in reporting its performances it has always been referred…

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Farm Training. Coarse at Glen Innes. for Farmers' Sons

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 8

If sufficient applications are received to justify such action being taken, a twelve-months' practical course of training in agriculture will be provided…

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Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 2

Mr. George Paul advertises he will offer for sale a number of store sheep at the Commercial yards on Saturday next, commencing at 2.30…

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Wellington Wool

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 5

A large number of district clips appeared in last Tuesday's Sydney catalogues. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report that they obtained for…

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