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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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What Wheat to Grow Lamb-marking Lossfs

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 6

The heavy losses of lambs during the period following the operation of marking as the result of infection will infectious diseases such as tetanus have…

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What Wheat to Grow Lamb-marking Losses

Western Age · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 3

The heavy losses of lambs during the period following the operation of marking as the result of infection with infections diseases such as tetanus have…

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Varieties of Wheat Departmental Recommendations for Different Districts

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 7

THE following are the latest departmental recommendations as to the varieties of wheat best suited to this district:—…

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Temora Fertiliser Tests. Results Give Guide to Wheat Growers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 7

Most farmers in the wheat belt know that it is necessary to use superphosphate, but it is impossible to say off-hand, said the Chief…

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AGRICULTURAL Varieties of Wheat Departmental Recommendations for Different Wheats

Western Age · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 3

The following are the latest departmental recommendations as to the varieties of wheat best suited to the Central-western Slopes, of which…

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Wool Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 2

Goldsborough, Mort aud Ct. Ltd. reported on Saturday Our first sale since the Christmas recess was held on Tuesday, when we brought forward a…

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The Wool Season

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co, Ltd., report:--On resumption of sales on Monday last, December levels were maintained practically unchanged. Competition…

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On the Land. Sldney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report: On resumption of sales on Monday last, December levels were maintained practically unchanged…

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Pastoral Problems. Gland Grafting in Sheep. Those Voronoff Experiments

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 8

When Voronoff first talked of his experiments in gland granting the general tendency was to ridicule the idea. Since then, however, scientists in…

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Cattle Go Mad

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

Exciting scenes were witnessed at the big cattle sales at the Rockhampton Agricultural Society's ground last week, the heat driving the beasts frantic…

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Cattle, Die in Truck

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

Seven head of cattle which arrived last Monday at Goulburn from Hillston are dead as a result of exhaustion due to the heat. Two were dead when the…

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Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 1

The price of wheat ex trucks in Sydney to-day is 4/7 1/2…

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A Useful Catch Crop. Millet Is Easily Grown

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

The farmer who desires a quickmaturing crop that will be useful as forage or hay, or for conversion into silage, should consider growing some of…

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Varieties of Wheat. Departmental Recommendations for Different Districts

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 5

The following are the latest departmental recommendations as to the varieties of wheat best suited to various portions of the State…

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Another Fire. Wambianna Wool Shed Destroyed. Stud Stock Saved

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 6

Last Saturday brought another fire sensation to Trangie. In the afternoon about 2.30 or 3 p.m. word came through to say that…

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kin Disease of Sheep Medy Kill the Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 9

disease which affects the skin sheep must be considered serin Australia, a country which dependent upon wool for its…

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Wool Sales

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. wire us: We sold 8200 bales of wool at auction. Values were firmly maintained on recent levels. We obtained for…

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Bena Wheat Proves Unsatisfactory

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 8

BENA wheat, although one of the most promising of the newer varieties introduced by the Department of Agriculture, and giving…

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Green Colouration in Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 7

THOUGH distinctly uncommon it is not a very rare thing to see wool which shows a greenish discolouration; and at times a reddish…

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Local Jottings. Local Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 8

Bidding was keen and values firm at Tuesday's Sydney wool auctions. Winchcombe, Carson's sales included george H. Bowhay, Yeoval, ewes…

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