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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

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PASTORAL Control of St. John's Wort By Grazing with Black-skinned Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 16

St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) is an introduced plant which has taken possession of large…

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Dunedoo Cattle Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 1

At Dunedoo on Friday, March 20, commencing at 2 p.m., O. L. Milling and Co. and Dalgety and Co., auctioneers in conjunction, will sell 1000…

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Binnaway Cattle Sale

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 5

Balcombe and Brown, Ltd., auctioneers, Binnaway, report as follows on their cattle sale held on Monday last:—…

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Kanowna Sheep Sale

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 5

A successful, stock sale, was held at '“Kanowria” on Tuesday last, when approximately 2500 sheep out of a total, yarding of 3600 were…

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Dunedoo Special Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 12

Messrs. O. L. Milling & Co., Dunedoo, advise that they will hold a big special cattle sale at Dunedoo on Friday, March 20, and they will be…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. report:—We submitted at our sale on the 5th instant, a catalogue bf 8,031 bales, drawn…

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Wheat Bounty. Federal Plans

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 6

Federal legislation will shortly be Introduced to provide a grant to wheat-growers on an acreage basis…

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Lucerne and Sheep. Control Skeleton Weed

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 6

Messrs. Hugh Ross and T. P. Taylor, manager and experimentalist list respectively of the Wagga Experiment Farm, point out that…

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Grow Wheat To Pay Church Debt

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 6

A unique suggestion to raise funds to clear off the debt on St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Dubbo. was put forward by Mr. N. C…

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Wool in Favor General Supporting Factors

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 12

Statistically wool has been in a strong selling position this season, and that fact has assisted to a great extent in providing a…

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Firm Price To-day's Wheat Market Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 1

Bulk wheat, hold this morning at 3/8¾ per bushel and bagged at 3/10½…

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Wool Market Rates and Sales Satisfactory London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 1

Active competition prevailed at the wool sales to-day. All holdings sold well at yesterday's opening rales…

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Standardisation of Wheat In America and Canada Address by Mr. Harrison

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 11

At the Agricultural Bureau Conference on Tuesday night, Mr. L. S. Harrison, Assistant Manager Government Grain Elevators, gave a very interesting address of his experiences in America and Canada in regard to wheat…

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The North-west Prepares for the Wheat Season. Extension in Area Indicated

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 6

Farmers are busy preparing their ground for wheat sowing, and, Judging from their observations during February, several…

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DAIRYING For Sustained Production Importance of Winter Fodders

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 16

For sustained production consistently ample feeding of dairy cattle is essential, and it is a fact with particular significance…

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Fashion's Mount Farmers Satisfied

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 4

WE are having beautiful, weather lately, warm days and cool nights. The rain seems to come along at the right time, and the grass is…

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Looking Backwards The First Farmer's Union at Wellington, 1880

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 8

The conference of the various branches of the Agricultural Bureaux will be held in Wellington on…

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Best Crop for Silage Value of Maize

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 16

Most crops are suitable for making silage and any surplus growth of green fodder can be utilised in this way, but the…

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Sixteen Weeds Indicated As Worst in Australia. Expert’s List of Farm Pests

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 6

A list of 16 weeds which, in his opinion, are the worst in Australia, has been released by Mr. G. A. Currie, of the Council…

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The FARMER & His Markets Skeleton Weed From a New Angle

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 6

Mr. A. G. Hecker, president of the Temora Farmers and Settlers’ Association, viewing the skeleton weed menace from a new aspect,…

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