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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,464 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 74

A Great Effort By Rylstone Red Cross Donations of Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 2

A SPLENDID scheme to augment the funds of the Rylstone Red Cross, which has met with wonderful results, was…

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Beetle Pest Enemy of Potatoes and pumpkins Protection of Crops

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 14

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Mudgee War Work Illness While in Camp Helping Soldier Farmers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 10

AT the regular meeting of the Mudgee and District War Service Committee on Monday night last, which was presided over by…

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Maize Crops Further Rain Needed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 12

A REVIEW of ma[?] crop conditions in the Central Tableland division of the State has been issued as follows by…

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Millthorpe News. Wheat Trials

Leader · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 2

The yield, of wheat grown 011 the experimental plots on Mr. P. A. Hingham’s property resulted as follows:— Bourdon, 46 bus. 22 th.; Ford, 44 bus…

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Homebush Sales Sheep Market Easier SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 6

A penning of 38,000 sheep and lambs confronted today. Lambs were lightly supplied and met brick…

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Keep Growing Wheat. Mr. Vincent’s Advice

Leader · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 6

“Tell the farmer to keep on rowing wheat,” said Major Raid, minister for Agriculture, .o the “Guardian” In an Interview at…

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Provision Against Drought. an Essential Part of Sheep Husbandry

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 5

Lush and bountiful feed at the beginning of the summer is no guarantee that similar conditions will remain throughout the season…

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Local and General News Wheat Industry Stabilisation Act

Leader · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 2

The Bank of [?] South [?] which [?] dist[?] [?] [?]…

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Poultry Notes Green Feed Crops a Seasonable Reminder

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 4

The benefits to be derived from a satisfactory green feed crop can hardly be over-estimated, but on many farms insufficient attention is…

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City Markets. Dairy Produce prices. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 1

[?] by S[?] Street [?] today [?] no change in the [?] m[?] quotat[?] [?]…

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Wool Report

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 18th instant: Our appraisement Catalogue No. 11 comprising 12,653 bales was…

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Wheat Crop the Harvest Second Best Ever Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 1

Returns of 76,116 wheatfarmers throughout New South Wales show that the harvest for the coming season will be…

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British Wool Needs. Effects On Rag Trade

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 13

The mills in the United Kingdom are running at high pressure. Rew material has been made available readily for army, navy and air force…

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Wheat Crop Estimated Production MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 1

It appears that the Australian wheat crop will approximate 240 million bushels in the 1939-40 season said the chairman of the Australian Wheat…

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Wheat Bounty Final Payment to Growers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 6

THE Rural Bank of New South Wales, which is the distributing authority in this State, announces that the rate of the final…

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British Wool Needs Effects [?]n Rag Trade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 1

WIN[?] Carson Ltd. re[?]…

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Wheat Bag Slasher. Narrowmine Incident Recalled. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 4

Inquiries into the Narromine "wheat bag" case may have to be re-opened, as the result of the discovery of 20 [?] bags…

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Dunedoo Wheat Trials Eliminating Unsuitable Types Bencubbin and Eureka are Good

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 5

WHEAT trials conducted by Mr. G. J. Nott, of "Minemoorong," Dunedoo, for the Department of Agriculture, were advanced another stage during the past season. Gradually unsuitable types are being discarded in favor of varieties…

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Great Wheat Yield. Years Compared. N.S.W. Produced the Bulk. MELBOURNE

Leader · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 2

It appears that the Australian what yield for the 1939-40 season will reach 240,000 bushels, said the Chairman of the…

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