Western Wheat Harvest Silo Receivals
PARKES, Wednesday From Friday next the silo manager at Parkes will accept dry, sprung or slightly shot wheat weighing up to 54lb, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1948
1,705 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 86
Fine Wool Production Smaller Supplies
Winchombe Carson Ltd. report:— Australia is now growing only about 116,000 bales of merino wool of 70's to 90's quality. The number of bales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Good Start in Harvesting Wheat Crop
"The new year is starting well for wheatgrowers, with harvesters at work in practically every part of the cereal belt"…
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Rain fell continually during Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day was cold and showery. Most people spent the day around…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Controlling Wheat Weevils Mineral Dusts Tested
The use of dusts for controlling weevils in wheat is discussed in Bulletin 225, just issued by the Council for Scientific and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales Will Re-start This Month
The wool trade is at present in recess during the Christmas and New Tear holidays and matters generally are very quiet. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →1500 Wheat Bags Stolen at Forbes Thieves' Lorry Bogged
Fifteen, hundred wheat bags were stolen from the Bundaburra property. of Mr. J. Robertson, reports the Forbes "Advocate."…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →14,000 Bushels Stored In Silos This Week 75 Per Cent. of Wheat Is Second Grade "Worst Since 1930"
About 75 per cent, of the 14,000 bushels of wheat stored in Molong silos on Wednesday was second grade quality. Silo Agent Mr. Ted Burgas said this yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shield for Junior Farmers Competition New Section For Orange Show
A new section, for which the Central Western Shield will, be presented, will be included for junior farmers at the Orange…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys 500 Acres Of Crop
A disastrous fire, on Saturday, is reported to have destroyed 500 acres of crop, and a large quantity of hay at Narromine…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fruit Crops in Jeopardy December Rain Aftermath
As a result of the continued heavy rain the districtâs apple and pear crops are in jeopardy, and if there is a continuance of wet conditions all stone fruits are likely to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Controlling Weevils Uses of Mineral Dusts in Wheat
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rain Orange Cherry Crop Destroyed Harvesting Held Up
ORANGE, Friday: Following yesterday's 180 points of rain in the Orange area, it can safely be said that generally cherry picking has ended…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disturbing the Crop Outlook
SYDNEY, Friday: Harvesting of the N.S.W. wheat crop has been further delayed by rain during the last two days. Grain experts said today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vaccination Is Well Recommended Tetanus In Farm Stock
A bulletin issued recently by the Victorian Department of Agriculture points out that horse and sheep are the domestic animals most commonly affected by tetanus. In horses, tetanus often follows such injuries as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tipped Out Wheat
Thieves at Eugowra will apparently go to any lengths to acquire wheat bags. This is the impression of Carcoar…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Award Station Hands And 40-Hour Week
âThere we entirely unfounded rumours that a forty-hour working week for station hands began on January 1st says Mr. S. Ick.Hewins,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wonderful Wool Warm and Beautiful
AMERICAN WOMEN are becoming more wool-conscious than any other and as they also have a reputation for being clothes-conscious the wardrobes of the smartest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →560 Bags of Wheat From 29 Acres
During the past ween, Mr. E. Barnes sen., and son Norman, of Cassilis road, secured some phenomenal stripping results…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Low Grade Wheat May Affect Quality Of Bread
Although the quality of flour being produced at Cowra at present is reported to be below bread making standard, a mill manager at Orange said yesterday that wheat received here was not as bad…
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