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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

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The Country Party Farmers and Settlers Firm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 3

At a branch meeting of the Molong Farmers and Settlers' Association, a motton to take a plebiscite of members of branches throughout the State…

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Wheat Market Barely Normal Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 1

At this morning's sales, bulk wheat sold nt 4/10½, and bagged at. 5/- per bushel…

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Wool in America Touches Low Level Winnipeg

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 1

Wheat prices tumbled to their lowest level since last Summer to-day, breaking 5¾ cents from Saturday's close. The market at Chicago broke sharply…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool 4/- Per Bushel Conference to Minister Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 1

A conference of State Ministers of Agriculture and representatives of the wheatgrowers met at Canberra to-day, when a compulsory pool and guarantee…

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Wheatgrowing Methods High Standard Reached in Crop Competitions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 4

A high standard of wheat-growing practice is reflected by January drop competitions. Discussing the result of the contest in the Central Slopes Wheat…

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Sydney Racing Letter Eight Races at the Farm Apprentice Pratt's Treble Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 4

The races at Warwick Farm, on saturday, gave punters another fair day. In the eight events, two favorites and two second favorites won, and, with the…

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Local Wheat Price

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 8

The local price of wheat to-day is quoted at 4/-…

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Use More Wool

Western Age · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 2

There is one way by which Cobar can help its great pastoral industry, and that is by a never-ceasing advocacy of "Use More Wool." It should be behind every movement that has such an objective in view. An exhibition of woollen goods is to be held in Sydney from April 7 to April 17…

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Wheat Quotations Sydney

Western Age · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 3

The following were the quotations for wheat this morning: Bulk, 1/9; bagged 1/11…

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The Man on the Land Pastoral, Agricultural, Dairying, Poultry Agricultural Noogoora Burr Its Identification and Control

Western Age · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 3

Noogoora Burr [?]anthium chinese [?]. accidentale[?] sometimes called Cockle Burr, grown very much like a easter-oil plant when young: it attains…

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Yellow Discoloration of Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 6

DURING the past Cow weeks there have been submitted to the Glenfield Veterinary Research Station several samples of wool showing a…

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Sydney Wool Sales Good Clearances

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 8
Also in The Wellington Times

The secretary Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co. reports:-- On February 17 we offered 6,015 hides, representative of a wide area of…

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PASTORAL Pasture Improvement Methods of Sowing Grasses and Clovers

Western Age · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 3

The method usually adopted for sowing seed of grasses and clovers. writes the Assistant. Agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture in an article…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 9

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report having offered on Tuesday, 4096 bales of wool. A fair proportion was good spinners' and…

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Seasonal Report The Wheat Harvest the Probable Yield

Western Age · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 4

The following seasonal report for the month of January has been issued by the Department of Agriculture:—Wheat…

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Wongarbon Whispers The Deadly Trap- Door Big Wheat Sowings

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 8

Mr. Chas. Moore's sister and her husband, have been on a visit to their relatives in the village, and are on route to Queensland on a six months'…

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Wheat Guarantee Will Not Be Extended Until Proposals Effected CANBERRA

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 1
Also in Western Age

At the conclusion of the conference with Ministers for Agriculture. Mr. Parker Maloney, Minister for Make[?] announced that the Fedeal Government…

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Proposed Federal Wheat Pool To Guarantee 4/- per Bushel to Growers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 9

THE Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Maloney) in opening the conference at Canberra on Tuesday, with regard to the proposed…

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