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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

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Brisbane Wool Sales Buoyancy in Evidence

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

Schute Bell and Co. Ltd., report under date of Thursday : -- Prices appear to have been well sustained in Brisbane, with buoyancy in…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Big Interest Centred

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd., under date of Thursday state that more than ordinary interest has been centred in the sales in Brisbane, which…

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The Fruit Crop Report for February

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

The Department of Agriculture has issued the following report covering the fruit crop for February : -- Weather Conditions. -- Dry weather…

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Alleged Assault Bunglegumbie Farmer in Court Fracas In Country Charges Dismissed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 4

Judging by the story told to P.M. Adams in the Police Court to-day, there were strange happenings on the property of Mr…

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Chained to Plough Appeal to Farmers Labour's Wine Joke

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 4

"Produce more," shouts the Federal Labour Government to the farmers. "Loaf more" it whispers to the coal miners who have been idle for twelve…

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Wool and Wheat Wool Auctions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 6

Sales last week were held in Brisbane, and Pitt, Son and Badgery's reports from that centre are to the effect that the market is without material…

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The Wheat Crop Right Time to Sow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 7

As much depends upon the time that wheat is sown as upon the variety that is sown. As a general rule late-maturing varieties (such as Cleveland or…

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Sydney Wool Sales Keen Demand District Clips Sold Sydney

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

The demand was keen and general at the Sydney wool auctions yesterday. Compared with previous Sydney sales, values of fine quality merino fleece…

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Fluctuations in Farm Values Standard Contribution Another Perspective

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

Mr. David Kelly's clear and comprehensive statement of the pros and cons[?]of land inflation, coming as it does from [?] land man of experience, must be…

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Co-operative Buying Taree Farmers Most Profitable Enterprise

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

At the recent Dungog Conference, the subject of co-operative buying of farm requirements was freely discussed. The President of the Agricultural…

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Our Farmers & Settlers Annual Meeting R. T. Bolton New President

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 3

The annual meeting of members was held on Saturday at the Country Party's Office. Mr. W. J. Doyle (president) chaired the gathering; others…

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Wheat Yield

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 8

If the weather keeps favourable sufficient seed should be sown this year in N.S.W. to produce 70,000,000 bushels of wheat. This opinion was…

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Local Wheat Price

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 8

The local price of wheat to-day was quoted at 3/8 on a sick market…

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The Wheat Crop Question of Time of Sowing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 6

As much depends upon the time that wheat is sown as upon the variety that is sown. As a general rule late maturing varieties (such as Cleveland or…

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No Railway Rebates If Farmers Transport Wool By Road

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

The attitude of farmers who claim a rebate when they use the railways for transporting starving sheep, and then send their wool to market by…

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Pooling Wheat Some Inconsistencies

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 11

[?]E following from the Goulburn [?]enny Post" of 11/3/1930, is in[?]esting, and makes one think:—"The country is in difficulties, let…

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The Man on the Land Pastoral. Agricultural, Dairying, Poultry Agriculture Thorn Apple Its Identification and Control

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 6

Thorn Apple (Datura straimonieum), or False Castor Oil Plant, is greatly confused with the True Castor Oil Plant (Richinus communis). It is a…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 10

Wincheombe, Carson Ltd., report: Bidding for fine quality merino fleece wools was very keen at our Sydney auction on Monday. Rates…

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The Wool Outlook A Waiting Period

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 6

THE current month constitutes a most important period in the present wool season. Auctions are taking place in Australia and…

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Wool Sales Values in Buyers' Favour

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

The secretary of the Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Company reports:-- On the 18th instant we offered 6,595…

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