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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

2,282 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 48 of 115

[?] Lamb Raising [?] Junior Farmer's Programme

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 3

[?] Junior—the schoolboy [?]ay and the wheat grower, [?] dairy farmer, or fruit [?] of to-morrow, is an…

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"More Acreage." Power Farming Fuel

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 3

THROUGH the columns of the Press, over the air, and from the public platform, leading citizens of the Commonwealth have lately sent…

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To Fallow Land More Thorby Advances For Next Year's Crop SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 1

The Hon. H. V. C. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, has approved of advances being made to enable necessitous farmers to fallow their land for…

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Dubbo Leads in New Field Starts Vegetable Crop Competitions

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 1

Market-gardening in the Dubbo district has received a boost from growers' results in the local vegetable experiment plots in…

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Miscellaneous Winter Schools for Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 6

Farmers, stockowners, and others interested in agricultural education are reminded of the opportunities afforded by the approaching annual winter…

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Wool and Wheat the Wheat Pool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 2

The feature of the week in the House of Representatives was the debate upon the proposed Compulsory Wheat Pool, which is associated with the guarantee…

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Sheep and Wheat. a Valuable Combination

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 4

Sheep are indispensable on the wheat farm. In the control of weeds, in improving the fertility of the land, and in many other ways their Indirect…

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Wool Auctions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 2

At Wednesday's auction sales the quantity catalogued totalled 10,005 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to l0,502 bales…

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Sheep Dog Trials. JUDGE: J. Quinn, Esq

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 3

Chief Steward, Murgha Mack. Stewards, D. Jones, C. E. Skinner and R. C. Tuck. (By M.M.)…

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Wool Sales. Improved Demand Maintained

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers and Grazters Co-operative Coy. reports:—At our sale of the 22nd May we submitted a catalogue of 7,647 bales…

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Wheat Market Prices About Par Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 1

Bulk wheat sold this morning at 4/7 and bagged at 4/8 per bushel…

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London Wool Sales Prices Maintained London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 1

At the London wool sales there was a moderate supply of greasy merinos, spinners' wools predominating, a good supply of scoureds, and all New…

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Successful Annual Show at Narromine Praiseworthy Effort The Sheep Section a Predominating Feature Axeman Appo in Action

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 5

In the year 1906—or 1907—there is a little doubt about the year—an Agricultural Society was founded at Narromine, and a committee launched the…

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Local Wheat Price

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 2

The local price of wheat to-day is quoted at 3/11…

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Wool Sales Competition Widespread

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 2

Schute, bell and Co. Ltd. report under date of Thursday: -- Auction sales are progressing satisfactorily, competition being…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report: Auction sales have progressed satisfactorily, competition being widespread, whilst prices were fairly well…

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The Proposed Compulsory Wheat Pool (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 4

Sir.—As time passes the dangers of the socialistic proposal of the Government to form a compulsory Wheat Pool become more and more…

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Farm Horses Go in U.S.A. Seven Million Fewer in Ten Years

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 6

Recent figures published in the U.S.A. show that 14,000 horses, and mules have disappeared from American farms during the past year…

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Condition of Crops Western District (Dubbo Centre) Report for Month of May

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 1

Mr. B. M. Arthur, Senior Agricultural Instructor of the Western District (Dubbo centre) reports on the month of May, as follows: --…

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Wool and Wheat Wool Reports

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 5

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report having brought forward a catalogue of 3015 bales of wool at the Sydney sales on Thursday…

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