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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Voluntary Wheat Pool Second Advance to Farmers

Western Age · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 1

The Farmers and Graziers' Co. advise that arrangements have been completed for the payment of a second dividend on Wednesday, May 6. The…

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"Thinking Pig." a Message to the Wheat Farmer

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 9

I would like to supplement my original article on the above question, with information that has come lately to my hand, from tests and…

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Wool Market Review

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 12

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Limited, write:—At our sale on Friday we offered a catalogue of some 4911 odd bales drawn chiefly from…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:—We offered a catalogue of about 3,000 bales on 23rd April, comprising representative clips from…

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London Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 3

At Tuesday's London wool sales 9,369 bales were offered. There was a splendid selection of crossbreds, and full miscellaneous…

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On the Land Dunedoo Store Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 3

Messrs. Baker and Campbell, of Dunedoo, and Leeds Bros, Ltd. of Orange, report having held a very successful sale of store cattle at…

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"Wool Week." Shops Arrange Displays

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 6

A Wool Week will be held from May 10 to 16 throughout New South Wales. The idea originated with Mr. F…

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Wheat Prices Lowest for 2500 Years

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 1

A Canadian newspaper states that the price of wheat on the Liverpool market went below the lowest recorded since steady records have been…

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On the Land Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 12

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd. report—The eighth series of sales was opened in the local market on Monday…

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Sheep Blowfly Control. Reputed Repellent Influence of Cypress Pine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 7

IN connection with the work of the External Parasites in Sheep Subcommittee of the Department of Agriculture, which directs the…

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Cheaper Woollen Goods Wool Production and Revenue

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report, under date 28/4/31:—Despite the depressed condition of trade generally, the sheep's staple has command,…

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London Wool Sales Opening Prices Maintained LONDON

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 1

At the wool sales 9,740 bales were offered, of which approximately 7920 were sold. There was a good offering of all…

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Live Stock Wheat As Stock Feed. How It May be Used

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 3

DISCUSSING the feeding of wheat to live stock, a question of considerable interest just now, an officer of the Stock Branch of the…

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Gular Farmer a Suspended Sentence

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 6

The second and final case of its kind on the list—that of alleged unlawful disposal of a crop the subject of a lien to the Minister for…

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Farmers of New South Wales! Do You Know What Inflation Means?

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 4

1. Inflation is the debasement and destruction of money by the issue of worthless coins and notes. 2. For centuries dishonest rulers,…

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Dairying Vital Information for the Beginner. What To Do And What Net To Do

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 7

IN the articles which we hope to publish each week under this heading the writer intends to deal with buildings, selecting the herd, care of herd, improving the herd, improving pastures, suitable fodders and such like. Any…

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The Tocsin an Open Letter to the Farmers!

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 8

Farming friends and fellow countrymen! Have you ever realised that events are greater than men?…

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Their Weakness Division Among Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 10

"BY which method can the farmers press their claims to consideration—by unity [?]or division of their forces?" asked Mr. H. K. Nock, in…

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Farmers and Settlers Mogriguy Branch Hold Annual Meeting Mr. Shumack Elected Secretary for Fourteenth Time

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 2

Only two members were absent when the Mogriguy branch of tike Farmers and Settlers' Association held its annual meeting…

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Wool Auctions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 6

On Thursday, Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., offered a catalogue of about 3900 bales in Sydney, comprising representative clips from New England, the…

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