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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Wool and Money Exchange. a Market Help

Western Age · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—The increase in the money exchange rate to £115/7/6 is the best development the wool trade has experienced…

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The Wheat Advances Act, 1930 Where Does the Grower Stand?

Western Age · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 1

On December 17 last the Federal Government passed the Wheat Advances Bill, with a great flare of trumpets. It is now the middle of January, and nothing has happened to the advantage of the wheatgrower. Instead of helping the…

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Commercial Market Reports and Topics of Interest for Farmers Flemington Stock Sales

Western Age · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report under date January 8, 1931:—There were 49,491 sheep and lambs penned. Prime lambs and hoggets…

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Sheep Skins

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

EVERY grazier knows the importance of the sheep skin sales of Australia, and fully realises how much of his own income is directly or indirectly effected by the sale value of sheep skins. He may sell his sheep as fats at Flemington or on the property; the…

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District Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:-- Sales at our Sydney wool auctions, last Thursday included Estate Peter Ferguson, Gulargambone, ewes 9 12 d, 9d,…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report:—The quantity catalogued for yesterday's sales totalled 10,742 bales, and the sales, including…

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Wheat Market No Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

The New South Wales wheat- grower is still absolutely in the dark so far as the intentions of the Federal or State Governments…

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Wheat in Temora Silos

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

There are now about 350,000 bushels of new season's wheat in the Temora silos. A consignment of wheat weighing 66lbs. to the bushel was delivered…

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F.a.q. Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

Mr. Donn also desires to point, out that, as a result of representations made by his Department to the Federal Department of Markets, difficulties…

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PASTORAL Pasture Management Necessary for Permanent Improvement

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 5

Many of the shortcomings of our pastures can be traced to mismanagement, points out the Assistant Agostologist of the Department of Agriculture in…

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Australian Wheat Sold Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 2

The manager of the Victorian Wheat Corporation has received advice from London that approximately 460,000 bushels of Australian wheat…

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Minister's Statement Under-quality Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A.), has received many representations regarding the disposal of large…

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Watering of Sheep the Advantage of Troughs

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 5

Watering of sheep, at all times and, seasons, is far better carried out by troughs. Even in the western districts it is often possible to sink wells and…

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Watering of Sheep. The Advantage of Troughs

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 11

Watering of sheep, at all times and seasons, is far better carried out by troughs. Even in the western districts it is often possible to…

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Wongarbon News One Hundred Acres of Crop Burnt Geurie Cricketers Defeat Wongarbon Juvenile Wheat Carter

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 3

Wongarbon has probably one of the youngest wheat carters in the district in Allen Morris. He does everything except load and unload, had as he is…

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Effect of Increased Exchange on Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

Although some surprise has been expressed by growers that the wool market has not risen as the result of the rise in the exchange rate in London,…

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On the Land. Wool and Woollen Prices

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: When world wool supplies were small, compared with recent times and prices were high, large…

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Wheat as Stock Feed Advantages of Diversified Feeding

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 11

MANY arguments can be advanced in favor of stock in the wheat-growing programme, and not the least is that they tend to greater security in…

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The Wheat Market To-day's Quotations Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 1

Wheat was quoted in Sydney to-day at bulk 2212 and bugged 24 per bushel…

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Wool and Woollen Prices the Process of Reform

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, report:-- When world wool supplies were small compared with recent times and prices were high, large quantities of raw…

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