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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,019 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 8 of 101

Wool Auctions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

The opening series of sales of the New Year closed on Thursday of last week; during this week auctions are auctions are bing held in Brisbane. The market…

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Agricultural Our First Wheat Crop. Where Australian Agriculture Had Its Beginning

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 9

To most visitors the Sydney Botanic Gardens represent something essentially ornamental—a leafy retreat from the bustle of the city, a perfect…

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Watering Sheep. the Advantages of Troughs

The Western Herald · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

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

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Wool Values. Inclined to Harden

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Coy, reports:— On 14th January we offered 6505 bales drawn principally from the…

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"Grow More Wheat" a Western Episode

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 10

The young commercial traveller from the city, stranded over the week-end in a little country town, had gone for a walk on the Sunday…

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Advance on Wheat. 2/4 a Bushel

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

The Acting-Minister for Markets, Mr. Forte, announced on Thursday afternoon that the Commonwealth Bank Board decided to offer 2/4 a…

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Our Inferior Wheat What to Do with It Its Value as Stock Feed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 8

Wheat is such a valuable food for [?] beings that unless it is of inferior quality it is rarely fed in quantity to stock. However, when the…

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Gold on Sheep's Teeth

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

There is a much disillusioned slaughterman in Lithgow. In the coarse of his daily murders, he examined the decapitated head of a sheep, and, with…

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The Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 3

Owing to sales in Brisbane last week, there were no auctions in the local market, write Schute, Bell and Co. They will be…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd report: Owing to sales in Brisbane last week, there were no auctions in the local market. These will be…

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The Price of Wheat 4/- for Home Consumption

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

The State Labor Caucus has decided that legislation be introduced as soon as possible, providing. for the fixing of the price of wheat for…

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Stock Feeding Values of Wheat Interesting Article by Departmental Expert

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 4

Wheat is such a valuable food for human beings that unless it is of inferior quality it is rarely fed to stock. However, when the price…

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Farmers' Tough Spin

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

Some idea of what the man on the land is up against at the present time can be obtained from the following story of a well-known district farmer,…

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Sheep Skins

The Western Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 3

Trade in sheep skins throughout Australia will probably be suspended until the Federal Parliament reassembles in February. In the meantime…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 4

The position of wool values in Bris-bane; and also Melbourne markets during last week have rather confirmed the opinions held by the trade in this…

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Unusual Wool Position Money Exchange Effects

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, report:—Australian wool markets lmvo never been in a similar position to that existing to-day. With the overturns money…

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Sheep Blow-fly Control Value of Trapping and Poisoning

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 5

Discussing in a recent report the prevalence and need for control of sheep blow-fly, the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture…

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Gold on Sheep's Teeth

Western Age · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 3

There is a much disillusioned slangh[?]man in Lithgow. In the course of his daily murders, he examined the decapitated head of a sheep. and, with…

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The Wool Market

Western Age · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 1

Owing to sales in Brisbane last week, there were no auctions in the local market, write Schute, Bell and Co. They will be…

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Crutching of Sheep a Seasonable Operation

Western Age · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 3

Crutching usually takes place about midway between shearings. ans is therefore to…

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