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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

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Local News Sydney Wool Sales

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 6

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. wire on Monday: Wool sales were, resumed in Sydney on Monday. There was an animated.demand, and prices…

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Confidence in Wool English and American Influence

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 11

Apparently the world's wool consumers found that the level of prices generally, ruling at this season's sales have proved a workable…

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Better Wool Prizes. Narromine Agricultural Society. Proposed Exhibit

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Narromine Agricultural Society was held at the Court House Hotel on Saturday when those present were Messrs…

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Spread the Manure Droppings a Profitable Practice on the Dairy Farm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 12

If the manurial droppings are not harrowed regularly after each grazing, they produce patches of rank growth which…

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Wheat Growers Conference at Dubbo Important Resolutions Dealt with

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 7

Delegates to the annual general conference of the Wheatgrowers' Union of N.S.W., held in Dubbo on Thursday, Friday and…

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Sulphur and Iodine In Sheep Licks Use Not Warranted by Results

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 12

From time to time various claims are made regarding the value of adding sulphur to licks for sheep with a view…

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The Man on the Land Page Jetting of Sheep Efficacy of the Calcium Arsenite Mixture

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 12

Instancing in a current article on jetting the efficacy of the calcium arsenite mixture recommended by the Department of…

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Improve Methods Important to Dairymen

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 9

Dairy farmers throughout the Commonwealth are now looking anxiously to the Government to find some means of…

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Bugaldie Farmers & Settlers’ Association Decide to Support Mr. Batchelor’s Nomination For Gwydir By-Election

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 1

The Bugaldie branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association has decided to support the nomination of Mr. E. G. Batchelor, of Baradine, for the forthcoming Gwydir by-election. At the annual meeting of the association, which was…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 3

The Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 20th instant:— Reports from London indicate a…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 7

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 11th March:—Sales both in London and Brisbane are progressing…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 5

There was strong competition from will sections of the trade that the wool sales yesterday, and the market ruled at the best point of…

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SPORTING Topics of the Turf. Gold Rod will meet the weight forage talent at Warwick Farm. Is Cup favourite Silver Standard ready for the sound test at

The Western Herald · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 3

There will be somewhat different twist to the Chipping Norton Plate, Sydney's next weight-forage race if Gold Rod contests it…

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Sheep Husbandry Suitable Environment

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 10

The classification of sheep breeds and types into groups according to the suitability of the country is an economic study which, up to the present,…

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Another Strike Stunt Pastoral Workers' Levy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 10

A move has been initiated by the direct actionists in the shearing industry by which it is proposed to collect 6d in the £ on all gross earnings…

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Top Price Australian Wheat in London London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 1

A cargo of Australian wheat was sold in London at 46/- a quarter, which is a new high level since pre-depression days. Three other cargoes were sold at…

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Dunedoo Annual Show Record Success Horses at Their Best Rain Spoils Sheep More Accommodation Needed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 9

On Wednesday last, Dunedoo staged its annual Show. It is no exaggeration to write that it was one of the best in the history of the Society. The heavy…

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Farmer's Position Moratorium Case

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 9

The serious financial position of a Peak Hill farmer was revealed in the Dubbo District Court yesterday, when the Tralee Co., Ltd.,…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 5

The Country Producers' Selling Company Limited report:—Upon the resumption of the sales in Sydney, after the buyers' return from…

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Wheat Market Half-penny Bushel Dearer Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 1

The local wheat market was ½d per bushel dearer to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 5/6 3/4 per bushel, and bagged lots, nominally, 5/8…

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