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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

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June Butter Pay

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Macquarie Valley Co-operative Dairy Society Ltd. (Wellington) yesterday,…

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Australia's Sheep Position

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 6

There are 7,15,000,000 sheep in the world, says the "Wool Review" of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia, and…

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Wool Report

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 2
Also in Narromine News and Trangie Advocate

Schute Bell, Badgery, Dumby Limited report:— A firm market in Brisbane last week with an active demand for all…

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Australia's First Farmer Wheat Grown in Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 8

The proposal to bring the bones of Governor Phillip, first Governor of New South Wales, and incidentally Australia's first…

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BODANGORA Wheat Fed Off

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 4

The week-end gave us a spell of real wintry weather, Sunday being an especially cold, cloudy day with a biting cold' wind from the south…

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GOLLAN Wheat Growing Well

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 4

Wheat crops, are growing very well, but the grass is very slow and it does not look as if there will be any feed before August…

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Wheat Growing Marketing Director's Report

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 7

In the course of a report on the wheat industry, the Director of Marketing (Mr. Watson) states:—…

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Supplementary Feeding Of Sheep Advantages of Selffeeders

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 16

Referring in a recent report to the prevailing dry conditionS, the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of…

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Wool Stocks Low Favorable Position

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: As a result of the good demand which has prevailed for wool during the past twelve months. Australia…

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Making the Pace Wheat Growers Active

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 5

According to figures prepared by the State Marketing Bureau, approxi mately 4,250,000 acres of wheat were harvested in New South Wales…

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Brighter Wool Demand. Efforts of the Franc

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 6

The 1936/37 wool season closed under contrasting circumstances to those of a year ago (states Winchcombe, Canon's report). At that…

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Australia's Wool Cheque Highest for Nine Years

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 1

Amounting approximately to 66 million pounds, the Australian wool cheque for the season ended June 30th, was the highest for nine years…

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Sydney Show Follows Trangie's Lead. Inspection of Show Sheep After Shearing

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 1

Following a suggestion by Mr. E. I. Body, at a meeting of Western Shows at Trangie, last year, the Sydney Sheep Show has followed Trangle's lead by adopting a method of inspecting off-shears any sheep intended for show exhibition. When Mr. Body made this…

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Estimated Acreage Sown to Wheat in N.S.W. Fob Season 1937/38

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 3

The area harvested during last season approximated four and a half million acres. An analysis of reports furnished by fourteen…

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Wool Exhibition Organised by Far West Scheme Trophies to be Awarded Best Fleeces

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 2

Following a suggestion made at the last annual conference the Far West Health Scheme, the various branches of the scheme have been requested to organise wool exhibitions. Both the Binnaway and Coonabarabran branches have…

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Mitchell Farm Machinery

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 6

The local agency for Mitchell Farm Machinery has been transferred from Mr. A. J. Habgood to Messrs. McClure Bros., of McClure's…

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Grasshopper Damage Many Crops Re-sown in West Monthly Review by Mr. B. M. Arthur

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 10

Grasshoppers ate off so many early-sown crops in the Gilgandra-Tooraweenah district, that large areas have had to be…

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EXPERIMENT Merino Wethers for Coastal Farms

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 12

Buyers from Nymiboida, on the Clarence, visited Manilla district recently and purchased 820 Merino withers, which will…

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For the Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 12

With rising prices caused by disturbed weather conditions in other producing countries, the Australian wheat harvest this season may…

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