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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

1,358 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 65 of 68

DRIPSTONE Fruit Crop Damage

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 4

Summer is with us with all its heat. For the past few days the thermometer has just been below the 100. The nights are also hot…

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ARTHURVILLE Fire in Crop

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 4

A fire broke out at midday on Saturday in Mr. A. Wilson's crop at "Landsdowne," the property of Mr. Chandler. It was, most fortunately,…

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DAIRYING Formula for Quality in Dairy Products

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 14

Quality in milk and cream is not accidental—it is the result of care that conditions shall be satisfactory in a number of…

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Building Up Fertility In the Farm Garden

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 14

A flower and vegetable patch, however small, should be a feature of every farm home. Most soils can be made to produce successful…

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Farm Demonstration Tractor and Machinery. Enthusiastic Gathering at Kenebri

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 12

A demonstration of the Caterpillar tractor and farm machinery on Mr. Miller’s property at Kenebri on Tuesday attracted an interested…

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Where Are the Farmers and Settlers

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 6

There was a time when the Farmers and Settlers’ Association of this district played the part of ideal progress association. Of…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 7

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 25th November—Catalogues offered in Sydney during the week…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 4

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. report:—With buyers away in Brisbane attending sales in that centre, business locally as…

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Butter Factory

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 2

At the usual, monthly meeting of the directors of the Macquarie Valley Butter Factory, which was held, yesterday, the pay for November…

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Binnaway Wheat

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 6

For the second time this season the Binnaway silos are closed. The silos are full and there is a shortage of trucks to get the wheat…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report:—At our sale on Tuesday, when we submitted a catalogue of 4233 bales, the market was the most…

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The FARMER & His Markets Wool Price Prospects. Factors for Stability

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: From the end of August to the close November prices for best spinners’ fleece wools declined 20 per…

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Season's Record Sydney Wool Sales

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 7

Under wider competition from the Consinent and Yorkshire, and with good support from local mills, the market ruled fully firm at…

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Wool Market Aspects Prices and Trade

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 8
Also in Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh

Up to the close of November Australia sold slightly more than one-third of the wool she will have available for sale in the…

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Wool Market Aspects. Prices and Trade

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 6

Up to the close of November Australia sold slightly more than one-third of the wool she will have available for sale in the Commonwealth…

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Bleaching and Weathering of Wheat Effect on Grain Quality

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 3

Summarising in an article in the December "Agricultural Gazette" the results of tests carried out this year regarding…

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Wheat And Oats. MR. H. J. Harvey's Outstanding Yields

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 3

Mr. B. M. Arthur, Senior Agricultural Instructor, writes:— For the season concerned such outstanding yields have been obtained…

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Blaxland Farm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 2

Abel Wikins & Co. advertise in this issue with a photo of a part of "Blaxland Farm" situated at Blaxland on the Lower Blue Mountains…

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The Farm Home Control of House Flies A Cheap and Effective Spray

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 16

The house fly is not only a nuisance, but, because of its life history and habits, it it a serious menace to health…

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