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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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Sheep Husbandry Lecture by Mr. H. A. Veron

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 5

Mr. H. A. Veron, a recognised authority on sheep, who hat no less than 8,000,000 sheep under his supervision, including some…

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HAND-FEEDING Of Sheep Scrub as an Emergency Fodder

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 12

The varieties of native scrub and trees available for feeding stock in drought depend on the districts affected…

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The Wool Position Money Factor in Prices

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The outlook for wool is promising at values in the vicinity of recent figures. Prospects for an immediate…

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Wheat Market Prices Rise by Halfpenny Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 1

The local wheat market was half-penny per bushel dearer to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 4/0¾ (Sydney March basis) and bagged lots at 4/3…

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Wheat Varieties Best Kind to Sow Council To Be Formed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 3

Owing to some conflict of opinion in regard to the value of certain varieties or wheat, particularly in regard to quality, the…

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Sheep Sickness Believed to Be Contagious Pneumonia Stock Inspector Called To Inspect Mr. Bonnington's Flock

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 1

Mr. Fielder, Stock Inspector to the Dubbo P.P. Board has paid two visits to Gilgandra during the past week to inspect sheep…

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Singleton Cow’s Great Performance 1358.49Ib. of Butter Fat for the Year. Plashett Pearlie Vii. Responds to Careful Feeding

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 11

Plashett Pearlie 7th, the mature Australian Illawarra Shorthorn, owned by Plashett Pastoral Co. Pty, Ltd., Jerry’s Plains, has completed…

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The Farmers' Lament

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 3

Under its spreading hopeless debts The farmer's homestead stands; Its lord a mournful man is he [?] As he ploughs his mortgaged lands,…

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District News (Continued from Pace 4) Dunedoo Farmers Protest Against Increase in Coolah Shire Rates Easter Cycling Sports

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 3

On Saturday last, a number of farmers in the Pine Ridge and Lawson Park settlements held a meeting protesting against the…

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DAIRYING Value of Recording in Building Up a Profitable Herd

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 12

There is a pressing economic need for dairy herd yields to be placed on a profitable basis. This can best be…

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Dairies Supervision Act Registration of Dairy Premises

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 12

A departmental press statement draws the attention of those who trade in the production of milk and cream to the…

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Potato Crop Suffers at Orange

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 5

Hundreds of acres of potato crop in Orange district have been abandoned for table use because infestation by the…

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Haystack Destroyed Loss to District Farmer Owner Distured From Bed

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 4

A hayshed containing between 14 and 15 tons of wheaten and lucerne hay was destroyed by fire on Mr. W. R. Croxon’s property,…

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The FARMER & His Markets the Reduced African Clip. Demand and Supplies

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: [?] owners with wool in store unsold [?]ect the market the quantity carr[?] over at June 30 should not [?]…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 8

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 14th April, 1938:—Business during the past week has been very quiet,…

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Dairies Supervision Act Registration of Dairy Premises

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 3

A departmental press statement draws the attention of those who trade in the production of milk and cream to the importance of…

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Hand-feeding Sheep Use of Scrub As An Emergency Fodder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 6

Departmental experts advise that the varieties of native scrub and trees available for feeding stock in drought, depend on the…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 4

The Country producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report: With the Easter holidays absorbing the interest of city and country folk alike, business…

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The Wool Position Money Factor in Prices

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 5

The outlook for wool is promising at values in the vicinity of recent figures. Prospects for an immediate marked advance in…

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Farmers and Tractors Why Not Stick to the Horse

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 5

"We cannot let pass the challenge of the tractor," said Mr. E. B. Comans, vice-president of the New South Wales branch of the…

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