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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

1,792 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 39 of 90

Wheat Varieties Eliminating Unsuitable Types

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 3

Fears were expressed at the F.S.A. Executive meeting in Sydney last week, that the standing committee on wheat…

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Wheat Market Fall F.S.A. to Press For Home Price

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 5

Concerned at the decline in wheat prices to the lowest level since 1935, the Executive, at a meeting in Sydney this week…

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Minimum Wool Price Need Greater Than Ever Says F.S.A.

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 5

Emphasising that recent events in the wool market had accentuated the need for some form of price stabilisation, the…

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Annual Sheep Show 968 Entries—1095 Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 7

Despite the difficulties with which the studmasters of the State have been faced, particularly during the past 12 months, and the…

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Pastoral Wages Is Employee or Employer the Underdog ?

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 7

For eight or nine days I listened to the case before the Arbitration Court dealing with the wages of pastoral workers. In all…

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Wheat Prices Firmer Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 1

The local wheat market had a firmer tone to-day. Prices advanced ¾d a bushel. Bulk parcels were quoted at 3/7¾ (Sydney March basis) and bagged…

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Market Reports and Notes For the Man on the Land Hand-feeding Sheep Danger of Sudden Stoppage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 7

After the first rains have fallen and grass and herbage make thier first shoot, hand-feeding of sheep should not at once he discontinued…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 2
Also in The North-Western Watchman

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 7th instant: We submitted at our sale on…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 2

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Limited report:—The last wool sales of the season in Sydney were held on Thursday last, but auctions take…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. received the following message from their Brisbane office:—"Values at this week's opening Brisbane wool…

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Draft Allowance Wheat Market Fall. Farmers and Settlers' Executive Work

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 2

Concerned at the decline in wheat prices to the lowest level since 1935, the Executive, at a meeting in Sydney last week, decided to press the…

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The Farmer His Markets Continental Wool Buying Future of Prices

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Continental operators have been most valuable buyers at this season’s wool sales. Their recovery in…

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Price of Butter Drastic Action By Housewives' Association

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 2

The Sydney Housewives' Association have announced that they had decided upon a door-to-door canvas, asking women…

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New Season's Wool Clip Supplies and Demand

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 8

Though Australia is estimated to only grow 2,970,000 bales of wool during the coming season, the smallest quantity recorded…

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Wheat Varieties Recommended for Planting In New South Wales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 5

The Standing Advisory Committee on Wheat, appointed recently by approval of the Minister for Agriculture, and consisting of the Director…

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TONDEBURINE 1938 Sydney Sheep Showsale Team Their Best Yet (Reprinted from Country Life)

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 10

The proprietors of the Tondeburine merino stud, at Gulargambone, have full justification for pride in their Sydney sale…

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Farmers' War on 'Hoppers Successful Campaign Over Extensive Front Interesting Report By Rabbit Inspector

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 3

According to the report tendered by the Rabbit Inspector (Mr C. Antaw) to the monthly meet ing of ther Coonabarabran P.P…

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The Farm Home the Complete Farm Housewife Qualities She Must Possess

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 5

A1 the girls' leadership camp recently conducted by the New South Wales' Agricultural' Bureau it was agreed that to be…

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No Land Available Good Farmer Makes Vain Search

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 2

With £500 of capital, over 20 yean of practical farming at the back of this, a number of crop competition successes to…

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