Waste on the Farm Loss Through Neglect Of Machinery
Appreciable loss, from waste takes place on many farms—most farmers would probably be surprised if they realised the financial…
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Farming & the land, 1939
1,810 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 91
The Man on the Land Page Dairying Grass Silage Procedure in Opening Up the Stack
As the best quality silage is produced in the heart of the stack, care must be exercised when opening it up to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Farm Home the Staghorn Fern Beetle Mehtod For Control
Both the larvae and adults of the staghorn fern beetle (Halticorcus platycerii) seriously injure staghorn and elkhorn ferns,…
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[?] Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 30th December:—Interest in the opening auctions of the second half of the Sydney wool…
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Winchcombe Carson wired on Wednesday:— We sold 6600 bales of wool at our Sydney sales. Values were fully firm, stronger…
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Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited report:—The first half of the selling season is now completed, and a review of that…
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At the Wool Sales yesterday, under good general competition from all sections, the market ruled firm at previous day's rates for all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool is Cheap. Prices and Buying
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—The closing months of 1938 provided some indication of a revival in the world's wool trade…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dipping of Sheep. Perfectly Safe If Carried Out Properly
Referring to the recently reported serious mortality among sheep in the central west following dipping, the Acting Chief Veterinary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Australian Girl Abroad. Captain Cook Discovered America! Leona Learns in London. Bread And Butter, Eggs And Bacon From Slot Machines. LONDON
Yesterday, I saw something a considered quite unu[?]—tennis being played on ice. Won[?] else I could explore, I [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Sales
The second half of the wool season was entered upon on Tuesday, when the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought forward…
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The Country Producers' Seiling Co. Ltd. report: The market, which re-opened on the 3rd January (after the Xmas recess), did not show any…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Junior Farmers Clubs History and Development
Junior Farmers' Clubs were established as the result of a deputation to Hon. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A., Minister for Education, in 1928. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price of Wheat Sydney
The Sydney wheat market was a shade easier to-day. Bulk (new season's parcels) was quoted at 2/5¼ and bagged (new lots) at 2/5¾ per bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Shoddy" as Threat To Wool Industry Canberra
The Federal Government is investigating the extent to which the Australian use of "shoddy"—a material made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Varieties And Bencubbin Expert's View Rust Resistance Queried
In connection with recent announcements regarding the suitability of Bencubbin wheat, a letter written to Mr. F. W. K. Wise,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Baker's Swamp to Farmers Wheat Prices Not Encouraging
The continuous heat wave is most unpleasant for all, Monday being an exception, with the thermometer soaring to 110 degrees. Let us all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bencubbin Outstanding Wheat Variety In West What Trials Showed Farmers' 1938 Experimental Plots Results of Wheat and Oat Trials
Trials conducted in the Western District (Dubbo centre) during 1938 revealed that for the fourth consecutive year Bencubbin was the outstanding variety of wheat. So says the Senior Agricultural Instructor (Mr B M Arthur, H…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Wool Sales
Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd, wire yesterday: We offered at auction on Tuesday 3,597 bales of wool, under very keen and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wool Market
The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. report on the 7th inst.: We submitted at our sale on Thursday, 5th inst., a catalogue of…
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