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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

1,810 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 39 of 91

The Man on the Land Page Pastoral Foot-rot in Sheep Wisdom of Early Treatment

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 12

The wet season is having the usual result of causing foot-rot in sheep to appear, particularly in the Riverina,…

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Oversea Wheat Position Lindley Walker Wheat Company's Special Wheat Report

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 5

We have been handed the following report from Lindley Walker Wheat Co. Ltd. by Messrs. A. Kember and Son:—…

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The FARMER & His Markets the Wool Outlook. Better Consumption

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: The outlook for wool has not shown any marked change, but consumption on the Continent, in Yorkshire…

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Wednesday’s Wool Sales

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd for warded us the following telegram yesterday: We sold 7000 bales wool at our Sydney sales to-day. Values…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was dull to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 2/5 (Sydney March basis) and bagged lots at 2/7 per bushel…

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The Wool Position Better Consumption

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 7

The outlook for wool has not shown any marked change, but consumption on the Continent, in Yorkshire and the United…

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Wheat Prices 3/6 Bushel Proposal

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 7

Members of the Labor Party representing wheat growing electorates have asked the Government to devise a plan of…

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Wheat Industry Discussed Deputation Interviews Prime Minister

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 9

A practical and workable scheme for the security of the wheat industry, which even the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) moved to remark was a “precise scheme,” was placed before the Federal Government by a deputation introduced by…

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Wheat Industry Stabilization Act Method of Payment

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 10

Numerous enquiries received indicate that many growers have the impressions that payments' under the above Act will be at a…

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Five Plans To Stabilise Wheat Industry Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 1

Six different plans to stabilise the wheat industry will be discussed by the Agricultural Council here next week. All…

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Bacon-curing on the Farm a Seasonable Operation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 12

The curing of bacon should be conducted in a somewhat moist atmosphere with a regular temperature of from 40 to…

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Time for Tree Planting Many Purposes on the Farm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 13

Though their claims are so generally neglected, trees serve many important purposes on farming and pastoral areas…

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POULTRY-FARMING Reminders for June

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 12

1. See that the birds in the breeding pens are free from vermin, and examine the male birds frequently throughout the…

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Dairying a New Milking Process Designed to Conserve Calcium and Vitamin Content

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 12

A new milking process in which air is excluded during all stages from cow to bottle has been devised in America. Milk obtained…

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Mixed Farm for Sale

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 6

Something for which you have all been waiting—on Wednesday, 21st June, a mixed farming property will be sold by Messrs. Balcombe…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 7
Also in Narromine News and Trangie Advocate

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 2nd June:—The concluding auctions of the wool year in Sydney will be inaugurated in Sydney…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 7

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 1st June:—The final sales for the 1938/39 season in Sydney will…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 1

Under strong and general competition from all sections the market ruled fully firm at yesterday's rates for all descriptions when the…

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The Wool Outlook. Road to Spring Creek. Better Consumption. Shire Council Investigating Needs. Many Matters of General Interest

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 4

The outlook for wool has not shown any marked change, states Winchcombe, Carson's report, but consumption on the Continent, in Many matters of Interest to ratepayers were dealt with at Tuesday's meeting or the Timbrebongie Shire Council, most of which was reported up to the time of going to press in last Tuesday's "News." Other business dealt with at the to remove the fancing. We should…

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