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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Big Increase In Sheep and Wool Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 1

When the final figures are announced it will be found that both the wool yield and sheep numbers in N.S.W. have…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat were unchanged to-day. Bulk lots were quoted at 3/9½ and bagged (millers parcels)…

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Pastoral "Pulpy Kidney" of Sheep a Disease of Good Seasons

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 12

Entero-toxaemia, or "pulpy kidney," is a serious disease which affects sheep of all classes, and of different ages, but…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 6

Messr. Pitt, Son. Badgery Ltd, report: Now that the first of the appraisement season is over, it is possible to review in some measure…

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Local News Gular Sheep

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 1

At Homebush last Thursday, 90 wethers from J. G. Brown, Gular, made to 19/1, averaging 18/11, at Winchcombe Carson's auction…

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Elong Wheat Still Pouring in Farmers Still Stripping

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 4

A few points of vain fell here during the week, but a good fall is now necessary to do much good. Miss Marge Webster left for…

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The FARMER & His Markets Stability in Wool Values. Beneficial Results

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Those interested in the appraisement of wool are able to face New Year marketing prospects with…

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Wheat Prices Unchanged Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat are unchanged. Bulk lots are quoted at 3/9½ per bushel and bagged (millers' parcels) at 4/0½…

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Fire Destroys 2000 Bags of Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 6

About 200 bags of wheat were destroyed by a fire which originated at Mr. D. O'Leary's property on Christmas Eve. A…

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Experimenting in Wheat at Purlewaugh and Baradine

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 2

The following results of wheat experiment plots, conducted at Baradine and Purlewaugh, have been supplied us by Mr. G…

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Wheat Still Pouring in Question of Storage

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 3

Wheat it still pouring into Wellington from various parts of the district, and there are big line ups of lorries at the…

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Wheat Still Pouring in Desert of Grain

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 8

Wheat is still pouring into the silos, the dump being a desert of grain. A roof is being erected over the…

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Wheat Growing Restrictions Governments Determination Many Complex Problems

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 9

The Federal Government's obvious, determination to introduce some form of compulsory restriction of wheat…

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British Demand for Wool But Prices Still Low

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 1

The, demand for wool in Britain is now ten times greater than in peace time. This is chiefly because of the activities…

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Dairying for Choicest Cream Sortie "Don'ts" for Dairy Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 12

The following advice was given to a gathering of dairy farmers by the manager of a North Coast factory some…

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Agricultural Weather Damaged Wheat Question of Suitability for Seed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 12

Excessive rain when wheat crops are ripening or ripe often lead to certain defects in the grain. These defects…

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Dripstone Harvesting Nearing Completion Trucks Scarce For Bulk Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 4

The new year came in with a real, summer day. The storms that have been about have not left us any rain, although there have been some…

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Allowances to Wheat Agents NEARLY 2½d. in This State

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 1

The allowances to be paid to I censed receivers of wheat and country agents working in conjunction with the Australian Wheat…

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Mixed Farming Property

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 3

Richardson & Scott will sell areas totalling 961 acres of mixed farming property at their office in Macquarie Street on Thursday, January 18. The…

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Linseed Grown in West Nevertire Farmer Would Like To See It Tried Under Irrigation

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 2

Linseed has been grown successfully in the West by Mr. A. H. Robards, of "Plain View," Nevertire. "I grew two plots of linseed here last season and I would like to see it tried out under irrigation, as I…

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