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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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State Wheat Yield This Year's Crop

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 3

The first preliminary forecast of the State's wheat yield for the year is 33,000,000 bushels. This was…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 5

Schule, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Ltd. report: Average to good top-making wools comprised our offering last week. In the smaller clips and in…

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Future of Wool Industry Post-war Problems

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 6

Dr. Clunies Ross, on arrival in Brisbane after his return from London, where he acted as Australian representative on…

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Australian Wool Board Mr. E. L. Killen Appointed

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 4

The Federal Cabinet decided to appoint Mr. Eric L. Killen, of Wellington, N.S.W., to the Australian Wool Board…

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Japan and Our Wool Mr. Cameron's Statement Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Cameron, declined to comment on the statement from London that Australia was…

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Drought Area Relief for Farmers

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 5

To meet the immediate necessities of farmers in drought stricken areas, £9500. [?] will be distributed by the…

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Sheep Prices Firm Medium Cattle Cheaper At Homebush

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 2

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd., in a report, on yesterday's sales at Homebush, say that 40,600 sheep and lambs were penned, a larger proportion being grown…

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Commercial District Sheep Good Prices at Homebush

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 6

At Homebush last Thursday, W. J. Dent, Gular, secured: 120 crossbred suckers to 23/1, avg. 19/11; Hackney & Smith, Narromine, 50 crossbred lambs…

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Western District Centres NARROMINE Better Crop Prospects Terms for New Weir Railway Station Renovations

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 3

As a result of the rain of last month crops have revived considerably and give promise of lair yields. The grain is tilling well and should be very…

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Local Jottings Wheat Crop Competition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 2

Now that the members of the Wellington P. A. & H. Society have wisely decided to carry on with the annual show as usual next year…

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Wool Appraisements

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd.- wired, yesterday: 7400 bales of wool were appraised at our Sydney . .catalogue on Tuesday. Results…

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Control of Sheep Blowfly

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 10

The control of sheep blowfly is an ever-present problem of the sheep owner. In "The Prevention and Treatment and Treatment of…

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District Wheat Crop About Four Bags Per Acre

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 9

Due to the prolonged drought at first appeared that the wheat crops in the Coonabarabran Coonabarabran district would be…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 8

The Fanners and Graziers' Co-operalive Co. Ltd. reports. on the 11th inst.: We submitted our appraisement catalogue No. 31 (the seventh…

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Household Hints Keeping Butter Cold

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 12

To keep butter cold in hot weather, cut up a block of common salt, and dampen it with blue water; put the wet salt into a large basin…

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Baradine Wheat Bencubbin Outstanding

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 4

Fears that most wheat paddack would have to be fed off in the Bradine district were dispelled by the recent rains, which resulted…

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The Farmer His Markets the Wool Position. Storage Position Relieved

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 10

Winchcombr, Carson Ltd., report: With a quarter of the clIp of the Commonwealth to be stored in the United States, consumption of…

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Wool Storage Situation Relieved

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—With a quarter of the clip of the Commonwealth to be stored in the United States, consumption of…

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Newcastle Wool Appraise Ment Centre

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 10

"Nenco" at Newcastle has already submitted four catalogues for appraisement appraisement this season. The next catalogue, which will comprise…

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Pastoral When to Stop Hand-feeding a Seasonable Warning

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 10

The break, in the protracted dry weather in many districts has been sufficient to promote a very satisfactory…

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