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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,368 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 65 of 69

Dairying for Sustained Dairy Production Need For Fodder Conservation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 8

Under Australian conditions of dairying, it is highly desirable that sufficient reserves of fodder be available to…

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Central Slopes Crop Competition

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 2

Yields of 45 and 42 bushels to the acre in the leading crops entered in the Central Slopes field wheat competition indicate the somewhat…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 7

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 22nd November :—for appraisement No. 35, the eleventh round of Sydney appraisements,…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 7

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd^ reported on the 21st November:—Owing to our Appraisement No. 25 hot being…

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Sheep Blow-Fly. Use of Citronella

The Western Herald · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 3

Recent advices of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research are that five or ten per cent concentrations of oil of…

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Sydney Wool Sales Dubbo District Fleece Offered

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1940 · page 4

"We offered 9700 bales of wool at our Sydney appraisement on Thursday," reports Winchcombe Carson Ltd. "Respite included: W. H. Muckay & Sons,…

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Two Wheat Bills Held Up Pending Budget Canberra, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1940 · page 1

Debate on the Wheat Industry (Wartime Control) Bill and the Assessment Collection of Tax upon Wheat Bill was adjourned in…

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Stabilised Wheat Co-operation Pledge Country Party and Long-range Scheme

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1940 · page 5

"Having striven for years to secure a staple price for wheat, the Country Party is delighted that at last success has been achieved,"…

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Millers From All Parts of State Seek Dubbo and District Wheat Grain Equal to Best Quality of Season—Pusa Parcel Brings Premium of 1/4

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1940 · page 5

Millers all over the Stale are anxiously seeking wheat from Dubbo and district because of its excellent milling quality. An expert to-day informed "The Liberal" that the majority of the wheat being harvested in…

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Drought Relief Advances to Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1940 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid) stated that he was very gratified that representations by the New South Wales Government on behalf of…

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Crop Loss In Cyclone 50% in Some Parts Hay of High Quality

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1940 · page 6

Probable grain yields in some cast's on holdings around Yooval-Walmer area, were reduced by at least 50 tier cent., as the result of…

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The Comedy of Loading a Truck of Wheat to Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 4

The chaos and confusion caused by the Australian Wheat Board's rules and regulations this year for handling wheat are…

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Aid to Farmers Applications Through Rural Bank

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture, Major, the Hon. A. D. Reid, M.C., M.L.A., stated that he was very gratified that…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat to-day were steady. Bulk lots were quoted at 3/11¼ and bagged parcels at 4/0¾ per…

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Bulk Loading Of Wheat Reid Defends System Better Than Silo-top Spouts

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 5

Machines which have been installed to elevate and convey wheat from farmers' waggons into bulk sheds are considered more efficient…

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The Man on the Land Page Pastoral Scrub Feeding of Sheep Some Supplement Advisable if Possible

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 12

The varieties of native scrub and trees available for feeding stock in drought vary from district to district…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 8

Sehute, Bell, Badfrery, Lumby Ltd. report: The "B" zone areas continue to furnish all current catalogues with some very attractive…

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Elong Many Farmers Receive Large Wheat Premiums

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 6

Mr. George Martin arrived home be Monday after concluding work in the Blackheath aerodrome, where [?]e had been employed for the past…

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Wheat Premiums Falling

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 5

Owing to the general unexpected high quality of this season's wheat, grain that has been commanding high premiums has this…

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Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat to-day were steady. Bulk lots were quoted at 3/11¼ and bagged parcels at 4/0¾ per…

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