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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations to-day were: Millers' lots for home consumption, bulk 3/11¼; for export, up to 9¾d per bushel more,…

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Wool Report Specially Written for Campbell's Newspapers

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 4

The raising of good sleep for the production of well bred wool, such as will under all conditions be useful to the textile industry…

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Record American Consumption 1913-14 & Present Wool Price

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 9

The offering of the main portion of the season's N.S.W. clip has been completed. The last occasion when the sales…

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The Man on the Land Page Pastoral Mischief of Overstocking Many Detrimental Effects

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 8

It is a dangerous fallacy to believe that it is necessary to stock a property heavily in order to make it pay…

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Grow More Lucerne to Offset Wheat Restrictions Advice by District Instructor

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 6

With the proposed restrictions on wheat acreage, many farmers are faced with the necessity of leaving [?] ortion…

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Wear Wool For Health But Quality Must Be Good World Looks to Australia (Specially Written for the “Watchman” by Mr. W. H. Mather, Wool Consultant and Specialist.)

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 8

The factor for the retention of the good health of the British race is the all important usage of wool, for down the ages through centuries of time the leaders of these people have realised the potency of the properties of wool, both as a warm…

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Prickly Pear Farmers Urged to Check Growth Appeal by Mr a W. Yeo, M L A. Minister Concerned at Spread

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 5

The Minister for Lands, the Hon. A. W. Yeo, M.L.A., who recently inspected Prickly Pear infested areas in the…

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Trangie Fall Under Plough District Farmer Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 3

Falling under his plough while working on his farm on Tuesday, Arthur Brabrook, well-known district resident, suffered severe…

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Apple and Pear Crop Huge Surplus Announced. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 1

Australia's apple and pear crop this year is estimated at more than 11 million cases…

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Dairying Spoilage of Milk and Cream Types of Defect

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 8

Although many of the common defects of milk and cream are of bacteriological origin, there are other…

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Westella Rabbits Plentiful Farmers Busy After Splendid Rains

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 4

The weather was rather warm during the last week or so. Through the week there was a shower of rain, yielding 10 points and on…

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Poultry Care of Eggs on the Farm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 8

The method of storing eggs on the farm, awaiting despatch to market, often leaves much to be desired…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 5

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported as follows:—Our final appraisement which was held on Monday the 24th…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 7

Fitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 21st February, 1941 — The concluding round of the main wool appraisement season in…

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Wheat Stabilisation No Acreage Reduction

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 5

In the course of a statement, the chairman of the Wheat Industry Stabilisation Board (Sir Clive McPherson) said it was necessary to remove misapprehension and counteract statements circulated in the industry…

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Wool Appraisements Two More Series Likely

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 6

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Ltd. reports: So far as the main season is concerned, wool appraisements in this centre are finished and at the…

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Technical Education Sheep and Wool Classing Greater Support Needed

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 1

Originally a wool course was only available at the Sydney Technical College, and the chief object was to…

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Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 2

In this issue sheep men will note that Abel Wilkins and Go. are holding a sale at Mr. J. Wright's yards, "The Gunyah." via Mumbil.—they…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 5

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: For our 43rd Sydney appraisement we catalogued 6250 bales, comprising an average selection. Wools…

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Relief to Wheat Growers. Is It Sufficient?

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 6

Distributions under the Wheatgrowers' Relief Bill will be made to those whose crops had absolutely failed up to…

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