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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

1,424 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 51 of 72

Wool Appraisements

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 1

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. advise that the following statement has been issued by the Central Wool Committee;…

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Wheat Position Serious

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 2

Unless there are general rains within the next week or so the wheatgrowers of N.S.W. will face the loss of millions of pounds. The…

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Wool Length Guarantee

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 5

The success of the “shearing inspections” inaugurated by the New South Wales Sheepbreeders’ Association a few years ago has been…

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Australian Sheep Flocks Large Clip

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 9

Australia is now estimated to be pasturing about 121,000,000 sheep the largest total ever recorded' With minor…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations: Millers' lots for home consumption, bulk 3/11¼ prices for export on application to the board…

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Dipping of Sheep for External Parasites

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 15

The full measure of protection cannot be obtained from any sheep dip unless the sheep be dipped…

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Aged Sheep Problem Canning Subsidies Wanted

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 2

Because there are more sheep in the Commonwealth to-day than ever before, pastoralists are becoming anxious…

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Wool and Export Trade Raw Material Wanted

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 12

War-time circumstances have produced some unusual experiences in the wool and textile business. Profits are not…

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Ears Cut Off Sheep Skins Heavy Fines Inflicted “Graziers Must Be Considered”

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 7

John Joseph Bourke was charged at the court of Petty Sessions at Coonabarabran yesterday with having in his possession four sheep skins reasonably suspected of having been stolen…

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The Wool Industry Iron Grip of Vested Interests Sale Agreement Should Be Reviewed

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 4

Speaking in the House of Representatives recently Mr. W. J. Scully, M.H.R., drew attention to the iron grip of vested interests on the wool industry, and suggested that the sale agreement with the British Government should be revised,…

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Junior Farmers

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the Junior Farmers' Club will be held at the District School on Saturday afternoon next, 20th…

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Elong Shearing Continues—crops Improving

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 6

Shearing is still in progress in this district, although most of the sheds have finished. All wheat crops are looking well after…

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Elong Crops Look Well After Rain Shearing Still Progressing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 2

Shearing is still in progress in this district although the majority of sheds have finished. All wheat crops are looking well…

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Dairying Those Unprofitable Cows

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 15

Much waste of effort and loss of yield occurs through keeping cows, which— 1. Fail to breed…

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Sunflowers As Crop Doubted

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 15

An agricltural expert expressed the view that it was doubtful if the growing of sunflowers on a large scale…

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Fate of Crops Depends on Rain Lambing Sickness Proves Problem

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 11

“The success or failure of the late planted wheat crops depends on rain within the next few weeks.” reported the…

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Farmers’ Debts Governments New Plan Special Moratorium

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 9

The aim of the Farmers’ Relief (Amendment). Bill is largely to extend the scope of what has been described as…

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Local Cattle

The Western Herald · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 4

At Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd's sales at Flemington on Thursday, on account of Brindingabba Station, 21 steers brought to £15/9/6…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 7

Pitt, Son & Badgery report as follows:—Since the Wool Purchase Scheme was inaugurated in 1939 many of the conditions have…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 5

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. advises that the following statement Ms been issued by the Central Wool Committee: - Appraisements lor the Season 1941-42 are "now proceeding regu­larly in all States, with the excep­tion of Tasmania, where the first appraisement' will not be held-until early Sn January. ''??'*• ? »…

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