Farm Labor Lacking—Light Crop a Blessing
Farm labor is unprocurable in Dubbo, and if it were not for the fact that the general crop yield in the district is only average many…
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Farming & the land, 1941
1,424 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 65 of 72
District News NARROMINE Cyclonic Storm Damage To Crops and Buildings
A cyclonic storm which struck the Backwater district shortly after lunch on Wednesday afternoon caused extensive damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Market
Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd, report:—In the prewar days of wool auctions November was often regarded as the critical turning…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Man on the Land Page Pastoral Prevention of Soil Erosion
Timber destruction has played a big part in leaving country liable to both wind and water damage…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Power Alcohol From Wheat Sydney May Have Distillery
The site for the New South Wales distillery to manufacture power alcohol from wheat will be Sydney, Forbes, or…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shower Made Big Difference To Sharefarmer's Crop
Wellington sharefarmer, Mr. R. W. May, growing his first crop of wheat on the leased property of Coolgardie…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Market
The Australian Wheat Board's quotations: Millers' lots for home consumption, bulk 3/11¼; prices for export on application to the board…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gunnedah Cattle Sale
Messrs. Fleming & Ross, auctioneers, Gunnedah, announced that special cattle sale will be held at Gunnedah on Wednesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Market
The Australian Wheat Board's quotations: Millers' lots for home consumption, bulk 3/11¼; prices for export on application to the board…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →63 Sheep for 5/
A cheap buy—63 sheep for five shillings, in bad times one often hears of sheep owners giving away a few sheep to make room for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Wool Appraisements
Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report:—For our Sydney appraisement finalised on Wednesday we offered an attractive catalogue of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yass Wool 30¼d
Some high-class wools from the districts able to produce clips free or nearly free from vegetable fault and dust are now appearing…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Wheat May Replace Bencubbin
Mr. Harold fiartlett, Judge of the Royal Agricultural Society's Field Wheat Championihip, for the Western…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Stabilisation Plan Change Urged
During discussion of the wheat industry by members of the House of Representatives, Mr. J. J. Clark (Darling) sought an alteration of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local & General a New Wheat
A new wheat is reported in the Tooraweenah district. It is Regalia, and gives nine bags to the acre. It is claimed to be a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Stacks Replace Burned Silo
Several large wheat stacks are being made in the yard of the Dubbo Milling Company. When completed they will supply the mill for some time ahead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Silo Arrangements for 1941-42 Wheat Season
Country silos will not be opened for receival of new season’s wheat until such time as it is thoroughly matured and fit for bulk storage,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Elong Fair Wheat Yield Over Expected Average
Farmers are taking full advantage of favorable weather conditions and stripping their wheat crops. All crops are yielding well, and some are reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Packs for the Clip Hosiery of Wool
The Commonwealth authorities controlling jute supplies have secured adequate supplies of wool packs for the 1942/43…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Power Alcohol Boost And Aid to Wheat Men
The member for Colare (Mr. J. P. Breen) has put before the Commonwealth Government a plan for the greater consumption of power…
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