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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Big Opium Poppy Crop Tribute to WASPS

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 4

During the last few months WASPS headquarters at [?] has been the scene of great activity and local members have been kept busy with the…

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Country Politics Homes for the People Farmers’ Wives Not Forgotten

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 1

DELEGATES to the recent Country Party Conference were outspokenly critical of current Labor…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 5

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on the 10th March:—The selection submitted at our appraisement No. 131…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 4

The Fanners & Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on 14th March, 1944. We submitted our appraisement Catalogue No. 131 on Friday…

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Strike Means to Farmers' Ends

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 1

"If they refuse our request for in inquiry and a payable price we should encourage our members to refuse to crow wheat. When the…

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Virulent Tobacco Disease Smoke Speels Doom of Tomato Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 3

Successful tomato crops in the Dubbo district are being menaced by tobacco-mosaic virus disease introduced into the growing areas by persons smoking while engaged at work. The seriousness of this disease was…

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Butter Without Coupons Not Possible

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 5

In regard to the application by the Wellington P. and C. for obtaining cheaper fruit and butter, without…

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Us Wool Industry 'Facing Ruin' Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 1

Representative William Hill, member of the House and agricultural subcommittee which is investigating the wool situation, has predicted…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 14

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report:—Our catalogue in Sydney appraisement No. 131 was finalised last Thursday. The selection…

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Drenching Sheep with Arsenical Solutions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 15

Mortality from arsenical poisoning may occur if drenches containing arsenic are not carefully prepared and if careless dosing is…

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Temporary Pastures in the Wheat Rotation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 15

The present urgent national need of all types of animal products in conjunction with the fact that superphosphate…

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EDITORIAL Call a Farming Strike!

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 2

IF weather who spoke at a meeting of time Dubbo district council of the farmer and setters' Association can Friday were serious…

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The Man on the Land Page Deterioration in Quality of Dairying Pastures Necessity for Hand Feeding

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 15

Hand feeding of dairy cows to counterbalance the detestation in the feeding value of pastures is essential…

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Zebu Cattle

The Western Herald · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 4

The use of Zebu-cross cattle should allow considerable expansion of the beef cattle industry in various tropical cattle parts of Australia…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 5

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 17th March:—Our catalogue in Sydney appraisement No. 131 was finalised yesterday…

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Wool Production. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 1

Canberra.—The wool industry was at the mercy of a number of substitutes, and it would be [?] to allow the industry to be "eaten…

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Salt For Sheep Restrictions on Purchase

The Western Herald · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 6

National Security Regulations prohibits the purchase or acquisition of common salt for consumption by sheep except…

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Control Of Sheep Blowfly the Modified Mules Operation

The Western Herald · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 4

Excellent results in the reduction of sheep blowfly strike have been obtained by a combination of the Mules operation and longer…

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Wheat Acreage Increase Sought by Board Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 1

Representatives of the Australian Wheat Board will confer with the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) in Sydney an Wednesday with…

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Australia Pays Subsidy To Opponent of Wool Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 1

Mr. Hot (UAP victoria) told the House of Representatives today that Australia actually was paying a subsidy of 2/7 a yard in imported…

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