Best for Years Crops in Peak Hill Field Wheat Competition
Mr. E. C. Powell, of Parkes, who judged the entries in the Peak Hill field wheat competition, said they were the best crops he had seen for…
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Farming & the land, 1947
915 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 39 of 46
Record Price for Greasy Wool
Brisbane. — A new Queensland record for greasy wool was established at yesterdays sales, when 70½d. was paid for five bales from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →American Wool Position British Export Values Up
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: United States wool buyers of late have been slightly more active for fine quality spinners' lines at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Improvised Storage Methods for Handling Record Wheat Harvest
In anticipation of an all time record wheat harvest of 120,000,000 bushels as predicted recently, an officer of the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Peak Hill Crop Competition
Mr. W. J. Swan won the Peak Hill P. A. and H. Association's crop competition with a score of 139 points. The competition was judged by Mr. E. C…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Macquarie Farmer for Progressive Farmer Competition
Mr. Edgar Charles Frecklington, of "Woodlands," Wellington, has been chosen to contest the mixed farmer section as representative of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crop Judge Considers That Any Further Rain Will Have Disastrous Effects on Wellington District Crops
AFTER judging Wellington and district crops entered in the R.A.S. 1947 Wheat Crop Competition on Thursday and Friday last, Mr. R. C. Madsen, Orange District Agronomist, told a "Times" representative that stem rust is to prevalent and crops are so severely affected that a considerable reduction in the estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Field Day for Dubbo Farmers
"The damage caused by Stem Rust this season should give rise to much earnest thought by farmers as to the choice of varieties of wheat to grow next season," states Mr. R. W. Shelley, District Agronomist…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Not Guilty of Alleged Cattle Stealing
After hearing evidence in a case of alleged cattle stealing, Judge Shortland directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collie Sheep Case Station Manager Acquitted
After a hearing lasting over several sittings, evidence was concluded on Friday last of a case which has become…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Wool Tops Prices Decontrolled
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report Prices for Bradford wool tops for Home consumption have been decontrolled land show a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Confidence Vote Australian Wheat Board
The members of the Coonabarabran sub branch of the RSSAILA at last meeting passed a vote of no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stuart Town Grazier Not Guilty of Cattle Stealing Lawson Not Called to Witness Box Judge Shortland Says Innocence Proved by Crown Evidence
ARTHUR Harold Lawson, 57, a grazier, of Stuart Town, was adjudged innocent of a charge of cattle stealing after a trial lasting a full day at the Dubbo Quarter Sessions on Tuesday last. The case is a sequel to Lawson's trial at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crop Competition to Mr. W. G. Law Two Points Win From Mr. W. E. Morris
Considerable interest has been evident in the Gilgandra Field Wheat Competition this year, mainly due to the excellent growing season and the number of crops entered. The first entry showed 22 nominations, but later these…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hospital Board Junior Farmers November Meeting
Mr.. W.. E.. Barwick (president) was in the chair at the November meeting of the Board of Directors of the Gilgandra…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Review of Crops in Central West Monthly Report By Mr. Shelley Development of Stem Rust
"Weather conditions have, unfortunately, favoured the rapid development fo stem rust throughout the district. Early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crop Forecasts a Valuable Service
The increasing complexity of modern methods of marketing primary products, particularly those exported, has created a mere and more insistent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Single Unit Farms for Ex-servicemen
In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. R. S. Vincent (Country Party, Raleigh) asked the Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) if legislation would be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fairbridge Farm Makes £1400 Profit
Fairbridge Farm maintained a profit of £1,400, in spite of the harvest failure last year, declared the chairman of the Farm Council, Mr. W. B. Hudson, in his annual report. Excellent Sheep Flock…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers' Public Meeting. "Impossible to Get Bulkheads Erected in Yeoval," Says Mr. C. Johnson
A public meeting was held in the C.W.A. Rooms, Yeoval, last Monday night, and approx. 70 farmers…
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