Japan Looks to Aust. for Wool Tokio, (A.a.p. Reuter)
Press reports today stated that Japan hoped to buy 2000 bales of wool from Australia as soon as possible…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1947
915 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 43 of 46
Single Unit Farms for Ex-servicemen
Repeated attempts by the Country Party to get the State Government to allow ex-servicemen to be settled on single unit…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Auction
Pitt Son and Badgery, Ltd., report: At our Sydney auction of the 27th. instant we submitted a catalogue containing for the most part wools drawn…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trangie Experiment Farm Mr. E. S. May Appointed Manager
Arrangements have been made to appoint permanent managers to a number of Departmental Experiment Farms where the experimental and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weather Conditions Not Best Finishing Crops District Agronomist's Review
Heavy falls of rain were received early in the month and again towards the end of the month although the latter falls were restricted to the Dubbo locality reports Mr. R. W. Shelley. However, at the end of the month widespread soaking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Wool
Sales by The Country Producers Selling Co., Ltd., at the Sydney sales this week included: K. R. Blackman, Gulargam…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Report
Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited report:—For our seventh sale of the season we offered a catalogue of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Production C. West
Conditions in the district continue to favour butter production though due to grasshopper damage there has been a tailing off in milk supplies to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain Damages Wheat
Scattered storms, accompanied by heavy rain, were recorded in most part's of the district over…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →First Crop Fire 160 Bushels Bagged Wheat Destroyed
The first crop fire of the season, occurred on Thursday morning last, at the property of Mr. J. J. Bayliss, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cornsacks for Certified Seed Wheat Conditions Of Distribution
Cornsacks forwarded to Gilgandra by the Bread Manufacturers of NSW for the handling of certified seed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Cost of Wheat Production Graziers’ Assn. To Seek Increase
At the annual meeting of the Coonabarabran Branch of the Graziers’ Association held on Friday, Mr. G. Blackmail reported to members on the Cereeal Committee meeting held last month which he attended as a local representative…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Profitable Industry for Farmers £1000 a Year with Pig Meat
The belief that the average man could increase his income by at least £1000 a year through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Weather Conditions Not Best for Finishing Crops Monthly Report By District Agronomist
Wheat is being stripped in all parts of the district, but harvesting is further advanced at Narromine and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crops Damaged by Rain Heavy Storms During. Past Week 50 Per Cent. Of Soft Wheats Will Not Reach f.a.q
Since late on Saturday night last many storms have been experienced throughout the district, some centres…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maryvale. Bulkhead Will Not Be Erected. Blow to Farmers
On Wednesday night of last week a very large gathering of farmers assembled at the recreation…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Unwelcome Two Inches of Rain Will Cause Further Damage to District Crops
IT is feared that the heavy rain, which totalled over two inches for the first half of this week, will cause serious further damage to district wheat crops. It is expected that wheat yields, already affected by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →November Review of Crop Conditions Rain and Rust Cause Big Reduction in Bushel Weight High Percentage of Grain Below F.A.Q.
HEAVY falls of rain were received early in the month and again towards the end of the month, although the latter falls were restricted to the Dubbo locality. However, at the end of the month widespread soaking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers and Carriers’ Meeting
A mass meeting of Farmers, Carriers, and Lumpers was held in the Memorial Hall, supper room on Monday, December 1st…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wheat Badly Affected by Rain
Wheat has been badly affected by rain, according to reports from the Narromine, Trangie and Peak Hill districts. Only a very small prop?rtion of the ? yet to be harv?ted will be up to the f.a.g. standard of ?, to the ?…
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