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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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The Farm Home Valve of Goats’ Milk

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 7

Goats’ milk is highly nutritious and, although the flavour is slightly different to that of cows’ milk, it is frequently difficult to detect this…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on the 6th February:—The sales will reopen in Sydney on Monday 10th inst…

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Wool Prices Compared 1924/25 -1946/47

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 8

The fact that the exports of greasy wool from Australia up to December 31 this season were 1,826,495 bales or nearly twice the total for the…

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Wool and Skin Values Shorter Skins for Mouton Coats

The Western Herald · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—A remarkable change has occurred in sheepskin values as well as wool prices in the past 12 months…

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Crop Poisoning Some Timely Pointers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 5

When is Grain Sorghum poisonous? Can stock be grazed on Sudan Grass with safety? These are two questions which are exercising the minds…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 8

At their Sydney auction of the 18th instant, Pitt Son and Fadgery Ltd. submitted a catalogue of wools drawn chiefly from the…

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Crop Poisoning Some Timely Pointers

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

WHEN is grain sorghum poisonous? Can stock be grazed on Sudan Grass with, safety? These are two questions which are exercising the minds of farmers who have sown these summer crops and, owing to disappointing…

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Wool Stores May Be Used As Wool Classic Rooms

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 5

A suggestion was made at Friday night's meeting of the Dubbo Technical College Advisory Committee that the present wool stores—which still remain idle—be used to relieve the present congestion existing at wool classing lessons…

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Wool Sales

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile agency Co. Ltd., report: Wool: Wool sales were resumed…

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Wheat Yield down 25 mil. Bushels

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 6

Estimated Australian wheat production for the 1946-47 season will be nearly 25,000,000 bushels below the 1945-46 figure, according to figures…

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Wool Prices Compared 1924-25 — 1946-47

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 3

The fact that the exports of greasy wool from Austra lia up to December 31 this season were 1,826,495 bales…

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Farmers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 2

Tractor tyre repairs Dubbo Rubber Works, established 1930, Best Repair Equipment, Best Service in the west…

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Wool Sales

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 5
Also in The Western Herald

We sold 7900 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Wednesday. Good competition from the Continent, America, Yorkshire and local mills…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 7

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on the 13th February:—A good average selection of wools was offered in…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 8

The Farmers & Growers' Cooperative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Ltd. reported on 12th February:—…

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Sheep Sales at Peak Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 6

On behalf of Peak Hill Associated Agents, Messrs. Woods, Bredin and Co. report a yarding of 3500 sheep at the last regular monthly stock…

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Ex-servicemen Assisted to Become Farmers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

Twelve months ago the Department of Post-War Reconstruction assumed responsibility for the administration (under the Re-establishment and…

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Crop Poisoning—timely Pointers for the Man on the Land

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 5

WHEN is Grain Sorghum polsonus ? Can stock be grazed on Sudan grass with safety? These are two questions which are exercising the minds of farmers who have sown these summer crops and, owing to disappointing development, they are anxious to…

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Butter

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 2

This month, Canada is to get another issue of butter from New Zealand—5 million lbs. altogether. A Canadian Government…

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