Storage Space Dire Need Of Farmers
One of the greatest problems confronting the farmer in the Gilgandra district, and probably in all parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1948
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Wool Sales Resume January 12
Approximately 50,000 bales of wool due for shipment abroad are stated to have been left behind in Sydney by ships which sailed whilst the wool ban…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →That Wheat Deal
Sir.—That extract from State "Hansard" quoting Mr. Edgar Dring ("News" 19/12/47) shows the member for Ashburnham knows nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Working Hours in the Pastoral Industry
"There are entirely unfounded rumours that a 40 hour working week for station hands began on the 1st January," says Mr. S. Ick-Hewins, General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Dusts to Beat Wheat Weevils
The use of dusts for controlling weevils in wheat has been tested by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ninety per cent of Unharvested Wheat Will Be Inferior
[?] of the Peak Hill Farmers and Settlers' Association, [?] that he estimated 90 per cent. of the [?] the Peak [?] district would be about or [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cherry Crop Fiasco
The extent to which the cherry crop at Orange has failed this season can be gauged by the fact that only 55,000 boxes have been sent down by rail…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Green Vegetable Bugs Are Ruining Crops
"Numerous requests are being received for a method of controlling the Green Vegetable Bug, which is ravaging beans, tomatoes and other vegetable crops in commercial and home gardens," states the District Agronomist, Mr. R. W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stock Market Sheep Very Firm. Cattle Market Buoyant
At the usual monthly stock sale, held by the Associated Agents on Tuesday last, about 2,500…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bright Wool Outlook
Winchcombc Carson Ltd. report:—Reports from abroad favour the view of buoyancy in wool values. Top markets in Bradford, the United States and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Branding Cattle Some Practical Hints
The damage done to hides by faulty methods of branding and by branding on valuable portions of the hide is not yet fully realised…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Wheat Varieties Recommended for District Sowings
Notwithstanding the limited information available on the yield performance of the new rust-resistant varieties, their , ability to produce high quality wheat in the present season and their satisfactory behaviour under dry conditions last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. Wool Report
The wool trade is still in recess over the New Year holidays and business which is usual for this period of the season is very quiet. Any transactions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Cost of Wheat Production Graziers' Association to Seek Increase
At the annual meeting of the Coonabarabran branch of the Graziers' Association, Mr. G. Blackman reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers and Carriers Protest Against Gilgandra Silo Management Serious Allegations Made Tarmers Afraid of Victimisation
Allegations were made at a meeting farmers and carriers at Gilgandra on Mon[?] night that many farmers and carriers [?] afraid to voice complaints against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Review Of Crop Conditions December 1947
Continuous unsettled weather during December greatly multiplied the problems which faced the wheat farmer at the beginning of the month. At Dubbo, rain fell on 14 days for a total of 250 points but up to 4 inches were received in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →December Crop Report
In his report for December, Mr. Morris, District Agronomist, states that December was by far the wettest month of the year, up till the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Over Million Bushels of Wheat Harvested Despite [?]
Despite the many [?] and the [?] growers, well ever a million [?] of [?] the [?] district. It is [?] of wheat will be [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vegetable [?] Ruing Crops
"Numerous requests are being received for a method of controlling the green vegetable bug which is ravaging beans, tomatoes and other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Entries for Royal Easter Show
Although originally intended that the wheat entries for the 1948 Royal Easter Show, prize money for which amounts to £400, should close on January 7, the…
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