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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Record Wool Price

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1

Melbourne — Four Australian records for the season: 113d for merino fleece, 78d for merino pieces [?] for merino locks and 62d for…

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Wheat Harvest 1947-1948 Preliminary Estimate

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 3

Preliminary estimates of the 1947-48 wheat crop of New South Wales, issued by the Government Statistician (Mr. S. R. Caver) are:—…

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In Brief Oberon Pea Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 5

A heavy consignment of peas—a record for the season—was transported to Sydney by rail and road from Oberon on Monday night…

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Coonabarabran Farmer Finds 'Hopper Parasites

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 5

Mr. B. Jenner, of Munnin, a Coonabarabran district farmer, thinks he is on the right lines for dealing with the grasshopper menace…

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WESTELLA Farm Activities

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 4

The weather has been hot but ideal for those who are still stripping which will be finished in a few days. Most farmers have finished here and have…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 8

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited, report: For our ninth sale of the season we offered a catalogue of 6,905 bales,…

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Dairymen Asked to Voice Their Grievances (To the Editor)

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 4

Dear Sir.— Dairymen in this district have for the past few weeks been reminded by press, radio and…

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Australian Wheat Diverted to Iraq London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

A Foreign Office spokesman said that Britain, to prevent wheat stocks in Iraq running out before the end of February, had diverted to Basra a…

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Wheat Recommended for 1948 Sowing by Department

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 4

The following are the latest recommendations by the Department of Agriculture of varicties of wheat for sowing in various…

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Wheat Deliveries Held Up By Carriers' Strike

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

Following a disagreement between a carrier and the receiving agent at T[?]gloy West all wheat deliveries have been held on A dispute between a carrier, and Mr. C. Devonish, the agent, arose [?]…

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Correspondence Dairymen's Conference

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

Sir, Dairymen in this district have for the past few weeks been reminded by press, radio and personal letters that they are invited to attend a…

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Aust. Wheat Crop Worth £170 Million Canberra

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 1

Officials of the Dept. of Commerce last night estimated that Australia's wheat cheque for 1947-48 will total…

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Local Wool at Auction

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 8

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that at their Sydney auctions yesterday (Wednesday) they sold 6900 bales of wool…

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Wheat Cheque Higher Than Anticipated Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 1

Officials of the Commerce Department last night estimated that Australia's wheat cheque for 1947-48 will total about £170 million, £35 million above…

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Sprung and Shot Wheat Simple Test for Germination

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

Farmers who must rely on sprung and shot grain for seed this year, are advised to increase the sowing rate up to 25 per cent., to allow for faulty germination, states the District Agronomist, Mr. R. W. Shelley…

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Sprung and Shot Wheat. Simple Test for Germination

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 2

FARMERS who most rely on sprung and shot grain for seed this year, are advised to increase the sowing rate up to 25 per cent. to allow for faulty germinations, states the District Agronomist, Mr. R. W. Shelley…

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All Time Record Price for Aust. Xbred Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday. What is believed to be an all time Australian record price for crossbred wool was…

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Wheat Harvest Survey Estimate Yield of 105 Million Bus

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 12

At the direction of the Minister for Agriculture (The Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) Messrs. H. Bartlett (Principal Agronomist) and G. Nicholson (Special Agronomist! of the Department of Agriculture undertook a tour, just…

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72 Per Cent of District Wheat Yield Was Under Standard

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 2

In a comprehensive report on district conditions for January, Mr. R. W. Shelley, District Agronomist, supplies Dubbo production wheat statistics. A total of 1,164,500 bushels of wheat were…

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ALREADY 2½ Million Bushels of Wheat Harvested in W'ton District. Further Half Million Bushels Expected

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 1

THE Wellington district, including Wellington, Geurie, Muronbung, Nubingerie, Ballimore, Mumbil, Elong, Walmer, Arthurville and Maryvale has already contributed two and a half million bushels to the nation's wheat harvest. This…

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