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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

985 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 29 of 50

This Wool Won't Be Declared Black

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

The blackest of wool will be welcomed by the Narromine Red Cross branch which is now making its annual wool appeal…

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U.S.A. Uses Less Wool Rayon Output Up

The Western Herald · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 8

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: —The only country abroad in which the wool position shows uncertainty is America…

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District Wheat Crops Boosted by July Rains

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 2

July rains have restored surface moisture, and burning and yellowing of flag is already disappearing from wheat crops, which are in very sound condition throughout the district, reports the District…

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Wool Buyers' Chairman

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Lempriere, a director of Lempriere (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., wool buying brokers, has been appointed chairman…

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Use of Silage for Sheep Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 3

Trials carried out by the Department of Agriculture at departmental experiment farms have shown that while silage…

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July Crop Conditions Reviewed Wheat in Sound Condition

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 4

CONTINUED heavy frosts and dry conditions were [?]perienced during the first half of the month. Over [?] period of ten days from the middle of the mont[?] general rains were received over the whole of the…

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Wheat Crops Make Good Progress

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 7

Wheat crops are in a very sound condition throughout the district as a result of the rain this month. Heavy frosts and dry weather early in the month caused a burning and yellowing of the flag in many crops, but this condition will rapidly disappear now that the…

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Wool Chiffon and Lace

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 8

Angele Delangie dreamt up the angele evening dress made of bitter sweet pink wool chiffon and [?] gold Brussels see over 100…

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Sheep to Be Flown to Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1

Twenty-four stud sheep from western properties will be flown from Dubbo to Brisbane tomorrow morning in a specially…

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Merino or Crossbred? Big Wool Pricer Reducing [?]

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 4

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Wheat Storage Problem in U.S. New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1

The millions of bushels of wheat and other grains about to be harvested in the United States have almost no place to…

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Mange Mite Affecting Dubbo Sheep

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 3

Mango mite was affecting sheep in the Dubbo district and infestation was much more prevalent than was…

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Wool Marketing Proposal Bloemfontein

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 1

A proposal to set up an International Wool Marketing Scheme with headquarters in London was unanimously accented by…

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Merino Sheep Are Favored in N.s.w

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 2

The merino sheep is now more in favor in Now South Wale than for 10 years. During the war fet lambs were an attractive…

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Merino and Crossbreds Changes in Wool Values

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, report:—The merino-sheep is now more in favour in New South Wales…

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Farm Improvements and Income Tax Guide To Men On Land

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 2

Frequently officers of the Department of Agriculture are asked by farmers whether or not the cost of certain…

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Review of Crop Conditions for Month of July

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 1

"Continued heavy frosts and dry conditions were experienced during the first half of July. Over a period…

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"Farm Vacation" Plan In U.S. New York, July 28

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 2

Many farmers in the United States are opening their spare rooms this summer to urban families who want a farm…

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New Pest Is Causing Crop Damage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 4

A heavy inf[?]tion of red-legged earth mites is reported in certain district localities. Vegetable crops and flower…

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Red Mite Damaging Crops. Wellington Vegetable and Flower Gardens Badly Affected

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 6

INVESTIGATIONS during the past week show that there is already a heavy infestation of Red-legged Earth Mites in certain localities, states the District Agronomist, Mr. R. W. Shelley. Vegetable crops and flower gardens…

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