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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 38 of 50

Will the U.s.a. Buy More of Our Wool?

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 2

some contrasting experiences have been noticeable in wool values since devaluation of sterling and other currencies…

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Fug Rust Affects Heavy Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 8

The weather in Cumnock during the week has continued showery, and farmers and graziers would welcome…

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Brewarrina Fat Cattle

The Western Herald · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 10

The A.M.L. & F. Co, Ltd., Brewarrina report haying trucked many consignments of fat cattle to Metropolitan markets. The cattle…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 9

Goldsbrough Mort and Company Limited report:— This Company offered a catalogue of 9070 bales for their third sale…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 8

The Country Producers Selling Company Ltd. reported on September 29th:—Sales continued in Sydney throughout the week with…

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Drop in Butter Production

The Western Herald · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 4

Butter production in New South Wales dropped by 671 tons, or 1.97 per cent during the year ended June 30, 1949, compared with the…

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Progressive Farmer Specialists' Report Published

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 4

The technical reports of the members of the Rural Bank's Progressive Farmer Team have just been published…

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Counter Claim for Irrigation Area Proposals For 210 New Farms At Nyngan Graziers Say Thousands Of Tons Of Fodder Would Find Ready Market

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 1

Nyngan's proposals for the use of the waters of the Burrendong Dam were revealed on Wednesday and yesterday, when the Burrendong Inquiry Committee heard evidence at the centre. Witnesses proposed the irrigation of 11,000 acres, north and…

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Strength Of Wheat Fund

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 2

"The statement made by Mr. H. Nock of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, that there is £20,000,000 in the Wheat…

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Dubbo Fortune Says Governor Appeal For Aid For Kempsey Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 3

The people of Dubbo were very fortunate to live in such a rich and bountiful district, said the Governor (Lieut.-Gen. Northcott) when he opened the P.A. and H. Association Carnival at the Dubbo…

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Farmer Gets Damages and Costs From Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 2

On December 6, 1945 fire destroyed stacks of wheaten hay, farming machinery and fencing on a property on the Mitchel…

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Farm Machinery Competition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 2

Impressed by the Farm Machinery Competitions which saw when he was in the Untied Kingdom as a member of the…

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Wool Prices Rise Above 1948 Peak Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday prices were 7½ to 10 per cent. higher than at the close of the Sydney sales on…

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More Rain Than Needed for District Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 1

Crops in the Dubbo district had now had more rain than they required at this time of the year, and there was a…

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Planning For Better Pastures Interesting Field Day At Trangie Experiment Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 2

The first specialised field day at the Trangie Experiment Farm illustrated to visitors the measures which are being taken to improve native grasses and pasture lands. Just as varieties of wheat and cereals have been bred to give the farmer the best…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 7

Wool auctions were continued last week at Brisbane. On the opening day values generally showed an advance on the…

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Central West Butter Output Rises

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 2

Factory butter production in the Central West for year ending June 1949, totalled 435,698 lb. a nett increase' of 51,401 lb…

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Americans Enter Arena at Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 7

Before the commencement of auctions this season. American millmen were hopeful that raw wool prices would turn lower in the world markets, but their hopes were dimmed…

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Linseed Crop Competition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 7

More than 20 growers have entered crops in the first linseed crop competition In Australia sponsored by the Royal…

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Butter Outlook Below Consumer Needs Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 2

The position had now been readied in the butter industry in New South Wales where production was insufficient to meet…

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