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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 44 of 50

Wheat Deliveries Slow at Silos

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 1

Although the Narromine silos opened on Tuesday the total delivered by to-night would not reach 40,000 bushels the [?] Mr. R…

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Wool And Money Trading and Values

The Western Herald · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report :— It is not generally recognised that a huge amount of money is needed by millmen to finance…

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Insects Threaten Tomato Crops

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 3

As insect pests are expected to cause considerable damage in tomato crops this season, all growers ure urged by the Entomological Branch…

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Higher Initial Wheat Advance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1949 · page 2

The first advance to growers on wheat delivered from the 1949-50 wheat crop will be raised by 1 - a bushel. Growers will…

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WHEAT 6/8 a Bushel Here, But £1 Abroad Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1949 · page 2

Although the home consumption price of Australian wheat was only 6/8, the world parity price was £1 a bushel, it was…

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Unusual Frost Effects in Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 3

Unusual effects from frost injury on wheat growing in the Tamworth district were seen recently by a plant pathologist of the Department…

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Wheat Harvest Delayed by Heavy Rain

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 1

Although heavy rain in the Dubbo district over the week-end and yesterday has delayed harvesting of wheat crops,…

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Delay in Wheat Contracts Britain Seeking Lower Prices MELBOURNE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 1

Some countries had delayed notifying Australia of their wheat requirements in the hope that Australia would…

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World Wool Production Still Climbing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 7

Total world wool production continues to increase and it is estimated that the yield in 1949-50 season will evened the…

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Wheat Yield Is Higher in North-west

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 7

The average wheat yield in the North-West districts should be above the average of 1948, report Royal Agricultural Society judges who have just returned from judging the northern division of the…

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A Wheat-grower's Balance Sheet Has Two Sides to It

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 2

One of the inevitable repercussions of devaluation was that though it automatically raised the number of pounds given in exchange for a given quantity of dollars, and thus seemed to benefit the…

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British Wheat Offer Rejected Australia Stands By Maximum Price LONDON, Wednesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 1

Australia is reported to have rejected an offer by Britain to buy Australian wheat at a price under tho maximum of 16/1…

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Improper Wool Practices "Govt. Driving U.S. Trade Away" BRISBANE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 1

America was buying very little wool from Australia because of sharp and improper practices by the Federal…

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Wool Prices Rise to New High Levels

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 7

At the Sydney wool sales on Monday Goldsborough, Mort and Co. submitted a catalogue of 8464 bales drawn from over…

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War Preventing Sale of Wool to China

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 7

The sale of Australian wool to China has come to a standstill, reports Winchcombe Carson Ltd., adding that although the wool is needed to keep Shanghai mills moving, shipping to transport the…

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District Results R.A.S. Field Wheat Competition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 1

Mr. S. Giddings, of Suntop, has received the highest number of points amongst the Wellington and district…

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U.S. Won't Sell Wheat to India at Cut Prices Japanese Offer May Cause Rush For Australian Surplus WASHINGTON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 1

The United States Government's refusal to sell wheat to India under the maximum world price, is expected to force India, under protest to buy its wheat needs from Australia at the…

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Benefit to Farmers Move to Establish Linseed Growing

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 1

Through the efforts of the Western Stores and Edgleys Ltd., district farmers will be given the opportunity of…

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Gabo Popular with N.-w. Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 2

Gabo was the most popular seed with wheat farmers throughout the North-West, reported Royal Agricultural Society judges on their return from judging the northern division of the 1949 R.A.S…

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Suspected Scabbymouth in Sheep

The Western Herald · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 4

Two cases of suspected scabby mouth in sheep, investigated recently by veterinary officers of the Department of Agriculture, proved…

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