Junior Farmers Garden Competitions
Two more competitions were nalised during the last few days in connection with the Gilgandra Junior Farmers' Club…
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Farming & the land, 1949
985 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 48 of 50
Persian Farming Methods Still Primitive
I have been to the Garden of Eden. It is nothing much to look at now—what Adam and Eve saw in it, I cannot imagine. Perhaps it has changed since those early days, as so many other…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. C. R. Johnson's Fine Crop
One of, the excellent crops mentioned by the judges in the Central Slopes division of the R.A.S. Field Wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Sales
Dalgety and Company Limited submitted a representative selection of 5,420 bales, drawn mainly from the West, South, North West,…
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The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on Dec. 1:— Sales during the week have been held in Brisbane. Reports from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Sales
The Fanners & Graziers Co-op. Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited reported on 25th November:— We submitted a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →High Wheat Yields This Season Some Crops Exceed Estimates
Apart from crops damaged by hail, frost of root-rot wheat crops in the central west have yielded well above expectations and the estimated average yield per acer in all shires is about us bushes—almost a record…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane Wool Sales
Wool auctions during the past week which were held in Brisbane, concluded on 1st December. During the four selling days some…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Stocks Light American Market Higher
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Currency changes have been an influence on prices for wool this season but the great impetus…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bulk Handling System for Wheat Devised
Inspired by illustrations of American methods of handling wheat in bulk, Mr. John Lowe of Dubbo has developed his own bulk handling system on his property "Claydon."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Silos
Narromine silos have rece[?]200.000 bushels and are full, a manager Mr. Pepper said this afternoon. Although 90 more bulk true…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Farmer Builds Own Bulk Wheat System
With the high cost of corosacks and the possibility that they may become scarcer and more costly in the years to come many farmer have contemplated a system that will enable them to eliminate wheat bags altogether…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burrendong Water Wanted for Bogan River Claim By Farmers and Settlers
I claim that some of the surplus water from the burrendong Scheme should be taken through the Narromine-Trangie irrigations area to enter the Rogan River near Oaks Bridge was made before the inquiry committee at Warren last Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Special Xmas Butter Issue
The director of Rationing (Mr. J. B. Cumming), said the Minister for Trade and Customs had agreed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Proves Its Versatality
When the International Wool Secretariat staged a mannequin parade and exhibition of woollen fabrics in London recently it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.s. Buying More Wool on World Market
American wool buying has extended In Australia this season and the exports to the United States for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bulk Handling Wheat Local Farmer's Enterprise
Inspired by illustrations of American methods of handling wheat in bulk, Mr. John Lowe, of Dubbo, has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Prices
Recent wool sales include the following:—A/c J. N. McLennan and Co., Mendooran, AAAW 84d., AAAE…
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At Homebush last week there was a good quality offering pf sheep, lambs, hoggets and suckers. The penning on Thursday…
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Wheat crop yields were greatly above the first estimates, the Stock Inspector (Mr. A. T. Ellis) told a…
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