Wheat Piles Up in Paddocks Silos Full, No Rail Trucks Available COWRA
Thousands of bushels of bagged wheat are standing in paddocks throughout the Cowra district because every…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1950
1,353 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 68
Commonwealth Wool
The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd., in a report on the Homebush Market report last Thursday, state that 39,370…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Auction Sale of Border Leicester Sheep
About thirty buyers from western districts and representatives fur interstate, New Zealand and South African…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wartime Stocks of Wool Are Vanishing
Wool consumption per head of population probably has not varied to any marked degree compared with pre-war times. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Values Local and Overseas Quotes
Below are overseas and Sydney wheat quotations, complied by the State Marketing Bureau of the Department of Agricul-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yeoval News Wheat Variety Trials at Yeoval. Excellent Yields on Mr. C. R. Johnson's Property
EXCELLENT yields were obtained from varieties grown in the trial plots at Mr. C. R. Johnson's property, "Buckinbar," Yeoval, reports the District Agronomist, Mr. R. W. Shelley…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dutch Farmers Grow Herbs
Since the war, 350 Dutch farmers have taken up growing of medical and aromatic herbs, states the Netherlands…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →December Review of Crops. Unexpectedly High Yields Obtained
DECEMBER was a relatively dry month with some hot days and cool nights towards the latter end of the month. The weather has been ideal for the completion of the [?] A heavy storm occurred over most of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Classing is Important
Every breeder would be better [?] in he dis[?]rded all sheep of less than average standard in his flock—in many case, the increase in feed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Wool Used Than Grown a Winchcombe Carson report
Wool consumption per head of population probably has not varied to any marked degree compared with pre-war times. In some countries it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Closing Date for Wheat Entries
The final closing date for wheat entries for the 1950 Royal Easter Show has now been fixed for January 9…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Linseed a Risky Crop in Some Districts
The North-west districts of New South Wales, with their heavy soils and reliable rainfall, appeared to be the most ideal for growing linseed, judges of the 1949 Linseed Crop Growing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Linseed Crop Soon Equal to Wheat Sydney
The Commonwealth Director General of Agriculture (Mr. Bullock) said that within a few years Australia would be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Synthetics Cannot Equal Wool
Pointing out that the Bradford top market is on the highest levels in English currency for all types of merinos and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Outlook Suggests Strong Market
No auction sales of wool have taken place in Sydney since December 21, but there has been a sustained Inquiry, from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.s.a. Boys More Wool
The Clip And Consumption A Winchoombe, Carson report: American wool buying has extended in Australia this season. The total exports to the United states for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An 18-Year-Old Writes Of the Challenge of Today to Junior Farmers
Winning Essay in the Rural Bank Scholarship Competition, written by BARBARA McQUEEN. at The Risk Junior Farmers' Club. The Junior Farmers of to-day have been challenged. They, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Breed of Sheep Good Producer Of Wool And Meat New York
An all-[?] farm sheep said to produce both high [?] wool and a large meat caresses has been developed in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1,000,000 Bushels of Wheat Delivered to Wellington. Another Million Bushels Received at District Silos and Stacks
NEARLY 1,000,000 bus. of wheat have been received by the Wellington silos, mills and agents stacks, and it is expected that the district yields, including grain received at silos at Arthurville, Murombung, Walmer and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bonus for Bulk Wheat Stored on Farms
Men who are prepared to store wheat on their own properties until the silos can handle it conveniently should receive a…
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