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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
1,353 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 18 of 68
Flood waters continue to subside throughout Western New South Wales, leaving in their wake a trail of damage to stock, fences and crops. A serious aspect of the flood damage is the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anyone who had visited the Thrasher farm a year ago, would hardly know it today. What has happened to its 175 acres, near the cast coast town of Frederick, Maryland, is a kind of miracle: a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After the recent heavy rain at Cumnock, the land is now drying up, although many farmers consider that at least a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rainfall during March was principally in the form of storms, and some places benefited much more than others. Mudgee received 326…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Formula of a new sheep branding fluid which remains on the sheep for a year and is removed from the wool by normal scoring…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some cattle owners do not seem to realise the damage that can be done to hides by faulty methods of branding and by branding on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The wool market has recently shown increased strength and top markets abroad have advanced in sympathy with the higher cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Of the greatest Importance to all men on the land are to highly satisfactory trials made with DDt to check body strike by blowfly in the Narromine district. It is estimated that this single cause is responsible for more losses than all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Many thougsands of cheep in the Nyngan district have been badly struck by fly as a result of the recent wet weather and humid conditions. Treatment of the sheep has been greatly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo is considered by the Department of Agriculture to be one of the best of the New South Wales districts suitable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further trials with DDT sprays to prevent body strike in sheep have been carried out at Mr F. M. Stevenson's "Glengarrie."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special gangs of men were being employed to provide roofs and curtains for wheat stacked at country sidings, the State…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. J. Word, of "Delta" Station, Nyngan, states that he may have 50 bales of wool mined. Because of flood waters he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The formula of a new sheep branding fluid which remains on the sheep for a year and is removed from the wool by normal scouring methods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Wheat Board men in special gangs are providing roofing and curtains for wheat stacked at country sidings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) has given the "News" particulars of the first blocks made available for ballot by ex-servicemen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool's ability to "turn aside heatwaves as well as chilling breezes" is the keynote of a national advertising campaign by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) said in the Legislative Assembly that on approach would be made to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Department of Education wanted Junior Farmer clubs established but made no provision for the allocation of funds for the work, nor did it allow pupils time to undertake the work, Mr. Butterworth…
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