Wool Firm at London Sales
At the London wool sales which opened on July 7, Australian merino spinner and topmaking wools sold firm at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1950
1,353 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 35 of 68
World Demand for Wool Is Increasing
Since the war, wool has been consumed faster than it has been grown and the gap has had to be bridged by drawing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Smaller Wheat Acreage N.s.w. Estimate
More than 350,000 acres remain to be sown under wheat in N.S.W. this year, but it is unlikely that many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →D.v.o.'s Warning Lice Infestations in Sheep
Frequent reports have been received of lice infested sheep being offered for sale at Dubbo, Wellington and Orange saleyards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Total Loss 23,000 Bags of Wheat
As a result of the April floods 23,000 bags of wheat, from the Ulamambri wheat stack, is a total loss and is to…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Wheat Sowings Delayed In North-west and Central-west
Frequent rainstorms during May and June interfered seriously with wheat-sowings in north-western and…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Minister Defends Wool Levy of 7½ Per Cent. Canberra, Tuesday
Replying to criticism of the amount of the wool levy the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, said that in fixing the rate at 7½ per cent, the Government had to consider the magnitude of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Farms for Ex-servicemen
The Minister for Lands (Mr. J. B. Renshaw) announces that he has approved of nine farms on "Panuara"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Schools for U.s. Girls Planned
Instruction and practice in farming and rural homemaking for girls of secondary-school age is a new American scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Repetition of Disastrous April Floods Vegetable Growers Face Loss of Onion and Patato Crops Huge Areas of Wellington Flats and Golf Course Again Inundated
FOLLOWING heavy rains on Tuesday and yesterday over the already waterlogged catchment areas of the Macquarie, Bell and Cudgegong Rivers, flooding of huge areas of river flats on a scale comparable to the disaster of last April has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Machinery Field Day At Hawkesbury Agricultural College
Mr. E. A. Southee, Principal of Hawkesbury Agricultural College, extends a cordial invitation to all interested…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wool Up Again
Wool values advanced at the Sydney sales yesterday for the fourth day in succession. Since Monday the market has risen from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Reserve Price Wool Plan
Sir,—I do not agree with those who criticise the 7 1/2 per cent wool levy. If the, forthcoming selling season is as buoyant as the one Just…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unusual Case Alleged Theft of Sheep
A case of unusual circumstances is being discussed around Gulargambone and Coonamble, and is of great interest to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pp Board [?] to Enter Farms to Destroy Rabbits
The Narromine branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association recently asked the Dubbo Pastures Protection Board to use its powers to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rain Makers Win Farmers' Confidence
Although America's Weather Bureau still looks with fishy eye on rain mowing techniques, farmers, power companies and city officials…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farms For Soldier Settlers
The Minister for Lands (Mr. J. B. Renshaw) announced last week that he has approved of 9 farms on "Panura" Estate being made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Sheep Deal
One of the largest sheep deals ever recorded in the Yeoval district took place when Hughes Bros, of Baldry bought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bis Bulk Wheat Terminals Start Shortly On Junee Project SYDNEY, Friday
A contract has been let for the concrete portion of the three million bushel storage wheat sub-terminal to be erected at Junee. Announcing this today, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat [?] Des[?]
The Minister for [?] (Hon. E. H. Graham, [?] last week that a [?] been let for the [?] the wheat…
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