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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,339 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 14 of 67

Alarm at Trend to Grow Wool Instead of Wheat

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 9

Alarm at the present trend of district farmers switching from wheat to wool growing was expressedby Mr. L. Cassey, president of the Orange branch of the…

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Cattle Sale

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

Winchombe Carson Ltd. report having conducted a sucessful Cattle Sale at Dubbo, on Friday 9th instant, when…

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Sheep Not a Curse

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 9

Professor Oliphant's description of sheep as "one of the curses of Australia eating the guts out of this…

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[?] Reports on [?] Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

Gabo wheat, the rest resistant variety [?] by Professor W. L. Wa[?] of Sydney University. [?] to be an…

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Wool and Metals Market Rises

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 3

The value of wool has conmediate future looks [?]. Its high price is not an [?] instance of much advanced…

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Opposition to Wool Scheme Ballot

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 3

At a meeting of Dubbo district woolgrowers, unanimous opposition was expressed against the proposal to…

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Cattle Average £19/3/8 Mendooran Stock Sale

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

At the Mendooran monthly stock sale, conducted by Mr. R. M. Henry on Thursday last there was an excellent clearance and…

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Pro[?]esson Says That Sheep Are "A Curse"

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 3

"I wish scientists could find something like myxomatosis to infect sheep," said Professor Marcus Oliphant, Director of…

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Wool Deduction Act Valid Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

The High Court this morning unanimously ruled that the Wool Tax Deduction Act was valid and should not stand…

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Gabo Wheat Is Tested in Middle East

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 6

Gabo wheat, the rust resistant variety bred by Professor W. L. Waterhouse, of Sydney University, promises to be as…

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U.s. Lags Behind Australia in Wool Output

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 6

An outstanding feature of the recent Baradine Conference had been the comparisons made between Australia and…

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Wheat Bins Needed Along Railway - Not In Yard F.& S. Criticism of New Narromine Silos

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 3

Had the additional wheat bins at Narromine been scattered along the railway near Narromine, instead of in the railway yard. It would have been far easter for district farmers to put their wheat into bulk storage, it was claimed…

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Sanitation on the Poultry Farm How To Disinfect Houses And Yards

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 2

Any outbreak of pullorum disease in a brooder house will necessitate disinfection after infected stock have been…

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Junior Farmers' Project Competition

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 2

The enthusiastic support given to the junior Farmers' Project competition which was held for the first time last…

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Opportunities Offered by Junior Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 6

Miss Barbara McQueen of "Dowan Hill" Wiangaree near Kyogle, was the winner of the Girls' section in the…

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Junior Farmers to Visit U.k in 1952

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 6

The Executive of the Junior Farmer Club's Council of N.S.W. has received protests from some clubs against the…

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Worms Kill Sheep

The Western Herald · Friday 23 March 1951 · page 6

Worms recently killed 1,500 out of 1,900 sheep on one Goulburn district properly. District Veterinary Officer S.L. Black states this is the…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 23 March 1951 · page 11

The Country Producers' Selling Company Limited reports as follows:— Wool auctions last week were…

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Wool And Metals

The Western Herald · Friday 23 March 1951 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The value of wool has continued buoyant and its immediate future looks secure. Its high price is not…

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Dipping Or Spraying for Cattle Tick Control

The Western Herald · Friday 23 March 1951 · page 2

Spraying cattle to control tick in festation gives only a small degree of protection by comparison with dipping—a spokesman for the…

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