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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Record Rice Crop. But Lowest Maize Crop in 90 Years Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture expects a record rice crop of more than 80,000 tons in N.S.W. this year, and the…

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Early Potato Crops. Seed Supplies Limited

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 3

Growers of early potato crops at Wellington and Dubbo should immediately arrange for their seed supplies. In…

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Rain Helped Farmers

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 1

Farmers with [?] those who have [?] sowing should [?] from the good [?]…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 5

Dalgety & Co. reported on Monday last:— With competition more widespread than in last Sydney sales,…

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Relaxing Sheep-export Ban

The Western Herald · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 4

The Chairman of the Australian Ogricultural Council, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. John McEwan, reports: "The…

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Champions at Sydney Fat Cattle Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 7

An Aberdeen Angus steer from H. F. Whites Bald Blair Station at Guyra woo the championship of the single…

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Stud Sheep Airfreighted To Sydney Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 1

Taking the country to the city by modern droving methods was illustrated at Narromine this week when stud rams from "Hadden Big," Warren, were down by ANA aircraft to the Sydney Sheep Show…

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Poor Standard of Sheep Dogs Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 2

According to experts, the novice dogs at the Sheep Show are not up to standard, through lack of training and the performances…

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Sydney Wool Reports Winchcombe Carson

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that they sold 7500 bales of wool at auction and privately at their closing Sydney sale yesterday…

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Wheat Board Pays Growers Direct Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) said today that approval had been given to a request of the…

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World's Wool Use Merino And Xbred Clips

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 3

A British authority at the recent International Wool Conference estimated that 1850 world consumption of virgin…

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Lucerne in the Wheat Rotation Success With Sown Pastures

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 2

As lucerne is becoming more popular with the wheat farmer for use in the wheat rotation, a trial was commenced in 1947…

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Big Airlift of Stud Sheep From Western Stations Prize Rams Flown To City For Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 1

Stud sheep from world famous stations in western N.S.W. are travelling in style to Sydney in the biggest airlift organised in the West since the floods last winter…

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Lambs Tails hold the Secret of Evenness in Fleece States Wool Scientist

The Western Herald · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 9

"Don't throw away lambs' tails till you've read their index to the evenness of fleece in the grown sheep," says a British…

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44 Farms for Soldier Settlement

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 5

The State Parliament on Thursday last passed a resolution for the resumption of 47,500 acres of land from five…

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Acute Butter Shortage

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 3

Cumnock, in common with other centres, is experiencing an acute butter shortage. This is hardest on families…

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University Wool Appeal

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 5

Professor T. O. Hunter, Director of the Sydney University's Centenary Appeal, has written thanking Mr. G. G…

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Wheat Bulkhead for Cumnock

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 3

The inclusion of Cumnock in the list of places where wheat bulkheads will be built for the coining harvest is…

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