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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 44 of 67

Why Not More Butter?

The Western Herald · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 6

Although milk production in Australia has risen by only 1% in the past 12 years our population has grown by 20% in the same period…

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Butter Strike Threat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

All Far North Coast dairyfarmers are expected to agree to withhold supplies of cheese and button…

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Wheat Bulkhead to Be Built at Yeoval

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 6

A well attended meeting of wheat growers was held in the Memorial Hall to consider the question of erecting a bulkhead…

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World Wants Wool, But at Low Price

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 6

The wool market as yet does not definitely show stability and possibly will not do so while International,…

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Wool Position Aspects Is A Decline Probable?

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, report: Ample private inquiry for local fellmongered wools has prevailed, but the number of…

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Wool Position Aspect Is a Decline Possible?

The Western Herald · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd report: Ample private enquiry for local fellmongered wools has prevailed but title number of transactions…

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Turkeys Better Than Sheep at £7 Per Bird Cowra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

Despite the high prices being paid for wool, some growers are finding turkey breeding an even more lucrative proposition than…

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Fire Proved a Blessing for Wool Men Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

Woolgrowers who regarded the Bolgety and Co. woolstore fire in Auckland in February as a calamity now realise that…

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Farmers to Supply Labour to Erect Bulkhead at Yeoval

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 August 1951 · page 6

IF farmers can supply the labour for the job a start can be made within three weeks on the construction of a 100,000 bushels capacity bulkhead at Yeoval to…

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Why Not More Butter?

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 3

Although milk production in Australia has risen by only one per cent in the past 12 years our population has grown by…

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BUTTER 2/8 A lb

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 1

The Premier, Mr. McGirr, announced at mid-day to-day the price of butter in N.S.W. would be 2/8 per…

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Cold Weather Causes Sheep Losses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 2

Recent cold weather has caused severe losses in sheep after shearing, and lambs are also likely to suffer, said Mr…

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Minister Thanks Wheat Growers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, has expressed his thanks to wheatgrowers for the splendid…

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Season's Wool Sales Start

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 3

Within a few days the curtain will rise on the 1951-52 wool selling season. Sydney is the stage, and the actors will be buyers from countries all over the globe…

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Synthetic Wool Is A Myth New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 1

A report that synthetic wool had been manufactured was a myth, K. Eugene Ackerman said today in Kansas City…

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Pasture Growth Retarded But Crops Good

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 2

Conditions have been generally favorable for most crops, states the report of the Department of Agriculture on production trends for the month of July…

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Plenty of Self Help by Wheat Growers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture Mr. Graham, expressed his thanks to wheat growers for the splendid manner in which they…

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How Governments Affect the Price of Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 3

The wool market at present is in contrast to that of last August. Then values were ascending rates for private sales of fellmongered wool reflecting the improvement in princes…

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80,000 May Vote on Federal Wool Price Plan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 1

The ballot of woolgrowers on the reserve price plan will close at noon on Thursday, and final figures are expected to be announced early next week…

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Rice Crops Sown Form Air Give Good Results

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 2

"In the Wakool Irrigation Area very good result shave been achieved by the aerial method of sowing pastures into rice…

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