Tetanus and Sheep
"Merino": In the "N.S.W. Agricultural Gazette" of March, 1950, the Division of Animal Industry warned stock-owners…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1952
1,155 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 58
T.B. in Cattle D.V.O.’s Report
Recently all cattle in the Condobolin T.B. protected area were subjected to the annual tuberculin test Fort…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Outlook. No Cause for Alarm
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Only the supreme optimist could expect a marked rise in wool values at New Year…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter Factory Not Sold Negotiations With Quick-Freeze Company Break Down Dairy Society's Directors Will Not Accept Amendments to Agreement Affecting Receivals of Milk From Suppliers
THE Manager of the Macquarie Valley Dairy Co-operative Society, Mr. R. A. B. Davidson, told a "Times" representative on Saturday that negotiations for the sale of the Society's Wellington butter factory to Ready - Maid Quick - Frozen Foods Ltd. had broken down completely and it now appeared most unlikely that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →EDITORIAL There Is Plenty Of Scope For Dairying And Quick Freeze
THE news that the proposed sale of the local butter factory to "Ready Maid" Quick Frozen Foods Ltd. has fallen through, will come as a disappointment to many who had foreseen, in the company's early…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Championship Crop Averages Over 67 Bushells Per Acre
The Western District championship wheat crop grown on Messrs. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →22 Bags to Acre Narromine's Outstanding Wheat Crop
The crop of wheat grown on Messrs McKillop and Sons "Buddah" property at Narromine, which won the Local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drought Conditions Prevailing District Wheat Crops Average Six Bags to Acre
THE month of December has been dry and hot with a few squally winds and scattered storms. It has been very dry and drought conditions are prevailing. No rain of any magnitude has fallen since August - September…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sound Wool Position Reasonable Confidence Justified
The wool trade facts 1952 with the raw material soundly situated in regard to supply and demand. No…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oats Can Partially Replace Wheat in Poultry Rations
“Oats are satisfactory as a poultry feed, even when fed in a high proportion as a substitute for wheat in both mash…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cumnock News Arrest in Sydney Follows Theft of Load of Wheat
MR. John Young, a district farmer, had a load of wheat stolen from his property recently. The police later arrested a young man in North Sydney in connection with the theft. The accused was remanded to appear in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Junior Farmer Branch General Meeting February
Representatives of all public bodies in the district, and all interested citizens, have been invited to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tetanus And Sheep
"Merino": In the "N.S.W. Agricultural Gazette" of March, 1950, the Division of Animal Industry warned stock-owners of the danger…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Sales
Best wools were itetatively cheapest at Sydney wool sales Thursday, when quotations for fine quality and carding descriptions were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Drop in Area Under Wheat
The estimated acreage under wheat for the season's crop is the lowest for any peacetime year since 1925-26. Official figures today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sound Wool Position Reasonable Confidence Justified
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The wool trade faces 1952 with the raw material soundly situated in regard to supply and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?] Grew a Million Bushels of Wheat This Year
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?] Relief For Dairy Farmers
The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., recently announced details of a Relief Scheme [?] assist dairy farmers to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Interesting Sideline From Qick-freeze or Canning Pea Crops Pea Vine Residue Makes Highly Succulent Silage for Cattle
PEA vine residue—once a useless leftover when peas had been canned or quick-frozen—is now being put to use as a valuable and highly-succulent silage for cattle, said F. Nicholson, District Agronomist of the Department of Agriculture, in Tumut last week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Too Much Help for Industry; Farming Neglected"
Secondary industry has been fostered to an unwise extent. The emphasis must be on primary production. If Australia…
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