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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Good Demand For Wool Seems Certain For 1953

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 3

The confident tone of the closing wool auctions for the first half of the selling season augurs well for the resumption of marketing this year, says Winchcombe Carson…

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BU[?] Sought For Wheat Storage Far[?] Australian[?]

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 1

[?] supply [?] bulk [?]storage space would here to[?] of the biggest [?]decided on…

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Truck Shortage Costs Farmers Extra for Bags

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 3

The shortage of bulk wheat trucks made a difference to many wheatgrowers' plans— and their returns…

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Testing Weight Gain in Beef Cattle Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

Collaboration between Australian CSIRO scientists and American research veterinarians experimenting with weight…

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Move to Foster Interest in Beef Cattle Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 2

To foster in the youth of the Hunter Valley a greater love of beer cattle, the president ol the NSW branch of the Shorthorn…

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Would-Be Farmers "Frustrated" SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 1

Restricted opportunities to study advanced agricultural subjects were "frustrating" to young would-be farmers,…

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Flood Warning to Farmers on River Flats Irrigation Pumps Moved To High Ground

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 1

Dubbo vegetable growers at Willow Bend and other river flat areas have been warned that floodwaters sweeping down from Well-ington may inundate the river flats this…

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Electricity Is Farmers' Willing Servant

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

Excluding the Western Division, 43 per cent, of the 71,000 farms in NSW are connected to an electricity supply. While most farmers do not use any more than…

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Fat Lamb Tests on Govt. Farm at Yanco Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

A gross average return of 75/- a head was received for 641 lambs marketed recently in Sydney after the third year…

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Wool Need Urgent, Says Bank

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 2

The trend of events in the world textile trade since the war illustrates how urgently the world needs wool, says the…

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Man Made Fibres Versus Wool New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

A wool 'trade expert said yesterday that it was clear from the current state of the American market that…

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R.A.S. Rules for This Year's Farming Comp. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 2

The NSW Royal Agricultural Society's eight-division farm production championship next year will be judged under three…

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Yields Above Average Mr. Filan on Crops

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 3

Commenting on wheat crops in the district during the last harvest, the district agronomist, Mr. F. Filan,…

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Rutherglen Bugs in Potatoes: Active In Crops

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

Rutherglen bugs are active in potato crops and can do a great deal of damage, stated the district agronomist,…

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Wool Prices & Austn. Export Trend

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 2

Although the outstanding feature or the current export season has been the satisfactory level of wool prices, there…

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RAILWAY Department Blames Wheat Board Agents

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 3

The Railway Department is putting most of the blame for the slow turn-around of bulk wheat trucks on Wheat Board…

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Wheat For Export Increased SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 1

Australia's wheat export quota under the International Wheat Agreement will be increased from 60,000,000…

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Japan Second Biggest Wool Importer Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 2

Japan imported £19,997,000 worth of greasy wool last November and was the second biggest importer…

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Outlook For Wool IN 1953 Bright, Says Expert

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 2

The welfare of the pastoral industry chiefly depends upon two factors—seasonal conditions favor-ing production and satisfactory prices. The net profits arising from the latter are the…

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Man-made Fibres Complement Wool, Says Expert Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 1

Declaring that the blending of man-made woellen fibres was a necessity if the increasing demand of world population were to be met, Mr. A. R. Penfold, director of the Museum of the Applied Arts and…

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