New cattle truck like a padded cell
A Dubbo stock transport firm has bought the first âanti-bumpâ cattle truck In Australia. Proprietor of Davis' Stock Transport (Mr Alan Davis), said this week the new truck and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1973
136 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 7
Opening of Sheep Yards
Bourke Pastures Protection Boardâs recently completed Sheep Yards are to be officially opened next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Elders - G.M. Wool Sales
At the 2nd Wool Sale of the season held on 8th August, Elders G.M. secured the following prices for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Slight Fall But Wool, Prices Double Last Year
Wool prices fell by as much as five per cent at last weekâs Sydney auction compared with the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Should farmers be appointed to unions? with Cliff Whitelocke
Should famers be appointed to the organisations controlling our trade unions? After all, the decisions made by trade unions are vital to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Regulations for Farm Machines
Under new regulations, every tractor made in, or imported into, New South Wales after October 1, 1974 and used in a rural industry…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soybean crops show excellent results
Three soybean growers in the Narromine-Trangie area have reported…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mulesing at lamb-marking T. W. Mills, Livestock Officer (Sheep & Wool) Warren
The value of mulesing is beyond doubt and this is shown by the high percentage of Merino ewes which are mulesed in the district. The figure at present is between 85% and 90%. However as to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Sale Report
Approximately 16,000 Merino sheep were offered for sale when the newly completed L. D. Davis Holding…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Abortions in cattle should be investigated
A survey of district cattle owners and results of routine enquiries have shown that abortions and related happenings in cows are far too common in the Central West…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lyndal’s Got That Spring Feeling And so have the farmers
Schoolgirl Lyndal Morris was Pictured at her fatherâs property âGreengroveâ, Dubbo this week with a lamb, symbolic of the new spring season…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plan now for summer fodder crops D. J. Fraine District Agronomist Mudgee
The general need for summer fodder crops is considerably less than recent seasons. Summer fodder will consequently only be of value if grown for specific requirements and management to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Merino Sheep Field Day
Trangie Agricultural Research Station will be the venue for a Merino Sheep Field Day on Tuesday, 18th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moves to Improve Wool Harvesting Methods Welcomed
The announcement by Dr. P.C. Booth, Production Research Manager of the Australian Wool Corporation that a major programme aimed at improving wool harvesting would be under taken was welcomed recently by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boom year for sheep footrot
The coming spring could be a severe one for sheep footrot. It could be more serious than usual because most flocks already have a few sheep lame from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cowra Cattle Show
The recent Cowra show had one of its best cattle yardings. The quality was top…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Changes to wheat varieties
Changes to wheat variety recommendations for 1974 sowings have been approved by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr G. R. Crawford). These changes follow the meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Elders - G.M. Wool Sales
At the 4th wool sale for the season held on 11/9/73 Elders G.M. realised the following prices on account…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Trad Confident Despite 5% Dollar Rise
Sydney wool market values fell an average 50c kg, greasy, for combing types and 10c kg, greasy, for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral College
Mr. Alex Finlay, President of Bourke Branch of the Graziersâ Association, addressed Bourke Shire Councillors on Tuesday last on the proposal to have a Pastoral College established in the Western division…
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