Late joining suits some sheep
The making and lambing of a flock of 540 Corriedale ewes were studied over a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1974
133 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 7
The new glamor crop Oil seeds
Only ten years ago many farmers considered the soybean little more than a cover crop, to be planted and then ploughed under to restore the soil…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rust a major crop threat
In many of the wheat growing countries of the world, rust diseases are the greatest threat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scabby mouth in sheep J. H. IRVINE, Veterimary Inspector
âScabby Mouthâ of sheep, more correctly called Contagious Pustular Dermatitis, recently has been a cause of concern to sheep owners. Scabby Mouth results from infection with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Preparing for Metric farming
The Metric Conversion Board will this week begin distributing Metric Farming, a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Marketing Report
The Executive Committee of the N.S.W. Graziers Association has welcomed the Australian Wool…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →20 Year Low in Sheep Numbers
Flood losses have accelerated the decline in Australiaâs sheep population with numbers now estimated to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →25 p.c. Drop in Export Cattle Prices
Export cattle prices have fallen by more than 25 percent compared with values four months ago…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Experimental Vegetable Farm for Bourke
Following are extracts from the Monthly Report, January and early February, compiled by Mr. D. A. Campbell, District Agronomist, Bourke: Gorden Edgell Pty. Ltd. were to have commenced a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two new wheat varieties recommended for the Macquarie/ Castlereagh region
The newly released wheat varieties Kite (formerly known as DARF PA 134-2) and Condor (formerly WW.31) are available for sowing in the coming season. Both varieties are available…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Marketing Cattle Cushla Woods, Regional Officer North Western Co-operative Pig Marketing Group Ltd., Dubbo
Following the successful marketing of pigs on a weight and grade basis, we negotiated with several processors to market sheep and cattle the same way…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Centre Museum
Extract from the Presidentâs Report to Bourke Shire Councillors meeting on March 26:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →DALGETY Wool Report
The 11th series of wool auctions were held in Sydney during the week. Dalgetyâs submitted 4,894 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →All because of a bull named Bravado Farmers in their thousands shun the grind of stud cattle breeding. There are enough basic chores, they say, without
There are enough basic chores, they say, without taking on the added worry over highly-priced stock…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →DALGETY Wool Report
The 12th Series of Wool Auctions for Sydney Centre commenced on Tuesday last when Dalgety submitted…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tuberculosis testing in cattle
As the Carcoar and Mudgee Pastures Protection Districts have now been declared protected areas on account of Tuberculosis, testing of all cattle in these areas will be undertaken on an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Fashions to the Fore On Nyngan property
The second annual sheep sale and field day held at "Lemon Groveâ, 50 miles north of Nyngan last week,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will Bourke be Centre for Pastoral College Jack Doohan Presents Prepared Submission
The Graziersâ Association of N.S.W. has made a submision to the N.S.W. Government urging the establishment of a Pastoral College in the Western Division of the State. The submission…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm storage
Farm storage of barley is exposing barley growers to serious risk of grain loss due to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Prices Tumble
Values for grown sheep have fallen more than 20 per cent at many auctions in the last month…
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