Dalgety Wool Digest Available
The 1973/74 issue of Dalgetyâs Annual Wool Digest has just been released. As usual it covers in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1974
133 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 7
Cattle in the West
Cattlemen will have the opportunity of seeing first hand one of the most successful cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sweet lupins a high protein Macquarie Valley crop?
The alternative crop Field Day at the Trangie Research St[?]tion on November 8 will feature crops of sweet lupins. Talks will be given on their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crops and pastures helped by the rain
Rain throughout the west has consolidated the outlook for wheat and oat crops and pastures, although some specialist crop growers have not welcomed it. Agronomists at Dubbo and Warren whose area extends from Wellington and Gilgandra to Warren and Coolabah said, just prior to the rain, that more was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dalgety Wool Market Report
The second series of Newcastle wool sales commenced 9/10/74 when 12,373 bales were offered…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wool Plants Could Lift Rural Town Economy
A nation-wide plan was needed to process wool in Australia, the Albury wool manager of the Farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cattle bloat losses high
âWestern NSW faces another bad year for bloat many deaths have already been reportedâ, District Livestock Officer, Mr R. J. Smith, said at the weekend…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Comnulsory TB cattle testing starts in west
The compulsory testing of al! breeding cattle in Dubbo Pastures Protection Board is now about to commence. The central western area will be the last area to be tested and when this is completed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Fund supports Trangie research
Don Savilie, Director of Research at Trangie, announced at the weekend that die Wool Research Trust Fund has offered to support two new projects at the Trangie Agricultural Research Station,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous to Farmers
The submission stated that it was essential that the Australian Government include in the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Seed Wheat
Tests by NSW Department of Agriculture scientists showed that seed seed treated with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Research station demonstrates useful crop for west
The introduction of wheat quotas in 1969 highlighted the over dependence of wheat growers single crop. During the following three years, growers tried new, alternative crops to wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor bike is part of the farm scene
Small, lightweight motor cycles specially designed for agricultural work are doing a splendid job on thousands of properties throughout Australia and they saving their owners time and money…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Awards
A new Murray Grey stud started off with a championship at the Homebush Steer and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat threat
Australiaâs $600 million grain export income could disappear overnight, unless farmers clear their harvesting equipment. This warning was given by Mr R. Komoll, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Championship wheat judges
Judging in the Western Division of the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. 1974 Championship Field…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rapeseed — an oil crop with promise
Trials at Trangie Agricultural Research Station indicate the possibility of growing a high yielding crop of rapeseed in the Macquarie Valley. These trials will be inspected at the Alternate Crop…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hygiene on the Farm
A display which emphasises the need for greater farm hygiene and offers advice on ways of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dalgety Wool Report
The fourth series of wool auctions concluded on Thursday, 24th October, 1974 with Dalgety Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →F. and G. Wool Sales
Feature of this weekâs Sydney Wool Auction was improved demand for sale by sample wools. Senior…
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