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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1974

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Buyers critical of dirty sheep, cattle

Western Magazine · Monday 11 November 1974 · page 4

Livestock sent to meat-works for slaughter create serious problems industrially and because…

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Crops Impress the Judges

Western Magazine · Monday 11 November 1974 · page 10

The heavy crops they have seen in the west have impressed judges of the R.A.S. Field Wheat Competition who have seen some very proming cereal crops…

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All About Sheep

Western Magazine · Monday 18 November 1974 · page 2

Were it not for their wool, it would be doubtful if anyone would keep sheep, except for pets. They would then be best in a cage in the…

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Dalgety Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 22 November 1974 · page 3

The second day of Sydney Wool Sales was held Wednesday, 13th November when Dalgety offered 5,943…

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Nyngan steers top market Control of Weeds in Crops

Western Magazine · Monday 25 November 1974 · page 10

One of the biggest need control problems farmers face in crops is what weed killer to use…

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The Farming game

Western Magazine · Monday 2 December 1974 · page 2

Farming is a funny game (If you can see the joke) One year you're really in the dough. And the next you're stoney broke…

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Western crops doing well

Western Magazine · Monday 2 December 1974 · page 6

Moderate falls of rain during November caused little damage to ripening dryland…

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Dalgety Wool News Sale by Sample (Clip Preparation)

The Western Herald · Friday 6 December 1974 · page 12

It is most gratifying to see an increasing number of growers supporting sale by sample, however in old…

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Corriedales used to upgrade sheep in India

Western Magazine · Monday 9 December 1974 · page 4

Corriedale sheep from Australia are being used successfully in a programme to upgrade two breeds of native sheep found at Hissar in India…

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Japan Wool Plan

The Western Herald · Friday 13 December 1974 · page 2

Japanese companies are rationalising production in the current downtown in wool textile sales…

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Dalgety Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 13 December 1974 · page 10

Sydney Wool Sales Series 6 continued on Wednesday, 4th December when Dalgety submitted 7,347 bales on…

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Wheat Men Subsidise Australia

Western Magazine · Monday 16 December 1974 · page 3

Wheatgrowers were are making a donation of $4,000 each towards the lower cost of wheat sold in Australia, an industry spokesman said this week…

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Seed Wheat for '75

Western Magazine · Monday 16 December 1974 · page 10

In the midst of the heat and dust of this season's wheat harvest the farmer has to think of the next…

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Farmers' group appeals to Industries Assistance Commission

Western Magazine · Monday 16 December 1974 · page 11

A group of farmers will present a case for a bounty on superphosphate because they believe they have a special need for die use of fertilizer. They have soils similar to those near Tomingley (see…

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