Sydney’s 77th sheep show
This yearâs effort will be the 77th Sydney Sheep Show to be conducted by the NSW Sheepbreedersâ Association, a body which has a membership of over 600…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1976
103 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 6
State’s best cattle for Royal
Despite flood conditions in beef breeding areas of the state, extent beef and dairy cattle entries have been received for the 1976 Royal Easter Show…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Good Sheep Getting Better at Wyuna
Sheep from the Wyuna Merino stud at Armatree, owned by Mr Stuart Beveridge, are described as being good sheep getting better. The stud will have at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmers Can Claim Allowances on Plant
Many farmers are not aware that a sliding scale investment allowance applies to machinery costing between $600 and $1,000…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wool Accepted
Stationmaster at Bourke, Mr. Bob Hennessy, informed us this week that the wool dump will now accept…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep killed
Police have been asked to take action against a killer dog or dogs in the Mandurama area…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The 120 Sheep Nobody Loved
It could be that someone has become disenchanted about the sheep industry because of the wool handling strike, or the recent claims for a dollar a head to shear…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Around the West with les Jones Blue Wool Packs
Last week I had the opportunity of seeing possibly the last 50 pale blue wool packs left in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Accepted
Mr. Bob Hennessy, Stationmaster at Bourke, advised yesterday that the railway is now accepting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cattle Imports by Air
The Federal Minister for Health, Mr Ralph Hunt, has announced that cattle may now be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle Lice a constant problem
Now that autumn has arrived and, along with it, cooler weather, the man on the land can expect to find lice starting to bother cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Up, But Drought Hits Beef
Wool prices rose last week but severe drought has forced graziers in Victoria and Southern N.S.W. to market…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Pig Farmer From Pam Pett of Tarthra
I read a book the other day, it's about my only pleasure. A farmerâs lifeâs a busy one with not much time for leisure. It wasnât a who-dun-it, or a western,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Terry’s Topics Cattle Lice
Bob Smith, our beef cattle officer at Dubbo, suggests that cattlemen should consider lice control. In the past lice control in cattle has not been too widely practised in this area…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Preparation of wool most important
A state-wide programme of meetings is now under way to demonstrate Objective Clip Preparation techniques and to discuss important issues in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmers’ chief reports on continuing battle for fair prices
Realistic minimum prices for the products grown by primary industry, policies designed to reduce or at least stabilise the costs of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat growers come from Victoria
Much of the West was developed by people who came from Victoria seeking land to grow wheat and raise stock. Gilgandra is one of the districts where Victorians worked and prospered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terry’s Topics Wool Field Day
On Tuesday, 1st June, we conducted a successful field day on Objective Clip preparation (O.C.P.) at Max Overtonâs, Brewarrina. In all there were about 50 people plus talkers. The speakers were from the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Dalgety Wool Report
On the final day of the Sydney wool sale series 11 on Thursday, 10th June, Dalgety Australia Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep Problems Follow Floods in Far West
There are many problems in the management of breeding ewes following floods in far…
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